ERISA litigation continues at a rapid pace, with new genres and targets surfacing regularly, resulting in massive settlement numbers, but are there steps that can be taken to reform the system?
A common question that arises at this time of the year relates to the timing of making deductible contributions to a qualified plan.
The DOL issued Field Assistance Bulletin 2025-02 on April 3 to address issues that have arisen concerning annual funding notices in light of the enactment of SECURE 2.0.
Well, here we are again at the end of yet another workweek . . . and into another month . . . and yet, just look at what has happened to these guys and gals . . . In Evansville, Indiana, the Thai ...
The Senate Republican leadership late Wednesday unveiled an ambitious budget framework that sets the stage for making the expiring Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) permanent, but there’s still a long way ...
A similar, if not identical, case from a different federal judge in a different federal court draws a different conclusion in an ERISA suit involving a pension risk transfer.
In a nod to the crypto industry, Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.) and Rep. Byron Donalds (R-Fla.) have reproposed legislation that would prohibit the Labor Secretary from restricting the investments ...
Plan advisors know just how vital their defined contribution (DC) wholesaler is in growing, building, and managing their practice. They can become true partners in launching new ideas, products and ...
Voya Financial recently announced the launch of a new target date blend series comprised of collective investment trusts (CITs) trusteed by Great Gray Trust Company.
“Put simply,” he concluded, “because Plaintiffs never allege that Athene is substantially likely to fail — just that it is at a greater risk of failure than its competitors — they have failed to ...
While it may come as no surprise to some, a new study finds that large plan sponsors remain firmly committed to providing workforce retirement benefits for the foreseeable future.
Coming on the heels of a study suggesting that retirement savers need more help understanding the Social Security system, the Baltimore-based firm is out with a new tool to help advisors do just that.