Please explain fiduciary responsibility and the successful lawsuits brought against plan
fiduciaries by plan participants.
Not exact matches
Christopher M. Sulyma filed a lawsuit on behalf of two proposed classes of
participants in the Intel 401 (k) Savings
Plan and the Intel Retirement Contribution
Plan, claiming that the defendants breached their
fiduciary duties
by investing a significant portion of the
plans» assets in risky and high - cost hedge fund and private equity investments through custom - built target - date funds.
The gravamen of the complaint is that the asset - allocation models adopted
by the retirement
plans» investment committee departed dramatically from prevailing standards employed
by professional investment managers and
plan fiduciaries, and as a result, caused
participants to suffer massive losses and excessive fees.
Plaintiff Christopher M. Sulyma, on behalf of two proposed classes of
participants in the Intel 401 (k) Savings
Plan and the Intel Retirement Contribution
Plan, claims that the defendants breached their
fiduciary duties
by investing a significant portion of the
plans» assets in risky and high - cost hedge fund and private equity investments.
According to the Investment Company Institute, over the past decade, the average expense ratio of actively managed equity funds has declined 21 basis points.2 With
participant protection front and center from a regulatory perspective, there is a lot more riding on the investment decisions made
by plan fiduciaries.
Such
fiduciaries do not assume legal liability in the event a
plan sponsor is sued
by plan participants.
«
By offering 3 (38) services that provide
plans using our custom solutions with
fiduciary support, more institutions and
participants will have access to lifetime income solutions in their retirement
plans.»
He regularly represents employers /
plan sponsors,
plan administrators and insurers in ERISA and
fiduciary litigation involving health and welfare benefits, retirement benefits and compensation
plans defending claims brought
by individual
participants or beneficiaries.
The Biggest Impact Will Be on IRAS A 401 (k)
plan is administered
by a
fiduciary who selects and monitors the investment options available to
participants in the
plan.