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The complaint suggests plan officials ceded discretion to a provider to add any mutual fund it wished, “regardless of whether the funds were duplicative of other options, had...

Morningstar reports that among active U.S. stock funds, the worst performers were small blend funds, of which only 32% beat their benchmarks in the past year.

Intermediary-sold fund distribution data from Strategic Insight shows taxable bond strategies led mutual fund demand during the second quarter of 2017. 

State securities regulators say most senior financial fraud goes undetected before it becomes a serious problem, according to a study by NASAA.

The amendment suggests language a defined benefit sponsor might want to use.

The lawsuit accuses a number of major banks of improper collusion to protect their shares of the securities lending marketplace. 

Cheiron Inc. says 114 plans covering 1.3 million workers are underfunded by $36.4 billion.

A new report, “Everything You Wanted to Know About BICE But Were Afraid to Ask,” offers plan officials key insights on the requirements of the fiduciary rule and...

Two decades ago the firms that were part of the same North Carolina holding company parted ways; now industry pressures and opportunities of scale have brought them together...

Greater use of centralized portfolio management means advisers are under pressure to prove their value in other ways, such as offering financial wellness programs.

Providers are redesigning benefits programs to focus on health, financial wellness, job satisfaction and productivity.

Members of the "ACT" committee are in a unique position to provide observations about current or proposed IRS policies, programs and procedures, and suggest improvements through a yearly...

This means their financial health should be studied separately from men.

The rigors of the fiduciary duty can lead plan sponsors to overreact to fund manager changes in the interest of maintaining an atmosphere of proactivity with respect to...

“The headlines that focus on financially troubled multiemployer pension plans miss the point that the majority are healthy,” says Diane Gleave, senior vice president and an actuary with...

A Manhattan-based laser surgery center's owner was found to be in violation of ERISA. 

Participants successfully challenged Foot Locker’s determination of benefit accruals after the conversion of a traditional pension plan into a cash balance arrangement. 

Student Loan Genius Names New CEO; Cammack Retirement Hires Consultant; Mercer Advisors to Acquire Blue Moon Wealth Advisory; and more.

After a trip through the 9th Circuit and the U.S. Supreme Court, the case of Tibble vs. Edison has received another ruling in the district court where it...

Twenty five of T. Rowe Price’s mutual funds have been selected by Charles Schwab.