Trump accounts have now launched and can accept contributions. Those interested in opening one for a child can do so at trumpaccounts.gov or by filing Form 4547 with their tax return.
The Department of Labor’s Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) has a full slate of regulatory guidance items that it intends to address before the end of the year.
M&A ain’t for everyone. Despite the explosion of mergers and acquisitions activity in the 401(k)-advisory space over the last decade, some retirement plan professionals remain fiercely independent and ...
Sometimes, even a good process produces disappointing results.” With those words U.S. Circuit Judge Stephanos Bibas dismissed a suit that had claimed a fiduciary breach in the selection and retention ...
It’s week three of Summit voting, and your chance to weigh in on the topics to be covered at this year’s event!
A federal judge has dismissed (for the second time) a suit alleging a fiduciary breach in the selection and retention of a stable value fund.
The two firms announced on Tuesday that they have entered into a definitive agreement for Empower to purchase Milliman’s retirement administration business in a transaction that is expected to close ...
CITs typically have lower investment fees than mutual funds and so tend to have better long-term returns. However, existing securities laws do not permit them to be used by 403(b) plan participants, ...
Recent litigation has portrayed collective investment trusts (CITs) as “structurally opaque,” with “substantially fewer disclosure regulations” — but the Labor Department has just filed suit arguing ...
To expand retirement access for nonprofit organizations and their employees, Ascensus has announced the launch of the “National Nonprofit 403(b) Pooled Employer Plan (PEP).” ...
President Trump on Monday announced in a social media post that he will nominate Keith Sonderling to be the next Secretary of Labor.
Well, here we are again at the end of yet another workweek . . . and while it’s not yet Friday, just look at what has happened to these guys and ...