ERISA
Exclusive Interview with Investor Advocate Kathleen McBride: SIFMA Seeks to Protect Business Model Where Client Serves Broker, Not the Fiduciary Model Where the Broker Protects the Client
“There’s a relatively simple solution to this. Eliminate the broker-dealer exemptions and the ERISA exceptions.”
Compliance Headaches Coming for 401k Plan Sponsors Due to New Fiduciary Regs in 2014?
What might surprise you the most is how easily the industry will adapt to the new fiduciary guidelines.
Exclusive Interview: Omnipresent Marcia Wagner on All Things ERISA
“I see the greatest exposure in not being clear as to what the fees are and what they are for.”
Coming Soon From a 401k Plan Sponsor Near You: A New and Improved Focus on Participant Education
Until communication education becomes generally accepted and standardized, it may be safer to rely on an Annual Education Program rather than an Education Policy Statement.
Industry Thought-Leaders: 401k MEPs as Safe as Any Other 401k Plan
“MEPs are less susceptible thanks to their size and their often use of multiple providers.” “MEPs really are a great solution for employers, especially small employers.”
Plan Sponsor Alert: Behavioral Finance Reframing Future of 401k
It’s clear behavioral finance and economics studies will continue to define the leading edge of 401k design and implementation.
Exclusive Interview with Phyllis C. Borzi: Why Plan Sponsors Shouldn’t Treat Their 401k Plans Like Cheap T-Shirts
Borzi: “…the average person would prefer to work with people who are legally required to provide unbiased investment advice and put the client’s interests first.”
FiduciaryNews Trending Topics for ERISA Plan Sponsors: Week Ending 9/20/13
Would you trust the gov with your retirement? Would you trust a non-fiduciary with your retirement? Would you trust someone who obscures fee disclosures with your retirement?
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