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FiduciaryNews Trending Topics for ERISA Plan Sponsors: Week Ending 12/2/11
A simple heuristic explains the importance of the Fiduciary Rule, blizzard warning on Fee Disclosure, the truth about Stable Value funds and a slew of court rulings.
Fiduciary News Trending Topics for ERISA Plan Sponsors: Week Ending 11/11/11
On hypocrites, backward-thinking, overconfidence and just how helpful is a disclosure rule if no one reads what’s being disclosed?
Fiduciary News Trending Topics for ERISA Plan Sponsors: Week Ending 10/28/11
Even as the noose tightens on 401k fees, the DOL increases fiduciary liability with its new Investment Advice Rule. And, just what is going on at Ameriprise?
Fiduciary News Trending Topics for ERISA Plan Sponsors: Week Ending 10/21/11
The pendulum again swings in favor of the fiduciary standard as the DOL threatens to come after service providers regarding questionable fees. In the meantime, the battle between Modern Portfolio Theory and Behavioral-based solutions gets hotter.
Fiduciary News Trending Topics for ERISA Plan Sponsors: Week Ending 10/14/11
Fees remain a hot topic, but maybe the worry should focus on the government. You won’t believe what it’s thinking about doing.
Fiduciary News Trending Topics for ERISA Plan Sponsors: Week Ending 10/7/11
A flurry of a week that saw lawmakers go back to the future, the brokers get more than they bargained for and another good “teachable moment” for investing.
Fiduciary News Trending Topics for ERISA Plan Sponsors: Week Ending 9/16/11
Has the SEC screwed the pooch regarding the uniform fiduciary standard? Will the same politics infect the DOL’s proposed Fiduciary Rule and Fee Disclosure Rule?
Fiduciary News Trending Topics for ERISA Plan Sponsors: Week Ending 9/2/11
As the fight shift from adopting a fiduciary standard to redefining “fiduciary,” we learn the fee-counters might be counting the chickens before they’re hatched.
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