The Department of Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service have invited public comment on recommendations for items that should be included on the 2012-2013 Guidance Priority List.
The U.S. Department of Labor’s Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) is hosting a voluntary fiduciary correction program (VFCP) advanced workshop.
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issued a private letter ruling concluding that defined benefit (DB) plan participants who stop working for their employer with the explicit expectation of...
Some industry experts are concerned that covered service providers will misinterpret the Department of Labor’s (DoL) 408(b)(2) regulation guidance about using ranges to estimate indirect compensation.
An appellate court in New Jersey found a public worker did not intend to mislead the state and does not need to repay $258,191 in pension benefits mistakenly...
The Tribune Co., GreatBanc Trust Co. and various insurance carriers completed funding a global settlement of $32 million for the Tribune Employee Stock Ownership Plan’s participants.
The U.S. Department of Labor (DoL) obtained a summary judgment ordering Compass Capital Partners Ltd. and owner Harris M. DeWese to restore $661,206 to the defunct West Chester,...
The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) issued an investor alert called “It Pays to Understand Your Brokerage Account Statements and Trade Confirmations.”
The Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association (SIFMA) developed an Institutional Suitability Certificate to facilitate broker/dealer compliance with new FINRA Rule 2111, specifically when dealing with institutional clients.
A federal appellate court ruled in favor of an employer that denied a claim for retirement benefits by a former employee’s sister because it found no evidence of...
February 15, 2012 – Do sponsors of 403(b) plans that are not governed by the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) have fiduciary responsibilities to the plan and...
An employer breached his fiduciary duties under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) by failing to honor a former employee’s rollover distribution request.