To help support independent financial advisors, bipartisan legislation was introduced that seeks to remove “outdated regulatory barriers” that penalize them for operating as a small business.

A new suit argues that “instead of prudently evaluating how to best deploy plan assets that had been forfeited by departing Plan participants, Defendants reflexively used those forfeitures to ...

While most households still prefer to roll their employer-sponsored retirement savings to an IRA, a new study finds that employer plans are becoming an attractive rollover option, particularly as ...

In a highly anticipated speech at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, President Trump announced an executive order (EO) to ban institutional investors from buying single-family homes but ...

Empower has promoted longtime executive Joe Smolen to President of the Colorado-based recordkeeper’s Workplace Solutions business unit, the company announced Wednesday. Smolen will oversee strategy, ...

Both houses of Congress released a bill to fund several government agencies, including the Department of Labor (DOL). The deadline to avoid a government shutdown is Jan. 30.

Summit organizers confirmed that they have invited Daniel Aronowitz, Assistant Secretary of Labor for the Employee Benefits Security Administration, to address attendees at this year’s event.

Yet another of the 401 (k) forfeiture reallocation suits has been dismissed for failure to state a claim.

Assuming the plan can overcome the fiduciary considerations, there are practical considerations in how the investment is created. The proposal would require the 401 (k) plan to obtain an ownership ...

The nation’s highest court has agreed to hear arguments in a 401(k) case involving alternative investments and the need for a “meaningful benchmark.” ...

In response to a recent call from a financial advisor in Minnesota, the ERISA consultants at the Retirement Learning Center (RLC) address whether a 401(k) plan can invest in a cannabis company.

OneDigital on Tuesday announced the introduction of select private investments within its advisor-managed account program for 401(k) plan sponsors, expanding access to institutional-quality strategies ...