DOL Seeks Comment on Select SECURE 2.0 Enactments
From PEPs to emergency savings accounts, the DOL’s EBSA is welcoming input on changes and revisions to retirement plan administration.
Tag: retirement legislation
Adviser Group Forecasts Federal, Private Plan “Battle” Over US Retirement System
A government-led plan threatens private 401(k) industry, NAPA head tells national conference. A think tank proponent says the plan focuses...
Biden’s First Veto Keeps DOL’s ESG Rule in Place
The president followed through on his promise to veto a Congressional attempt to nix a DOL rule allowing ESG investing...
Senate Joins House in Refuting DOL’s ESG Rule
A resolution to nullify the DOL's rule permitting ESG investing in retirement plans will now go to President Joe Biden,...
House Passes Resolution to Repeal DOL 401(k) ESG Rule
The resolution catalyzes the debate over whether to allow ESG investing considerations in retirement savings plans, with the Senate next...
Midterm Election Results Could Delay SECURE 2.0
A shift in Congressional power in Washington to Republicans could delay passage of SECURE 2.0 and push Democrat's ESG and...
New Bill Seeks to Encourage 401(k) Investment in Alternative Assets
The Retirement Savings Modernization Act aims to clarify ERISA to incentivize retirement investment in assets such as real estate, private...
Congressman Jim Himes Addresses Investment Adviser Association Forum
Congressman discusses pending retirement legislation, political polarization, sanctions policy.
New Advisory Group on Preventing Senior Scams to Meet Next Week
The advisory group was established by the Stop Senior Scams Act, passed in March, and is charged with developing strategies...
Retirement Security Legislation In Focus on Capitol Hill
The house it set to vote on the ‘SECURE Act 2.0’ and hold a committee hearing focused on improving Americans’...
Policy Proposals Could Help Tackle Retirement Savings Shortfalls
EBRI examines the potential effects several legislative motions would have on projected retirement savings.
Aon and ABC: It’s Time to Improve Retirement Outcomes, Now
We urge Congress to enact the SECURE Act now. Such action will be transformational for the retirement ecosystem, helping to secure the financial future for American workers at...
Odds of SECURE Act Passage This Year Pinned at ‘Less Than 50-50’
While parties on both sides of the political spectrum are pushing for passage of the SECURE Act, one Washington insider who helped implement the Pension Protection Act says...
The Four Possible Paths for Senate SECURE Act Passage
There are several potential paths forward for the SECURE Act, which remains stalled in the U.S. Senate despite is bipartisan appeal.
‘Stretch IRAs,’ Multigenerational Inheritance and the SECURE Act
Low and middle-income Americans struggling to save for retirement are depending on the U.S. Senate to pass the SECURE Act,...
Advocates Hope Stalled SECURE Act Folds into Budget Negotiations
As Congress and the Trump Administration turn their attention to a budget deal and debt ceiling negotiations, industry stakeholders hope the bipartisan SECURE Act could become part of...
SECURE Act Ensnared in Senate After Flying Through House
Washington insiders say Senator Ted Cruz is probably the biggest roadblock to the SECURE Act being passed in the near-term...
RESA, RSSA, SECURE Act and More Pile Up in Congress
Sources say the SECURE Act could pass the House this month, potentially setting the stage for a reconciliation process that could bring together common elements of multiple pending...
Another Bill Proposed as Senate Committee Hearing Brings Calls for Retirement Action
Besides a lengthy Finance Committee hearing discussing the popular RESA legislation, the day on Capitol Hill also brought news of the introduction of the new Retirement Security and...
Senate Democrats Propose Retirement Savings Legislation for Working Families
The bill would add federal matching contributions for middle-to-low-income class employees, whether enrolled in an employer-sponsored retirement program or not.