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Repeating a number of excessive fee lawsuits filed, the complaint says the defendants did not try to “reduce the plan’s expenses or exercise appropriate judgment to scrutinize each investment...

The advisory, insurance and asset management industries have never been so ripe for consolidation, merger and acquisition experts agree.

PIMCO says that rather than go with an all-actively managed target-date fund (TDF) or an all-passively managed TDF, a mix of the two makes sense—and that there is...

Lincoln Financial Group and Capital Group combine TDFs and annuities; Federated Investors, Inc. to rename brand and ticker symbol; and...

Chad Wilkins, president of HSA Bank, says the new relationship will provide a useful tool for customers, uniting health and wealth planning.

PLANADVISER has announced winners of the sixth annual Adviser Choice Awards, to be handed out at the 2020 PLANSPONSOR +...

Launched in 2013, the platform originally allowed clients to buy and sell about 100 exchange-traded funds with no online trade commissions. Since then, investors’ expectations about fees and...

The TIAA HSA will be administered by HealthEquity Inc. and will work in concert with TIAA retirement plans.

The plaintiff in the case asked the court to to answer “whether Dudenhoeffer’s ‘context-sensitive scrutiny of a complaint’s allegations’ can be met where a court" makes certain presumptions.

“Stocks are trading at a very high price-to earnings ratio, and we don’t see that as sustainable,” says Jon Barry, senior retirement strategist at MFS.

The enhancements "build a foundation of human-centric, intuitive and seamless experiences for our stakeholders,” Sandy McCarthy, president of retirement services, says.

The SPARK Institute and DCIIA will work together to accelerate the development of retirement plan industry technology, prevent cyberfraud and study the potential role of blockchain.

Cerity Partners merges with wealth management firm; Prime Capital names Qualified Plan Advisors leader; MassMutual hires worksite distribution head; and...

FINRA says a lapse in sufficient supervision led to retirement plan clients being supplied with inaccurate investment expense ratio and performance information.

Fidelity Investments releases bond model suite, and BlackRock announces sustainability as new standard for investing.

From an operating perspective, plans can use private investments in a multi-asset class investment vehicle.

The American Federation of Musicians and Employers' Pension Fund is just the latest union multiemployer pension to appeal to the Treasury Department for permission to cut benefits.