Compliance

Parties in the lawsuit against Cornell University have asked for the trial on the one remaining claim in the suit to be vacated.

Reg BI, a new fiduciary rule proposal from the DOL and state-enacted fiduciary rules—what advisers should keep in mind.

As in a lawsuit filed in July, the plaintiffs in the recent case challenge the use of an actively managed TDF suite over an index suite.

As with its guidance related to environmental, social and governance investing, the Department of Labor’s stance on proxy voting and other forms of retirement plan investor shareholder rights...

Under the SECURE Act, more flexibility has been granted to participants who want to draw on retirement savings to help offset the cost of childbirth or adoption—though care...

Though many in the industry remain focused on addressing the challenges of the pandemic, major changes to the U.S. retirement planning landscape continue to unfold, thanks to the...

Along with the rule about ESG investing in retirement plans, attorneys say, the DOL is making it clear it doesn't want plan fiduciaries spending time on things it...

If the fiduciary rule saga has made one thing clear, it is that creating consensus about conflict of interest regulations is hard work. Even supporters of the new...

The lawsuit is one of many filed recently claiming that the use of an index suite of Fidelity TDFs is more prudent.

Allegations in the lawsuit mirror those of the many excessive fee suits filed against retirement plan sponsors.

There are two proposed changes and the IRS also wants comments about the obligation of filing.

Provisions of the proposal articulate general duties requiring fiduciaries to vote any proxy where the fiduciary prudently determines that the matter being voted upon would have an economic...

Notice 2020-65 from the IRS also defines the ‘applicable wages’ per pay period that qualify for the deferral.

Older couples and women, in particular, are often put at a retirement disadvantage when faced with a divorce, a GAO report finds.

The defense has prevailed on technical grounds in a lawsuit that argues plan sponsors should be required to use fresh mortality and interest rate assumptions when converting between...