Was a major financial professional organization covering up some important data in their comment letter to the SEC? Or is the industry’s 401k defense of 12b-1 fees much ado about nothing?
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If you’ve come to Fiduciary News for the water, then this week’s trending topics is just for you. It starts with a whole list of bad investment ideas, includes the continuing dilemma of pensions and a fiduciary fight and ends with a future issue.
These popular product have become more accessible even as they are evolving. What’s that mean to retirement plan sponsors?
With even insiders questioning their appropriateness, it’s easy to understand why 401k plan sponsors continue to feel uncomfortable with ETFs. What exactly did these experts say?
If you give yourself some time to file an article you tend to be a little bit more thorough. It’s kinda like why “the fastest guns in the West” didn’t survive too long – they didn’t take the time to aim. This week’s news stories aimed well – and hit!
Professor Lee’s research exposes two myths that make it critical for 401k plan sponsors to fully vet all the relevant research as part of their standard due diligence process.
Just as we get the fallout from the new DOL fee disclosure rule, the DOL hits 401k Plan Sponsors with another whammy – a new definition of Fiduciary.
Right now, disclosure is often a boiler-plate after thought, printed in fine-print legalese, not the sort of alarm-bell regulators assume it to be. If a fiduciary knowingly relies on this false siren, what are the risks?
You won’t believe some of the articles that appeared this week – and supposedly high end publications!
Fiduciary News Trending Topics for ERISA Plan Sponsors: Week Ending 11/12/10
An expected study reveals ETFs may be more dangerous than originally thought – and the nearly trillion dollar industry tries to shoot holes in it. Meanwhile, are we taking a giant step backward in reforming 12b-1 fees and the fiduciary standard?