Compliance

A federal court ruled a business owner violated prohibited transactions rules in creating a limited liability company (LLC) with assets from his individual retirement account (IRA).

The Department of Labor (DOL) has filed a lawsuit in U.S. district court to recover plan assets from the fiduciaries of Omni Resources Inc., a Milwaukee-based information technology...

A federal appeals court ruled certain benefit enhancements adopted within a pension plan are protected accrued benefits under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA).

A federal district court in northern Indiana ruled a retirement plan sponsor must pay nearly $4,500 in penalties for failing to provide historical, plan-related documents.

The Department of Labor (DOL) won judgment from a federal district court to have funds restored to a retirement plan based in Ayer, Massachusetts.

Revisions to the Internal Revenue Service’s (IRS) rules governing contributions to safe harbor 401(k) and 403(b) plans make it easier for struggling companies to reduce or suspend those...

Participants and beneficiaries of the MassMutual Thrift Plan have filed a lawsuit in federal court against MassMutual.

Six years may be a good document retention yardstick, but advisers should warn their plan sponsor clients that it may not be right for retirement plans.

The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) announced the yearly maximum guaranteed benefit for a 65-year-old retiree will increase next year to nearly $59,320 from about $57,500.

The Government Accountability Office (GAO) asked the U.S. Treasury and Department of Labor (DOL) to revise electronic disclosure rules governing employee-sponsored retirement plans to improve clarity and protect...

When an individual or business files for bankruptcy, there is an automatic stay of the person or company’s assets, and creditors can appeal.

A number of firms that manage money market mutual funds have made comments to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) about proposed reforms of such funds.

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) released the cost-of-living adjustments for 2014, which affect dollar limitations for pension plans and other retirement-related items.

The House voted Tuesday to pass the Retail Investor Protection Act, which would delay any fiduciary updates issued by the Department of Labor (DOL) or the Securities and...

While attendees of a U.S. House subcommittee hearing agreed that the U.S. multiemployer pension system needs to be improved, they had differing opinions on how to achieve this.