Compliance

A federal judge in Kentucky ruled that cash balance plan participants waited too long before filing amended legal claims challenging their plan's whipsaw lump-sum distribution method.

Federal agencies are seeking public comment on a proposed rule that would require sponsors of asset-backed securities (ABS) to retain at least 5% of the credit risk of...

A bias lawsuit by black financial advisers accusing Merrill Lynch of discrimination has been thrown out.

Federal regulators have released a final amendment to Prohibited Transaction Exemption 96-23 that broadens transactions allowed for employee benefit plans whose assets are managed by in-house asset managers...

A federal judge in California has certified as a class plaintiffs suing Northrop Grumman Corporation in an excessive 401(k) plan fee case.

The Department of Labor’s Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) is co-sponsoring a Webcast on April 12 to help women with retirement planning issues.

The Department of Labor’s Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) is offering an “Understanding Your Responsibilities Under ERISA” workshop.

Financial regulatory agencies are requesting public comment on a proposed rule that would ensure regulated financial institutions design incentive compensation arrangements to take account of risk. 

The trustees of a Nevada supply company’s 401(k) plan can proceed with their suit accusing a plan consultant of a fiduciary breach by convincing the plan to invest...

A federal judge in New York threw out a stock-drop lawsuit against UBS AG and UBS Financial Services Inc.

Federal regulators announced that the deadline for public comment about whether the term “fiduciary” should be expanded has been set for April 12, 2011.

The adoption of cash balance plans has slowed to a trickle since the passage of the Pension Protection Act of 2006, according to Sibson Consulting, a division of...

Financial Research Corporation (FRC) foresees significant changes in the roles, responsibilities, and services provided by brokers, advisers, asset managers, and others in the investment industry as a result...

Delroy Joseph Sand, Jr., pled guilty to embezzling approximately $642,166.81 from his company’s employee benefit plan between 2008 and 2009. 

A Louisville medical center did not breach its fiduciary responsibility by transferring the plan balances of two employees from a stable value fund to an asset allocation fund.

The U.S. Supreme Court rejected a request to review a decision by an appellate court that a cash balance pension plan that cut off interest credits of participants...

The U.S. Department of Labor’s Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) will sponsor “Getting It Right – Know Your Fiduciary Responsibilities” Webcasts this week.

The U.S. District Court of Nevada used the "Moench" standard when it dismissed a claim that International Game Technology breached its fiduciary duty of prudence.

A retiree has sued SunTrust Banks, alleging that it favored investment plans operated by SunTrust or its subsidiaries that performed poorly and charged higher fees than plans offered...

The Senate Special Committee on Aging held a hearing this week titled, "Securities Lending in Retirement Plans: Why the Banks Win, Even When You Lose."