Tag: Fiduciary

AXA Equitable Life Insurance Company has partnered with Wilshire Associates Incorporated to help plan sponsors meet their fiduciary obligations in screening, selecting and monitoring investment options.

I learned a long time ago that when it comes to things like automobile maintenance, home repair, or gardening, I’m better off hiring an expert.   

Through a relationship with Ibbotson Associates, TIAA-CREF will offer plan sponsors an additional option for independent, third-party fiduciary services.

The trustees of a Nevada supply company’s 401(k) plan can proceed with their suit accusing a plan consultant of a fiduciary breach by convincing the plan to invest...

Every year about this time, we get reports from firms that purport to tell us how much time is spent in preparations for the NCAA basketball tournament—and,...

The U.S. Department of Labor’s Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) will sponsor “Getting It Right – Know Your Fiduciary Responsibilities” Webcasts this week.

The Hartford Financial Services Group is introducing a service to help advisers identify potential risks associated with retirement plans and educate plan sponsors on how to eliminate those...

Last week brought to light an aspect of 401(k) litigation that doesn’t generally get a lot of coverage—and the participant-plaintiff was presented with a $50,000...

3(21) limited scope investment advisers are used more frequently than 3(38) outsourced investment advisers, according to a Grant Thornton survey.

One of the first things you learn in any kind of ERISA primer is that, as a fiduciary, you are expected to conduct yourself either as if...

The U.S. Department of Labor (DoL) released an agenda for its public hearing on a proposal to refine the definition of fiduciary.

With Washington causing quite a stir in proposing changes to the definition of fiduciary, the Virtual PLANADVISER National Conference brought together experts to discuss the realities of such...

Two trade groups have applauded the U.S. Department of Labor’s proposed redefinition of a fiduciary, but suggested a handful of improvements.

A federal judge in Texas gave final approval to a $2.4-million settlement of a class-action suit against RadioShack for breaching its fiduciary duty.

Laying it all out on the table, PLANSPONSOR and PLANADVISER’s Editor-in-Chief, Nevin E. Adams, opened the first Virtual PLANADVISER National Conference (VPANC) by outlining the top 10 trends...

Recordkeeper BPAS has partnered with Fiduciary Benchmarks to provide 408(b)(2) summary disclosure documents and independent third-party benchmarking to all BPAS clients.

The Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association (SIFMA) has asked the Department of Labor (DoL) to reconsider its proposed rule that would redefine the term “fiduciary” under the...

ING’s U.S. Retirement Services business is expanding its program for researching, selecting, and monitoring plan investments to support more types of employers.

Securian Retirement has introduced a “Compensation Calculator” for advisers, and a “Fiduciary Focus” guide for advisers to share with plan sponsor clients.  

Nancy Everett is the new Head of BlackRock Fiduciary Management Solutions, a newly created position.