Articles tagged "Jason Roberts"
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Fidelity Investments wins huge in the 'biggest 401(k) case in decades' -- but bearing battle scars
Boston 401(k) giant is able to reverse prior judgement related to fees in landmark Tussey v. ABB
March 20, 2014 at 7:07 AM
Phyllis Borzi tightens the noose on 401(k) providers that flout DOL disclosure, not without critics
The idea is to have a de facto big red arrow pointing to key disclosures on revenue sharing but it'll add to the verbiage surplus
March 11, 2014 at 9:04 PM
Why the 'naked fear' from a Yale law professor's letters to 401(k) plan sponsors is still present
The threatening, finger-pointing nature of the epistles drew the blood, the lack of a remedy to the attack from New Haven keeps the wound from healing
August 1, 2013 at 5:49 PM
Erring 401(k) plan advisors seek do-overs from DOL to ward off potentially crippling fines
A proposal from leading ERISA attorneys would let RIAs say mea culpa on misinterpretations and technical fouls in the wake of new fee disclosure rules
October 22, 2012 at 3:02 AM
How IRS rule changes may bring an obscure retirement plan into prominence
The number of cash balance plans, a boon to high-earners, are growing 20% annually versus three percent for 401(k) plans
October 16, 2012 at 3:53 AM
With SEC coming down hard, TV and radio star RIA principal in San Diego makes his case to listeners
The commission says Ray Lucia back-testing is questionable but some high-profile defenders take his side
September 19, 2012 at 4:28 AM
What to make of DOL's backtrack after John Kerry, Fidelity Investments and the rest of the riled 401(k) industry cried foul
The policy reversal on on self-directed accounts is a win for white-collar workers but the agency's mandating-by-bulletin was equally troubling to some observers
August 1, 2012 at 6:10 AM
After years of DOL bluster, new 401(k) rules appear to make RIAs' low expenses look higher than those of brokers
It's the same old problem of mutual fund-paid fees arriving by tunnel and therefore getting a pass in disclosures; DOL no-comments the issue
June 18, 2012 at 3:28 AM
Fidelity tries out new DOL-influenced 401(k) fee disclosures on clients -- and gets plenty of response
The retirement king is putting it out there ahead of most competitors, but there is some resentment that Fidelity failed to warn advisors
June 12, 2012 at 3:23 PM
What led to Vanguard allowing its 401(k) plan sponsors to shop around for non-Vanguard target-date funds
Despite the new choices available to plan sponsors, Vanguard believes clients won't stray -- but industry observers are not so sure
June 5, 2012 at 5:29 AM
Why brokers from Nationwide, LPL, Merrill Lynch and others are giving RIAs a cut of their 401(k) action
RIAs and brokers alike are wary of the fox-in-hen-house effect but DOL is creating strange bedfellows
