Fiduciary Duty and Investments in DC Plans

November 09, 2021 from 2:00 PM to 3:00 PM (ET)

Plan fiduciaries are charged with acting in the best interests of plan participants.

What does that mean in practice, especially when it comes to selecting investments for defined contribution plans?

In this webinar, we’ll hear from two experts on how courts have interpreted fiduciary duties under ERISA, Alison Douglass and Christina Hennecken of the law firm Goodwin Procter, in conversation with Kevin Lyman, Director, Global Investment Initiatives, Invesco.

They’ll explain the nature of fiduciary duty in DC plans and how it has evolved through regulation and court decisions, and will provide practical tips on how plan sponsors can ensure that they’re pursuing participants’ best interests when they make decisions about investment lineups.

If you have questions about this webinar or need help registering, please contact Megan Olson at megan.olson@investmentadviser.org.

Webinar Speakers

Alison Douglass, a partner in Goodwin’s Complex Business Litigation and Dispute Resolution, Financial Industry Litigation and ERISA Litigation practices, focuses her practice on a wide array of complex commercial litigation, primarily in the areas of ERISA, mutual fund and securities litigation. Douglass has been selected for inclusion to Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business in ERISA Litigation since 2014. As part of her ERISA and mutual fund litigation practice, she is involved in a broad range of class actions, derivative actions and multi-proceeding litigations.

Christina Hennecken is an associate in Goodwin’s Complex Litigation & Dispute Resolution, ERISA Litigation and Consumer Financial Services Litigation practices. Hennecken represents financial institutions in class actions, government enforcement proceedings, and complex civil litigation in a wide range of areas, including the Employee Retirement Income Security Act. She joined Goodwin in 2014.

Kevin Lyman currently serves as Director, Global Thought Leadership, Invesco Ltd. Kevin partners with Invesco’s investment, corporate and enterprise support teams around the world, as well as external parties, to drive execution of the firm’s global thought leadership agenda. The Global Thought Leadership team focuses on enhancing Invesco’s profile and reputation within the global asset management industry by providing distinctive, timely, market-leading content on topics of importance to target audiences.

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