An investment adviser from Charleston, West Virginia accused of misusing $600,000 from a 401(k) plan he trusteed has agreed that he will no longer work with Employee Retirement...
The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) has sanctioned Rafferty Capital Markets, LLC, of Garden City, New York, for facilitating improper market-timing practices and for failing to have an...
A federal judge in Massachusetts has thrown out civil fraud charges against three ex-executives of Putnam Fiduciary Trust Company (PFTC), but refused to dismiss charges against three others.
A case before the Supreme Court questions whether fees for investment advice incurred by a trust are deductible under an Internal Revenue Code provision governing costs paid in...
The Internal Revenue Service has issued Revenue Ruling 2007-71, providing the table of covered compensation for the 2008 year for use in determining contributions to defined benefit plans...
The U.S. Department of Labor’s Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) has proposed an amendment to an existing class exemption stipulating what categories of assets plans can accept to...
A lawsuit filed against Morgan Stanley claims that, although the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) barred an adviser from trading over-the-counter securities in the 1980s, Morgan Stanley's predecessor...
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is trying to decide if it can – or should - help investors be more aware of business ties with terrorists.
The IRS has posted a sample notice to be used to notify participants about their rights and obligations under automatic enrollment and automatic contribution arrangements.
The U.S. Department of Labor’s Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA), the Internal Revenue Service, and the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp. (PBGC) announced the publication of revisions to the...