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Summary of 2024: Navigating the Evolved Fiduciary Landscape for Retirement Plan Fiduciaries
2024 was a year of adaptation for retirement plan fiduciaries who navigated through regulatory changes, legal landscapes, and participant needs with a renewed focus on governance, liability management, and the holistic management of retirement plans.
How Professional Fiduciaries Can Help 401k Plan Sponsors
The tangled web of ERISA regulations grows worse each year. Is this too much for companies responsible for maintaining 401k plans?
The Fiduciary How (And Why) 401k Plan Sponsors Change Recordkeepers
The central role of the recordkeeper can create reverberations with other providers should the plan sponsor attempt to change recordkeepers. Any hiccup in the employees’ ability to manage their retirement assets can cause problems for plan sponsors.
Exclusive Interview: Jerry Schlichter Says 401k Plan Sponsors Should ‘Peel The Onion’ On Fees
“Industry participants also argue that the rule transforms one-off transactions into fiduciary relationships in violation of the common law, but the common law of the states is divided on this, and there is a need for a federal standard regulating investment advice fiduciaries.”
5 Tips For 401k Plan Sponsors To Improve Retirement Saving Outcomes For Employees
Plan sponsors ought naturally to know how the plan addresses the needs of their business, but do they really know how to tweak the plan to improve outcomes?
7 Opportunities 401k Plan Sponsors Have To Improve Plan Efficiency And Effectiveness
This isn’t a compliance audit, it’s an operating efficiency audit. That covers plenty of ground, from technology to benchmarking the value offered by the service provider.
Investment Menu Basics for 401k Plan Sponsors Seeking To Reduce Their Fiduciary Liability
If plan sponsors are working with the appropriate plan fiduciary, then an ongoing review of the fund’s performance, fees, and underlying risk should be part of their ongoing process
How Can 401k Plan Sponsors ‘Trick’ Employees Into Saving More For Retirement?
In the spirit of the season, one might even think of this as “tricking” employees to save. Plans sponsors are already using these tricks.
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