Tag: ERISA

Now that the White House has taken a hand in the redrafting process, it’s anyone’s guess whether the Department of Labor (DOL) will come out with a proposal...

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has moved back the date of a phone forum on same-gender couples and retirement plans to July 17.

The Government Accountability Office (GAO) is recommending that regulators consider modifying Form 5500 plan investment and service provider fee information.

A lot can be learned about retirement plan investor behavior from the simplest of actions, according to a Putnam Investments analysis.

Whether a target-date fund (TDF) series is considered “to” or “through” retirement is not the appropriate basis for determining its peers for comparison, contends Cammack Retirement Group.

When it comes to retirement plan fees, recent regulatory changes and litigation have highlighted the importance of plan sponsors and fiduciaries ensuring that such fees are reasonable.

The U.S. Supreme Court this week ruled employee stock ownership plan (ESOP) fiduciaries are not entitled to a presumption of prudence for keeping company stock in the plans,...

The U.S. Supreme Court has decided fiduciaries of employee stock ownership plans (ESOPs) are not entitled to any special presumption of prudence under the Employee Retirement Income Security...

A new study of 401(k) plans shows that more than 50,000 of them failed nondiscrimination testing for the 2012 plan year.

The Department of Labor’s (DOL) ERISA Advisory Council is examining practices for outsourcing employee benefit plan services.

House Ways and Means Committee members introduced legislation designed to spur more employee-ownership in private industry.

Mutual of Omaha Retirement Services is now offering 401(k) Admin Advantage, an Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) 3(16) administration service.

The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) fined Merrill Lynch $8 million for failing to waive mutual fund sales charges for certain charities and retirement accounts.

In a report sent to Congress and the Department of Labor, the Massachusetts Securities Division (MSD) is asking for improved disclosures to retirement plan participants of company match...

From excluding large plans to asking for wording that would prompt consultation with the plan adviser, organizations are petitioning the Department of Labor (DOL) about the proposed 408(b)(2)...

The Department of Labor (DOL) has increased full-scope audits of retirement plans, said Lisa Barton, a partner with Morgan, Lewis & Bockius.

A federal appellate court ruled Morgan Stanley & Co. and its CEO were not acting in a fiduciary capacity when deciding to make company contributions to two retirement...