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ERISA 02.24.2021

Promising Trends In Retirement Savings

  There are promising trends in fourth-quarter retirement fund reports. With efforts to save increasing, efforts to protect funds require renewed attention too. New Efforts To Save As businesses and employees across the country grind…
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Promising Trends In Retirement Savings
ERISA 02.18.2021

Best Practice: Satisfied Retirement Plan Participants

  Amidst the deluge of ERISA litigation hitting the news, plan sponsors are encouraged to remember: the essentials of sound retirement plan practices can reduce the risk of common exposures—and result in satisfied plan participants…
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Best Practice: Satisfied Retirement Plan Participants
Cyber for Plan Sponsors 02.18.2021

Cybersecurity and Retirement Plans: A Three-Legged Stool

  When it comes to 401(k) plans, the employer, the service providers and the participants each have important roles to play in protecting the plan against cybercrime. A Cautionary Tale: Retirement Plan Funds Do Get…
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Cybersecurity and Retirement Plans: A Three-Legged Stool
ERISA 02.17.2021

Challenging Plan Fiduciaries: Examining A New Class Action Case

  Were better investment options available? Why were the record-keeping fees so high? These are among the questions behind a new 401(k) class-action case challenging a Coca-Cola Bottlers’ Association—and the plan fiduciaries. Alleged ERISA Violations…
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Challenging Plan Fiduciaries: Examining A New Class Action Case
Cyber for Plan Sponsors 02.11.2021

New Priorities: Save, Save, Save

  Many people who have been able to remain healthy and working during the COVID-19  crisis are increasingly focused on saving money. Insights from a recent survey hold important clues for how retirement plan sponsors…
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New Priorities: Save, Save, Save
Cyber for Plan Sponsors 02.11.2021

Hurrah for E-Delivery: Are You Covered?

The Department of Labor’s Electronic Disclosure Rule finally allows retirement plans to satisfy information disclosure requirements electronically. Head’s up, though: plans that have not stepped up cybersecurity and data protection efforts have a lot to…
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Hurrah for E-Delivery: Are You Covered?
Cyber for Plan Sponsors 02.02.2021

401(k) Plans: Understand and Mitigate Cyber Security Breaches

  Legal experts break down why 401(k) plans are so vulnerable to cyber security breaches, explain the potential for related lawsuits and offer practical actions to mitigate risk. Expert Guidance from Proskeur and Microsoft The…
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401(k) Plans: Understand and Mitigate Cyber Security Breaches
Cyber for Plan Sponsors 02.02.2021

Disruptions on the Path to Retirement

  Workers in their 50s and 60s are experiencing declining incomes—and facing the prospect of delaying retirement. Plan sponsors will want to stay abreast of the trends. The Bottom Line AARP reports that the pandemic…
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Disruptions on the Path to Retirement
Cyber for Plan Sponsors 02.02.2021

Uniting Against Cybercrime: Advice from the World Economic Forum

  What worries have corporate leaders carried to the World Economic Forum? Global recession, bankruptcies—and, third on the list: cyberattacks. Experts advice increased awareness and action by everyone. Cybercriminals Are Wide Awake Here’s the deal:…
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Uniting Against Cybercrime: Advice from the World Economic Forum