Compliance

An upcoming phone forum hosted by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) will cover updates to retirement plans to reflect the agency's guidance regarding same-gender marriages.

The Department of Labor (DOL) has increased full-scope audits of retirement plans, said Lisa Barton, a partner with Morgan, Lewis & Bockius.

At the close of the 2014 PLANSPONSOR National conference five items rose to the top from the content covered during the conference that should be on your fiduciary...

A federal appellate court ruled Morgan Stanley & Co. and its CEO were not acting in a fiduciary capacity when deciding to make company contributions to two retirement...

The Department of Labor (DOL) reached a $5.25 million settlement with GreatBanc Trust Co., resolving allegations the Lisle, Illinois-based company violated the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA).

"I think the retirement crisis is beyond a crisis,” says U.S. Representative Reid Ribble (R-Wisconsin).

Target-date funds (TDFs) are again put in the Department of Labor (DOL) spotlight for comments. Widely held in retirement accounts, TDFs may not be fully understood by investors. 

A federal district court has ordered an Oregon realtor to repay more than $400,000 to the participants of its profit-sharing plan.

A plan sponsor’s lawsuit over revenue sharing payments has moved forward as a court found the sponsor's plan provider became a functional fiduciary by setting fees.

Plaintiffs' lawyer and 401(k) fee litigation specialist Jerry Schlichter doesn’t seem to mind his position among the most polarizing figures in the employer-sponsored retirement plan industry.

The Alaska Supreme Court ruled unmarried domestic partners have a right to some retirement benefits via a qualified domestic relations order (QDRO).

Witnesses at a Senate hearing discussed Social Security reforms that could boost potential retirement income for workers.

Curtis L. DeYoung squandered more than $22 million of investor funds on high-risk investments, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) said in a statement.

Caveats included in pension benefit statements provided by Ford Motor Company saved the company from liability in a recent court case.

The majority of final Form 5500s reviewed during a recent Internal Revenue Service (IRS) compliance assessment contained errors, many related to undistributed assets.