The Department of Labor (DOL) reached a settlement to compensate employee benefit plans for losses suffered through investments in Bernard L. Madoff’s Ponzi scheme.
The ERISA Industry Committee (ERIC) is urging a court to reject class certification in a lawsuit alleging fiduciary breach claims concerning stable value fund investments in money market...
Among its exam priorities, the Securities Exchange Commission (SEC) listed sales practices, fraud, and compliance for advisers registered as broker/dealers.
Provisions of the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 (ATRA 2012), which expanded the availability of in-plan Roth conversions, increased the need for additional regulatory guidance.
The Department of Labor’s (DOL’s) Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) will host two free webcasts for small-business owners as part of America Saves Week.
A question for providers of guaranteed minimum withdrawal benefit (GMWB) products is whether (and how) the qualified joint and survivor annuity (QJSA) rules of the Internal Revenue Code...
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issued guidance reflecting changes to pension funding calculations in the Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21).