Compliance January 17th, 2025 SEC Fines Vanguard for Misleading Retail Target-Date Fund Investors The regulator determined that the firm failed to provide accurate details regarding the capital gains and tax consequences associated with...
Compliance January 16th, 2025 DOL Proposes Rule to Clarify ‘Adequate Consideration’ for ESOP Transactions The regulation aims to strengthen protections for employees in stock ownership plans
Compliance January 15th, 2025 Bechtel Managed Account QDIA Lawsuit Dismissed The complaint accused the engineering and construction firm of defaulting participants into a high-fee option that provided no benefits compared...
Compliance January 15th, 2025 IRS Offers Assistance to Those Affected by California Wildfires The relief measures include extended deadlines for 2024 retirement contributions and penalty-free hardship withdrawals for those affected.
Compliance January 14th, 2025 SEC Fines 12 Firms $63M for Failing to Maintain Proper Electronic Records The SEC has charged nine investment advisers and three broker/dealers for violations of federal recordkeeping laws.
Compliance January 13th, 2025 IRS, Treasury Release Proposed Regulations on SECURE 2.0 Provisions The agencies issued guidance on how plan administrators can comply with the Roth catch-up rule that begins in 2026 and,...
Compliance January 13th, 2025 401(k) Excessive Fee Litigation Spiked to ‘Near Record Pace’ in ’24 Encore Fiduciary reported a 35% increase in ERISA excessive fee litigation, in part driven by a surge in plan forfeiture...
Compliance January 10th, 2025 Court Rules American Airlines Breached Fiduciary Duty in ESG Case A federal district court in Texas found that American Airlines prioritized ESG investment goals ahead of employees’ financial interests, violating...
Compliance January 8th, 2025 Groups Call On Supreme Court to Uphold Cornell University Decision to Stem Frivolous Lawsuits The Supreme Court will hear a case to resolve a split among circuit courts on whether a plaintiff must argue...
Compliance January 6th, 2025 Biden Signs Social Security Fairness Act The law will boost Social Security benefits for nearly 3 million public workers.
Compliance January 3rd, 2025 Amazon Employees File 401(k) Plan Forfeiture Complaint in Federal Court The online retail giant joins more than 30 plan sponsors accused of mismanaging participant forfeitures for its own gain.
Compliance January 2nd, 2025 Verizon, SSGA Face Complaint About $5.9B PRT Transaction Law firm Edward Stone is representing three former employers who allege Prudential and RGA group annuity contracts are not the...
Compliance January 2nd, 2025 IRS Issues Covered Compensation Tables for 2025 Plan Year The tables show plan sponsors how to determine contributions to qualified plans with permitted disparities.
Compliance December 30th, 2024 DOL’s Retirement Savings Lost and Found Database Goes Live The database centralizes information for lost retirement accounts and provides guidance to claim funds.
Compliance December 20th, 2024 DOL’s Khawar, Among Architects of New Retirement Fiduciary Rule, To Step Down The career EBSA official who had been appointed by Biden to principal deputy assistant secretary will be leaving January 20.
Compliance December 20th, 2024 “Shadow SEC” Group Aims to Shape Discussions on Federal Securities Laws A group of academics created the group to seek the “wisest possible federal securities laws and policies,” and backed Trump’s...
Compliance December 19th, 2024 Compliance Year in Review David Kaleda, an ERISA expert, reflects on the year that was for plan fiduciaries.
Compliance December 17th, 2024 Former WAMCO Exec Leech Pleads Not Guilty to Cherry-Picking Allegations Ken Leech is fighting accusations of making favorable trades for some clients at the expense of others.
Compliance December 13th, 2024 UnitedHealth Group Settles 401(k) Fund Complaint for $69 Million If the agreement is approved, participants will receive payments after UnitedHealth did not replace underperforming Wells Fargo funds.
Compliance December 13th, 2024 ERISA Advisory Council Approves 3 New QDIA Recommendations The council is seeking to provide more participant education on retirement income options and a safe harbor for IRA rollovers.