According to a recent analysis of 50,000 listed employer retirement plans in Texas by Abernathy Daley, an estimated 80% of plan sponsors are overpaying for their plans due to not conducting benchmarking analyses in at least three years, signaling that widespread, avoidable overpayments on plans have become the norm for large employers across the U.S.

In fact, overpaying on the fees charged for the investments available to employees in their corporate retirement plans creates an avoidable risk for corporate plan sponsors as it is a direct violation of their fiduciary responsibility and could become the source of a legal assault.

This is a major oversight that can lead to outdated plans and high-cost investments, which delay retirement for workers and present legal risks for companies by violating fiduciary responsibilities. However, the reality is that many employers may not be fully aware of the steps they could take to better protect their business and their employees.

Continue Reading for Free

Register and gain access to:

  • Breaking benefits news and analysis, on-site and via our newsletters and custom alerts
  • Educational webcasts, white papers, and ebooks from industry thought leaders
  • Critical converage of the property casualty insurance and financial advisory markets on our other ALM sites, PropertyCasualty360 and ThinkAdvisor
NOT FOR REPRINT

© 2024 ALM Global, LLC, All Rights Reserved. Request academic re-use from www.copyright.com. All other uses, submit a request to [email protected]. For more information visit Asset & Logo Licensing.