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A lurking liability within the bowels of the DOL safe harbor provision, prudence demands 401k plan sponsors cannot overlook this Deadly Sin.
The pendulum again swings in favor of the fiduciary standard as the DOL threatens to come after service providers regarding questionable fees. In the meantime, the battle between Modern Portfolio Theory and Behavioral-based solutions gets hotter.
Last week seemed a lot like 1968,… and not because mindless protesters were making the news.
Will this be known as the week we lost the fiduciary standard?
The Fiduciary Standard is American as motherhood, apple pie and Quaker Oatmeal.
The research has been around for more than a decade. Why do regulators and the industry ignore it?
Has the SEC screwed the pooch regarding the uniform fiduciary standard? Will the same politics infect the DOL’s proposed Fiduciary Rule and Fee Disclosure Rule?
Fiduciary News Trending Topics for ERISA Plan Sponsors: Week Ending 10/28/11
Even as the noose tightens on 401k fees, the DOL increases fiduciary liability with its new Investment Advice Rule. And, just what is going on at Ameriprise?