Tag: prohibited transactions

The District Court judge cited broad indexes as the appropriate benchmarks for plan TDFs in a ruling expected to be...

The changes are intended to reduce the amount of time needed to finalize prohibited transaction exemptions for plan fiduciaries.

The proposals would apply fiduciary status to one-time investment recommendations such as rollovers and annuity sales.

The rule is expected to broaden when investment advice is considered fiduciary advice under ERISA.

Given the appellate court’s ruling, the district court found no ‘single policy’ affecting all putative class participants from Washington University...

The Department of Labor has extended the public comment period for a program that would allow fiduciaries to self-correct for...

The Labor Department’s proposed amendment to a widely utilized prohibited transaction exemption is meant to ensure the exemption continues to...

A recent court case demonstrates why owners of self-directed IRAs should be careful about their investment strategies and asset classes—and...

The firm is experiencing a surge in B/Ds and RIAs requesting assistance with the new rule as the enforcement date approaches. 

In the coming days, the agency will publish related guidance for retirement investors, employee benefit plans and investment advice providers.

GAO says the two agencies do not share enough information on these exemptions, and that sharing more information would lead to greater transparency and consistency.

While enjoying broad support, at this early stage, it is unclear what responsibility a plan sponsor would retain for data security and accurate processing; in addition, auto-portability solutions...