John Hancock and Lowe's are paying millions to settle class-action claims, while a new lawsuit was filed against Northern Trust that rehashes old claims.
Older Black workers without a college degree are more likely to be forced to exit the labor market prematurely, a study shows.
The deal adds $6 billion in retirement plan assets under advisement among 200,000 participants to OneDigital’s book. It follows seven other purchases the Atlanta-based company has made so far this year.
The estimate of lost income, due to planning mistakes alone, is separate from actual cuts to benefits, according to a recent academic paper.
Epstein Financial is based in East Longmeadow and manages 70 retirement plans with $400 million in assets.
The Retirement Research Center recently surveyed elite RPAs, half of whom had more than $300 million in DC assets under advisement.
Some of the factors that have led to the current low-interest-rate environment could remain in play for years, according to an analysis of existing research recently published by the Society of Actuaries.
The goal is to help plan sponsors assess the possibilities more strategically
Sue Reibel, who joined Hancock’s parent firm in 1994, will be named chief executive of the firm and was most recently the global head of Manulife Investment Management retirement.
Once-a-year withdrawals from retirement plans or IRAs would have to be paid back before additional borrowing could occur.
Last year, the Department of Labor closed less than a third of the number of cases it did in 2014, but total recoveries were six times higher.
The State Street plan did not include the lowest-cost share classes of the Target Retirement Securities Lending series, and there were some options from third parties with stronger performance records, according to the complaint.
If the governor signs the bill, the state's six public pension funds would be prohibited from investing in financial products that boycott energy companies.
The Employee Benefits Security Administration gives the firm a green light to oversee retirement plan assets despite its 1MDB misdeeds
The bills amend the Investment Advisers Act and federal retirement law to promote sustainable investing. The document must describe the factors advisers use in making investment decisions and they must 'align with an ESG framework'
Two impending hikes that would boost premiums for existing CalPERS Long-Term Care insurance customers by 90% make coverage hard to justify, one policyholder said.
But unemployment resulting from Covid could temporarily reverse that positive trend.
Impact Benefits & Retirement and Strategic Employee Benefit Services will be folded in.
Though RPAs loathe comparisons to law firms, advisers are professional service providers like lawyers and accountants who charge based on the work and time spent. More experienced professionals can charge a higher hourly rate – and last time I checked, few of them are hurting.
The manager of public sector retirement plans will offer personalized advice to participants.
