Sorting Out The Fiduciary Rule ‘Curveball’
The Trump Administration’s Department of Labor still has not amended or replaced the Obama-era fiduciary rule as it has pledged to do; it has simply issued a brief...
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DOL Wins Settlement Over Withheld Contributions
Fiduciaries of the Weinhagen Tire Company 401(k) Plan agreed to an order resolving the DOL's lawsuit claiming the fiduciaries allowed the misdirection and misuse of employee contributions.
Most Investors Would Be Happy to See New Fiduciary Standard
Financial Engines says it has clear and compelling evidence that Americans strongly favor stricter conflict of interest protections when it comes to retirement investment advice.
ESOP Awarded More Than $9 Million for Overpayment of Company Stock
A federal court held that First Bankers breached its fiduciary duties to the plan’s participants by failing to conduct a prudent investigation into the fair market value of...
More Managers Introduce ‘Clean’ and ‘Transactional’ Shares
Morningstar finds strong evidence that the two share class approaches are likely to catch on in the ERISA retirement planning industry.
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Varying Fees
Can an adviser charge different fees for different investments in a retirement plan?
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Trump Order and Employee Benefits
Will the updating of existing regulations be treated as new regulations?
Consumer Groups Vow to Continue Fighting for Fiduciary Rule
Their “Retirement Ripoff Counter” shows that without the protections of the fiduciary rule, investors are losing $1.9 million an hour, $46 million a day—and $17 billion a year.
Majority of Plan Auditors Handle Five or Fewer Audits
This lack of experience can lead to mistakes, ERISApedia.com says.
DOL Delays Fiduciary Rule by 60 Days
The Department is making the move in response to the Trump memorandum.
OMB Receives Final Fiduciary Rule Delay Language
The Trump administration is nearly set to formally implement its delay of the Obama-era DOL fiduciary rule, set to take effect in just two weeks, aimed at curbing...
IRI Releases 2017 Policy Blueprint
The Insured Retirement Institute will spend the year pushing Congress and the Administration to advocate for legislation that would expand Americans’ access to advice and simpler annuities.
J.D. Power Polling Reveals Investor Opinions on Faulting Fiduciary Rule
Market forces may drive some of the reforms the Department of Labor sought to achieve under the Obama presidency—but a cadre of investors also remains committed to commissions.
Litigating Prudence Versus Litigating Fees Under ERISA
Discussion of 401(k) litigation often fails to draw important distinctions between different ERISA standards that pertain to fiduciary prudence and controlling plan costs, according to one reader of...
DOL Publishes Field Assistance Bulletin Regarding Fiduciary Rule Delay
The Department of Labor is seeking to offer assurance to advisers that it does not intend to enforce the fiduciary rule slated for implementation April 10, even if...
Retirement Industry Weighs In On Trump's Fiduciary Rule Delay
In comment letters to the DOL, investment firms, retirement plan service providers and trade groups voice support for the decision to delay the implementation of the new fiduciary...
Joint Congressional Resolution Targets Public DC Plans for Private Sector
GOP lawmakers in the House and Senate suggests it is a federal government overreach for DOL to encourage or require states to offer workplace retirement savings programs for...
Experts Still Expect Private Enforcement of Fiduciary Standard
Even if the DOL leadership under President Trump declines to enforce a strict fiduciary standard, private litigators will undoubtedly pick up any slack if the administration fails to...
IRS Updates Reporting Disclosure Guide
The Reporting and Disclosure Guide for Employee Benefit Plans was prepared by the IRS as a quick reference tool for certain basic reporting and disclosure requirements under ERISA...