State Street Corp. has reported that the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is continuing its investigation of the Boston-based company’s stock lending program.
Healthcare Strategies Inc. is accusing ING Life Insurance and Annuity Company of violating the prohibited transaction rules of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA).
The Internal Revenue Service’s Employee Plans Compliance Unit announced the completion of the information-gathering phase of its 401(k) Questionnaire Project.
The Government Accountability Office (GAO) recommended that the Department of Labor (DoL) take action to assist retirement plan sponsors in selecting appropriate target-date funds.
Commenting on swap regulations under the Dodd-Frank financial reform bill, the ERISA Industry Committee (ERIC) asked for special considerations for employee benefit plans.
ASPPA and a group of 403(b) plan professionals have renewed their appeal to the government for additional relief for 403(b) sponsors struggling to meet new compliance requirements of...
After five years of litigation, a judge gave final approval to a settlement of a suit accusing Ford Motor Co. of continuing to offer company stock in its...
The SPARK Institute hosted a Webinar Wednesday that discussed how “harmonization” would work if broker/dealers (B/Ds) and registered investment advisers (RIAs) were to work under a uniform fiduciary...
With Washington causing quite a stir in proposing changes to the definition of fiduciary, the Virtual PLANADVISER National Conference brought together experts to discuss the realities of such...
After a two-week public comment period, the SPARK Institute released a final updated version of its information sharing best practices for 403(b) plans.
A federal judge in Pennsylvania ruled that Lincoln National Corp. can argue that its actions as fiduciaries did not cause the plaintiff's investment losses.
Federal regulators issued a series of advisory opinions from correspondents asking for interpretations of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA).