Tag: ERISA

Groom Law Group, Chartered, which focuses exclusively on employee benefits, hired five attorneys.

More advisers should be bound by the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) fiduciary standard, a survey found. 

Preparing for fee disclosure regulations may be tedious, but there is a silver lining: 408(b)(2) and 404(a)(5) can create prospecting opportunities for plan advisers.

Plan advisers should not delay helping plan sponsors prepare for the 404(a)(5) regulation as the deadline looms.

MillenniuM Investment & Retirement Advisors (MIRA) and Rosenbaum Law Firm introduced Fiduciary Freedom Solutions (FFS) for 401(k) and 403(b) plans.

A coalition of retirement plan trade associations is urging the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) to permit broader use of electronic communications to deliver disclosures under the 408(b)(2)...

With the number of retirement plan audits expected to rise, plan advisers should be proactive in helping plan sponsors avoid hefty fines.

A federal court decided that a waiver of benefits can be enforced through a direct suit against a named beneficiary after benefits have been paid.

Commonwealth Financial Network selected Fiduciary Benchmarks to address ERISA’s 408(b)2 fee disclosure regulations.

J.P. Morgan Chase agreed to pay $150 million to settle a lawsuit claiming losses from the bank’s securities lending program.

Eight-four percent of professional service firms say compliance with regulations is their top concern when sponsoring retirement plans for the employees.  

The U.S. Department of Labor's Employee Benefits Security Administration announced two upcoming “Getting It Right – Know Your Fiduciary Responsibilities” webcasts.

Stephen Wilkes joined The Wagner Law Group in its San Francisco office. 

A webcast by The Spark Institute examined details of the Department of Labor’s (DoL) final 408(b)2) regulation. 

Castle Rock Innovations, LLC (CRI) is offering tools that focus on benchmarking fees and services.

Kraft Foods Global agreed to pay $9.5 million to settle a lawsuit over excessive fees for its 401(k) plan investments.

The U.S. Department of Labor’s Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) is hosting a voluntary fiduciary correction program (VFCP) advanced workshop.

Ary Rosenbaum, a New York-based Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) attorney, is introducing a new 401(k) plan for small- to mid-sized employers.

The Tribune Co., GreatBanc Trust Co. and various insurance carriers completed funding a global settlement of $32 million for the Tribune Employee Stock Ownership Plan’s participants.