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Average fund costs continued to decline in 2015, but investors aren’t necessarily paying less, according to Morningstar.The study of U.S. open-end mutual funds and exchange-traded funds finds that the asset-weighted average expense ratio across funds (excluding money market funds and funds of funds... READ MORE

The IRS on April 26 issued revised procedures for applications for a suspension of benefits under a multiemployer defined benefit pension plan that is in critical and declining status. The revised procedures are contained in Revenue Procedure (Rev. Proc.) 2016-27.Under the new revenue procedure, an... READ MORE

ASPPA Webcast: Merger and Acquisitions: Coming Together for RetirementAvailable Until August 3, 2017Speaker: S. Derrin Watson, Esq., Attorney, FIS ReliusIRS Program Number: CZTXU-Q-00640-16-OWebcast Outline: Click Here.     Description: Official guidance... READ MORE

NTSA Webcast: Ethical Issues for 403(b) AdvisorsAvailable Until July 26, 2017Speaker: Robert J. Toth, Jr., Esq.IRS Program Number: CZTXU-E-00660-16-OWebcast Outline: Click Here.     Description: This webcast will discuss application of professional... READ MORE

One of the most significant cost factors in retirement planning isn’t even on most participants’ radar screens — and it can vary widely depending on where you live.Information drawn from a new website by Lincoln Financial Group indicates that the current national averages for full-time long-term... READ MORE

Nominations are now being accepted for the American Retirement Association’s 2017 Board of Directors. Elected at-large members of the Board of Directors serve for one term of three calendar years. Nominees must be nominated by at least two members to be considered.To view the nomination form, click... READ MORE

The Department of Labor (DOL) issued the conflicted advice regulation in its final form on April 6. It may have been primarily directed at investment advisors, but plan administrators need to understand what it means and how they will be affected as well. A recent ASPPA webcast discussed exactly... READ MORE

ASPPA Webcast: Participant Loans from A to ZAvailable Until July 12, 2017 Speaker: Robert M. Kaplan, CPC, QPA, CFP, APA, National Training Consultant, Voya FinancialIRS Program Number: CZTXU-Q-00641-16-OWebcast Outline: Click Here.     Description: This... READ MORE

The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) on April 20 issued a report saying that two measures introduced in the House earlier this year that would require congressional approval of the Department of Labor’s (DOL) fiduciary rule and would provide alternative fiduciary protection for consumers would... READ MORE