Compliance July 26th, 2024 Judge Stays DOL’s Retirement Security Rule The preliminary injunction issued in a Texas district court comes with the fiduciary rule scheduled to take effect September 23.
Compliance July 25th, 2024 Pennsylvania Judge Rejects Challenge to FTC’s Noncompete Ban The ruling contradicts an injunction a Texas court scheduled to take effect in September.
Compliance July 23rd, 2024 Equity Market Rule Changes Might be Overhauled by SEC This Year The SEC indicated in its Spring 2024 agenda that it intends to finalize the market structure rules prior to the...
Compliance July 22nd, 2024 5th Circuit Appeals Court Sends DOL ESG Case Back to Texas Court A challenge to the 2022 Department of Labor ESG rule on 401(k) plan investing returns to a Texas district court...
Compliance July 22nd, 2024 PBGC Single-Employer Insurance Fund Tracking for $71.6B Surplus in 2033 What’s more, the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation’s multiemployer fund should remain solvent for at least 40 years.
Compliance July 22nd, 2024 DOL Announces Online Filing for Abandoned 401(k) Plans The online system launches shortly after the DOL amended a rule to include Chapter 7 bankruptcies.
Compliance July 19th, 2024 IRS Proposals Aim to Clarify SECURE 2.0 RMD Reforms RMD age increases, annuities and excise tax corrections would be codified by the proposals.
Compliance July 18th, 2024 IRS Finalizes 10-Year Rule Annual required minimum distributions will be required for inherited retirement assets, come 2025, with some needing to be fully withdrawn...
Compliance July 18th, 2024 IRI Seeks Input on Annuity Data Standardization Group wants ideas on how best to compile relevant data so annuities can be marketed more effectively.
Compliance July 16th, 2024 Off-Channel Communication Tops Investment Adviser Compliance Focus Communications such as using personal texts with clients topped the marketing rule as the ‘hottest’ SEC regulatory concern for investment...
Compliance July 16th, 2024 Insurers Respond to DOL to Forward Fiduciary Rule Lawsuit Insurance industry advocates press forward with an attempt to get an injunction on the Retirement Security Rule before the September...
Compliance July 15th, 2024 Why Chevron Reversal May Make Retirement’s ‘Most Cautious’ Players More Risk-Averse ERISA experts also suggest that longer-term court rulings could lessen regulatory flip-flopping.
Compliance July 10th, 2024 House Committee Advances Bill to Vacate Retirement Security Rule The vote passed the House Education and Workforce Committee, but no vote has yet been scheduled for the full House.
Compliance July 10th, 2024 Swing Pricing, Predictive Analytics, Safeguarding SEC Proposals to be Re-Proposed The SEC aims to try again with its rules on predictive analytics and safeguarding by year’s end and for swing...
Compliance July 10th, 2024 NPPG Touts SEC Registration for Administering PEPs Pooled plan provider NPPG advocates for registration if there is 3(38) investment selection responsibility, but a PEP expert argues it...