A federal judge in Texas ruled that American Airlines violated its ERISA duties by not focusing “on the best financial benefit” for its 401(k) plan, in the biggest victory yet in a case involving ESG investing.
The world’s largest asset manager, with more than $10 trillion in assets under management, has dropped out of the Net Zero Asset Managers initiative, following the recent withdrawals of Morgan Stanley, Goldman Sachs, JP Morgan Chase and other megabanks.
Ex-employees are suing Verizon as well as State Street Global Advisors, which served as the “independent fiduciary” in putting the deal together to manage the pensions of 56,000 retirees.
Most employers understand the basics of annuities but need help getting conversational about them with employees, similarly to when target-date portfolios were first offered in 1994, according to TIAA’s report.
Most (82%) participants in National Association of Government Defined Contribution Administrators member plans have access to defined benefit and defined contribution plans, according to a new NAGDCA guide.
The DOL has “shared information with class action law firms to give them a leg up in federal litigation,” House Committee Chair Rep. Virginia Foxx wrote to the DOL’s Inspector General.
The Department of Labor’s Retirement Savings Lost and Found database, which is expected to go live next month, still needs help from plan administrators on participants who left the company.
Encouraging the use of wellness tools that put the power to manage goals and find resources in the hands of employees can help them manage stress and budgeting.
While companies like Boeing and 3M are phasing out their pension plans, more and more employees see the pension as a way to restore the American Dream of retirement, according to the National Institute on Retirement Security.