Tag: Fees

Invesco has updated its DC Plan Analyzer application to include detailed cost benchmarking capabilities that allow advisers to deliver plan expense comparisons directly to sponsor clients.

J.P. Morgan has entered the exchange-traded fund (ETF) market through the launch of a geographically diverse suite of core equity ETFs called the Diversified Return ETFs.

From excluding large plans to asking for wording that would prompt consultation with the plan adviser, organizations are petitioning the Department of Labor (DOL) about the proposed 408(b)(2)...

Miracle Mile Advisors, a California-based investment advisory firm, has partnered with TD Ameritrade to launch a “modern 401(k) platform” built around low-cost exchange-traded funds (ETFs).

A plan sponsor’s lawsuit over revenue sharing payments has moved forward as a court found the sponsor's plan provider became a functional fiduciary by setting fees.

The strong growth of passive investment products shows little sign of slowing over the short term and could signal an important secular trend, according to new research from...

Open architecture and an uptick in the use of co-fiduciary services are changing the landscape for investment firms, according to Retirement Research Inc.

Frequent trading by some 401(k) participants is eliciting a response from fund providers such as Vanguard and T. Rowe Price.

Investors paid lower average expense ratios for equity mutual funds in 2013, says a report from the Investment Company Institute (ICI).

Small business owners and human resources staffers can save nearly $1,000 in waived 401(k) plan startup fees through a promotion from ShareBuilder 401k to mark Small Business Week.

More corporate and institutional clients are seeking investment consultants and financial advisers with expertise in liability-driven investing (LDI), says a report from Cerulli Associates. 

The smallest of employers are gaining enough confidence in the economic growth of their businesses to increase efforts to help employees save for retirement.

U.S. Retirement Partners (USRP), through its U.S. Employee Benefits Services Group (USEBSG) division, has acquired the Common Remitter Services business of CPI Qualified Plan Consultants, Inc.

Roth 401(k) plan features are gaining in popularity, Aon Hewitt research finds.

A recent survey report from the North American Securities Administrators Association (NASAA) finds a wide disparity in how broker/dealers and other financial services providers disclose fee charges.

Employers are finding more reasons to de-risk their defined benefit (DB) retirement plans, says a new analysis from Buck Consultants.

Benefits solutions provider ADP has introduced the IPS Zero investment platform, designed for retirement plan advisers who employ a fee-for-service compensation structure.