Tag: ERISA

Circuit court sees no need to change a previous ruling in a stock drop case, reconsidered in light of the Supreme Court’s recent Fifth Third Bancorp v. Dudenhoeffer...

ERISA dictates a list of best-interest requirements when managing terminated plan participants.

Transcripts from a tough SEC hearing called earlier this month show it's not just the Department of Labor considering changes to the application of the fiduciary standard.

A federal appellate court says a defined benefit plan beneficiary has no standing to sue the plan if he cannot prove individual harm.

A federal court has found a retirement plan participant’s plan balance can be garnished for money owed to the U.S. government.

These clauses can cover costs when being sued—but they don’t eliminate fiduciary responsibilities.

Appeals court rules on the validity of certain posthumous qualified domestic relations orders, and whether divorce settlement agreements qualify as or supersede QDROs.

The Financial Services Institute wants to help advisers contact the legislators most likely to respond to their appeals. 

The Department of Labor has filed an amicus brief weighing in on a court case regarding a plan’s ‘top hat’ status.

The reverse stock drop case Tatum v. RJR Pension Committee has been turned down by the Supreme Court.

There are a number of steps advisers should take to ensure that their plan sponsors are protected from substantial personal liability.

Labor Secretary Perez was just about the only witness called to a recent Congressional hearing to actually defend the DOL’s fiduciary redefinition effort.

A former employee of Peabody Energy is suing the coal producer over company stock investments in its DC plans.

Calls update to a 40-year-old rule “long overdue.”

In a section called “Reducing Harmful Red Tape,” the committee proposes a “provision prohibiting regulatory changes to the definition of the term ‘Fiduciary.’”

The announcement also includes the official notice of an extended comment period.

Unresolved issues remain around the selectivity requirement for top hat plans.

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce issued a report warning the fiduciary rulemaking effort could harm small business employees. 

The U.S. Supreme Court has been asked to weigh in on whether a retirement plan may dictate the venue in which participant lawsuits are filed.

Once a plan committee is established, the adviser is a vital part of keeping members up to date.