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  • July 10, 2020

Wawa settles ESOP lawsuit for $21.6 million

The agreement is separate from a $25 million settlement reached in a similar suit brought in 2016

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CareerBuilder gets win in 401(k) lawsuit, others face new claims

Paychex, Astellas and Aon were recently sued, and the $12.4 million settlement in a Northrop Grumman suit has been held up

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401(k) lawsuit costs Fidelity $28.5 million

The settlement resolves a class-action case that alleged the firm breached its fiduciary responsibility to plan participants

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401(k) suits target Trader Joe’s, Costco, others

Litigation alleging that plan sponsors breached their fiduciary duty keeps coming

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  • June 26, 2020

DOL sides with plaintiffs in CalSavers lawsuit

In a letter to a U.S. appeals court, the Department of Labor again argues that the state-sponsored auto IRA is preempted by ERISA

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  • June 24, 2020

Finra expels broker-dealer, but owner explores an appeal

Sandlapper Securities may have some fight left, says CEO Trevor Gordon

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  • June 17, 2020

Ugly road for adviser diversity at Morgan Stanley: Lawsuit

Under CEO James Gorman, the wirehouse's diversity effort has moved in reverse, according to complaint

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  • June 17, 2020

401(k) suit against Neuberger Berman’s plan committee settled for $17M

The investment manager's plan included a poorly performing, high-fee product, the plaintiff alleged

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  • June 12, 2020

401(k) lawsuits keep piling up

At least four lawsuits involving plans with more than $1 billion have been filed over the past few weeks

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Raymond James sues Ohio National for $10 million in VA commission fight

Raymond James is the latest broker to join the tussle over compensation on the insurer's variable annuities

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Former plan participants file suit against giant ad agency

The 401(k) plan of Aegis Media Americas is charged with not using less expensive funds

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Morgan Stanley hit with $5 million penalty for misleading clients in wrap account program

The SEC charged the wirehouse with not fully disclosing fees for five years

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Plaintiff in failed 401(k) suit files new case against ADP

McCaffree Financial, which unsuccessfully sued Principal Life, recently brought an unrelated case against ADP

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SEC pulls license from New York broker-dealer

The regulator alleges Portfolio Advisors Alliance used false offering documents

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Will B-Ds sidestep disaster by cutting real estate investments?

The economy is largely shut down, making it difficult to determine the value of commercial real estate

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  • April 28, 2020

SEC charges California adviser with cherry-picking

The regulator alleged that Donald Kellen allocated winning trades to his own account

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  • April 23, 2020

Another broker sues Ohio National over VA commissions

Somerset Securities recently filed a case against the insurer over its 2018 decision to halt trail commissions on certain variable annuity contracts

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  • April 21, 2020

Putnam, Emory University settle ERISA lawsuits

The investment firm will pay $12.5 million to put a 2015 case behind it, court records show

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  • April 16, 2020

Liberty Mutual sued over its 401(k)

The insurance giant allegedly violated ERISA by failing to rein in record keeping costs

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  • April 16, 2020

Princeton trustees, 403(b) plan participants agree to settle

Charges against the school's retirement plan related to fees echoed similar cases brought against other universities