Tag: ERISA

A federal court has ordered a fiduciary to repay $300,000 to a number of pension plans, for which the Department of Labor sued over misuse of assets.

A group of retirees should not have received a lump-sum payment from a nonqualified plan at a change in control because they were not “participants” as defined by...

Half of plan sponsors do not take advantage of qualified default investment alternative safe harbor protections, a survey finds.

The U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments Tuesday in a case considered by many to be the first example of excessive 401(k) fee litigation to reach the nation’s...

Thomas E. Clark, Jr., an Employee Retirement Income Security Act specialist and employee benefits lawyer, has joined the Wagner Law Group.

The Obama Administration is strongly backing the Department of Labor’s ongoing fiduciary redefinition effort, with the president advocating for a strengthened fiduciary standard amid a flurry of industry...

A $62 million settlement between Lockheed Martin and participants in its 401(k) plan brings to rest a nearly decade-old complaint arguing Lockheed failed to adequately negotiate for lower...

Northern Trust wants to put an end to litigation that has been ongoing since 2009.

The Internal Revenue Service has announced two free webinars in March about important retirement plan topics.

A lawsuit filed by a former Banco Popular de Puerto Rico (BPPR) employee claiming his monthly pension benefit was substantially lower than the amount promised during his working...

Defined contribution retirement plan sponsors are subject to many risks, which ultimately put a company’s reputation at risk, experts at Sibson Consulting note.

A lawsuit claims retirement plan provider and asset manager Aegon USA caused superfluous fees to be charged to its own retirement plan.

Boutique investment advisory and consulting firm Cafaro Greenleaf has launched ERISA 3(21) and 3(38) investment fiduciary services in response to strong demand.

An employer’s retirement plan documents did not incorporate beneficiary designation forms in its language or appendices,...

The launch of ERISApedia.com provides retirement plan sponsors, administrators, attorneys and advisers with easy access to compliance information and important retirement industry materials.

A recent $140 million fiduciary breach settlement involving Nationwide Financial should be a call to action for retirement specialist advisers, says David Witz of Fiduciary Risk Assessment LLC.

The ERISA Advisory Council has made recommendations to support the idea of retirement plan participants keeping their savings in ERISA-covered plans for life.

Retirement plan sponsors surveyed repeatedly expressed frustration with regulatory complexity and concern about greater worker mobility.

Plan sponsors and advisers should consider the steps that go into a prudent process for selecting a provider if they want to include a lifetime income solution in...

Leaders of the Insured Retirement Institute expect “swift and significant legislative reaction” if the Department of Labor’s fiduciary redefinition proposal closely resembles a preliminary version filed in 2010.