Tag: Fiduciary

In the midst of ongoing litigation regarding excessive fees, plan sponsors need an understanding of the different fund share classes available and how they affect fee structure. 

Of the more than half of Americans who don’t receive professional financial advice, 45% say it’s due to a lack of confidence.

In the end the Trump administration will allow the Obama-era DOL fiduciary rule to take effect; industry observers are split about what exactly this means for the long-term.

Some ownership transitions are designed to wring every last dollar possible out of the business, but this is simply not what ESOPs are about.

One retirement industry CEO argues the recent effort by Congress to remove the ERISA safe harbor protections for state- and city-run retirement plans offered to private-sector workers won’t...

Passage of the CHOICE Act by the House Financial Services Committee could signal a further blow to conflict of interest regulations adopted by the Obama administration. 

Of five claims that Starwood Hotels breached its fiduciary duties to its 401(k) plan, a district court judge has moved one forward.

The latest decision in RJR vs. Tatum comes out of the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, which has previously made multiple rulings on the long-running and procedurally complicated...

Jamie Fleckner, a partner with Goodwin Proctor LLP, tells PLANADVISER the judge assigned to the case does have an impact on how litigators think about defending the case...

Plaintiffs in this long-running lawsuit claim J.P. Morgan's stable value funds held risky, highly leveraged assets, including mortgage-related assets.

Plan sponsors learn about topics covering fiduciary responsibilities, hiring and monitoring service providers, and understanding fees.

In their lawsuit, the plaintiffs called the Fujitsu plan one of the most expensive in the country and specifically called out the design and implementation of the plan’s...

“The court should compel individual arbitration of [the plaintiff's] claims and, on that basis, dismiss the lawsuit, or stay the litigation pending the outcome of individual arbitration,” the...

Most are confident the economy will improve this year, but the majority would like more help with long-term financial planning.

A new rule will reduce guaranteed lifetime income from the military’s pension by 20%, but financial advisers are keen in helping service members offset the potential losses.

The lawsuit contends layering of BlackRock proprietary funds within its TDFs causes excessive fees for plan participants.

Before ultimately finding plaintiffs' claims were time-barred, a judge found Putnam's mutual fund fees were reasonable and a comparison to Vanguard funds was "apples to oranges."

The plaintiffs claim the defendants breached their fiduciary duties because a prudent fiduciary would not retain the American Beacon Funds, which were created by American Airlines' parent company,...

Nationwide Adds 3(21) Fiduciary Service from IRON Financial; intellicents to Use Schwab Automated Investment Management Program; Delaware Investments Rebrands; and more.

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