Compliance December 21st, 2020 Is the Tide of ERISA Litigation Turning? One ERISA attorney who tends to represent plaintiffs says the future might hold fewer cases, thanks to certain key Supreme...
Data & Research December 18th, 2020 The Year in Hardship Withdrawals and Leakage Recordkeepers say their worst fears about plan leakage during 2020 have not come to pass, and in fact, the vast...
Compliance December 16th, 2020 Union Pension Funding Advocate Urges Immediate Action Beyond the ethical imperative to address the crisis facing many multiemployer pensions, today’s ultra-low interest rate environment presents an opportunity too good to pass up, one union pension...
Compliance December 10th, 2020 Retirement Plans Will Likely Face More Litigation in 2021 A year marked by high volatility and rushed cybersecurity practices could bring a new wave of retirement plan litigation for...
The Markets December 2nd, 2020 Are Your Clients Carrying Uncompensated Risk Into 2021? With hopes and expectations for a continued market rebound through next year, it is the right time to address causes...
Deals & People December 1st, 2020 HUB International Running Full Steam Ahead on RIA Acquisitions The aggregator expects it will announce several more acquisitions of leading retirement plan advisory firms this year and have a...
Compliance November 30th, 2020 Has the DOL Found an ESG Middle Ground? George Michael Gerstein, an ERISA attorney with Stradley Ronon, dissects the DOL’s final rule regarding ESG investing in retirement plans,...
Client Service November 25th, 2020 Advisers Giving Back – Domenic DiPiero at Newport Capital Group The founder and president of the firm says giving back to the community is something he learned at home—and from...
The Markets November 18th, 2020 Looking for Investment Standouts in the Current Environment Asset managers share strategies retirement plan investors should consider to weather the low interest rate and volatile equity environment.
Client Service November 18th, 2020 Advisers Giving Back: The Moneta Charitable Foundation A 150 mile bike ride for charity? No problem for the MCF.
The Markets November 16th, 2020 Vaccine Hopes Buoy Markets and Retirement Investors Investment leaders say they are thrilled by the preliminary data being published about various coronavirus vaccines, and they have increasingly...
Practice Management November 13th, 2020 Optimism About Practice Growth as Pandemic Drags On There is still a robust amount of activity when it comes to advisers winning existing plans, but there has been...
Client Service November 12th, 2020 Plan Advisers Have a Role to Play in Teaching Participants About Taxes in Retirement Participants can make the right decisions about how to save and taking distributions in retirement when they understand taxation.
Client Service November 11th, 2020 Advisers Giving Back: Ken Catanella and Challenger Baseball From the moment Ken Catanella, managing director at the Catanella Institutional Consulting Team of UBS, came across a Little League...
Compliance November 9th, 2020 Familiar Fiduciary Concerns Voiced as PEP Market Takes Shape As with any type of innovation, it should be expected that the architecture, structure and governance of PEPs will likely...