Cyber Threats: Identify Your Incident Response Team
Retirement plans contain sensitive—and valuable information. In addition to securing it, you must be ready to respond to breaches. Who are the experts on your team? What’s On Your Company’s Inventory of Sensitive Data? When…
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Millennials and Retirement Savings: The Importance of the 401(k)
As the oldest members of the Millennial generation are headed into their forties, encourage increased saving efforts via 401(k) plans. Unprecedented Challenges—and Possibilities Too Millenials have been the largest generation in the US labor force…
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Lawsuits Against Plan Sponsors: They Really Do Happen!
Lawsuits filed against retirement plan sponsors are on the rise—and tend to linger. Draw insights from them to help you protect yourself, your company, and your plan. A Lingering Case Against a Plan Sponsor Recently,…
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The Cost of Cybercrime
$6 trillion dollars! That’s how much money experts estimate cybercrime will cost the global economy in 2021! Get prepared. Secure practical solutions and support now. A Ubiquitous Problem The more we all work, relate and…
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Final Rule on Financial Factors in Selecting Plan Investments
Plan sponsors: take note! The U.S. Department of Labor has established new regulatory guidelines related to your fiduciary duties when selecting investments for 401(k) and other defined-contribution plans. Select Investments Based On Financial Returns and…
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Year End Communications About Retirement Savings
The IRS has announced that the elective deferral limit for employee contributions to 401(k) plans for 2021 will remain at $19,500. However, it’s still an important time of year for plan sponsors to communicate with…
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ERISA Pre-dates Modern Computing But Cybersecurity Counts!
As retirement plan sponsors juggle compliance with ERISA—and the evolving landscape of cybersecurity threats—legal experts advise increased diligence. Stay Current The first known use of the word cybersecurity was in 1989—nearly fifteen years after…
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401(k) Class Action Suits on The Rise: Protect Yourself and Your Plan
Benefits lawyers are currently experiencing a flood of lawsuits related to 401(k) plans. Plan sponsors need to closely follow ERISA regulations and ensure protection for retirement plans—and themselves. Challenging 401(k) Plan Fees An analysis by…
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Changes Impacting ERISA Are Coming
Across the country, retirement plan sponsors are in “wait and see mode” as the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) works to rapidly rolling out proposed new regulations. Many of the efforts are intended to respond…
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