Low Interest Rates and Musical Chairs
As a child you probably played musical chairs, the game where everyone scrambles for a chair when the music stops. Retirees and those saving for retirement are struggling to find a decent return from...
View ArticleABB Court Ruling: A Wake-up Call for Plan Sponsors
The recent ruling by the Federal District Court in Missouri provided clear insights into how plan sponsors should monitor fees and oversee the investments in their plans. The court found that ABB...
View ArticleMonitoring the Brokerage Window – Really!!?
Phyllis Borzi, assistant secretary for the Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) really dropped a bomb shell on fee disclosure and oversight of brokerage accounts. To the surprise of...
View ArticleEnergy Drink Economics
Ben Bernanke has officially kicked off the Red Bull party with QE3 announced last week. We should all be concerned, particularly those in retirement or hoping to retire in coming years, as well as plan...
View ArticleFRONTLINE Correspondent Martin Smith: Know Your Fiduciary Responsibilities
On April 23, 2013 PBS aired the Frontline program “The Retirement Gamble” in which correspondent Martin Smith left out a very important fact. Plan Sponsors large and small have a fiduciary...
View ArticleLow Interest Rates and Retirement Security
For five years the Federal Reserve has kept interest rates extraordinarily low in hopes of spurring sustained economic growth. So far this attempt has had limited success despite a third round of...
View ArticleReevaluating In-plan Employer Stock
Plan Sponsor Advisors (PSA) is committed to sharing timely information our clients need in order to sponsor successful retirement plans. To that end, we want you to know about a recent and significant...
View ArticleDC Regulatory Spotlight: 4th Quarter 2013
The October, 2013 U.S. governmental shutdown delayed rulemaking progress on a number of needy fronts. The anticipated flurry of year-end defined contribution plan regulatory activity, for example, did...
View ArticleDB Regulatory Spotlight: 4th Quarter 2013
Defined benefit rulemaking and policy discussions continued to focus on funded status, reporting and benefit levels during the 4th Quarter 2013. In December, the pension deficit dipped below $100...
View ArticlePavilion Financial Corporation announces acquisition of Plan Sponsor...
WINNIPEG, CHICAGO, June 12, 2014 – Pavilion Financial Corporation, an employee-owned, diversified global investment services firm, today announced the acquisition of the business of Plan Sponsor...
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