Compliance

The American Society of Pension Professionals & Actuaries (ASPPA) has recommended that the Treasury Department simplify the required employee communication items for retirement plans.

In an amicus brief, the U.S. Department of Labor asked the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to reverse a federal district court’s dismissal of a 401(k) stock-drop...

The law firm of Lewis, Feinberg, Lee, Renaker & Jackson supports the Department of Labor's (DoL) proposed inclusion of valuators of closely-held employer securities in the definition of...

Congressman Ron Kind (D-Wisconsin) has introduced the "Promotion and Expansion of Private Employee Ownership Act of 2011."

The 2010 ERISA Advisory Council found that deficiencies in limited scope audits of retirement plans may be due to some misunderstandings.

The 2010 ERISA Advisory Council found significant problems with retirement plan audit quality, auditor quality, or both.

A U.S. appeals court found that fiduciaries of the bankrupt Rock Island Corporation can be liable for allowing retirement plan participants to select company stock as an investment...

The Securities and Exchange Commission is looking for input on the effectiveness of existing investor education efforts.

A federal judge threw out a lawsuit by two of Bernard Madoff's former clients, which accused the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) of negligence for failing to uncover...

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has compiled its annual list of “dirty dozen” tax scams, including “abusive” retirement plans.

Two associations expressed concern over how the application of proposed rules by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) will impact retirement plan professionals who work with government-sponsored retirement...

The ERISA Industry Committee (ERIC) submitted comments to the Department of Labor (DoL) in response to a Request for Information (RFI) on ways the Department could reduce the...

A federal court has permanently barred William Alexander from selling or administering pension plans or employee welfare-benefit plans.

A federal appellate court has thrown out a lower court’s decision in favor of an excessive retirement plan fee lawsuit and sent the matter back for further proceedings.

Federal class action filing activity increased in 2010, yet the financial services industry is not to blame, according to the 15th annual Securities Litigation...

The U.S. Department of Labor is soliciting public comments that address the possibility of expanding or modifying current rules about electronic distribution of employee benefit plan information.

American International Group (AIG) must face claims by some current and former employees that their retirement funds were invested too heavily in company stock, Bloomberg is reporting.

A federal judge in Colorado rejected an employer’s request that its lawyers' fees be paid for by participants who lost their case.

The presumption of prudence was not enough to dismiss claims a company breached its Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) fiduciary duties by offering company stock.

The “presumption of prudence” standard has prevailed again, ruling in favor of the employer in a case where participants claimed a breach of fiduciary duty occurred.