Compliance

IBM asks the court to hear the case after an appeals court reverses the company’s district court win.

The regulator is taking a disclosure-based approach

ICI, SPARK and the ACLI are among the eight organizations making the request.

A judge ordered the Archdiocese of San Juan to pay $4.7 million to teachers whose pension plan had been terminated, and the Archdiocese claims that since then, the...

The denial of leave to file an amended complaint by a district court judge offers a brief lesson in Federal Rules of Civil Procedure.

All eyes might be on the SEC’s pending vote on Regulation Best Interest, but ERISA attorneys with Stradley Ronon suggest New Jersey is now “the state to watch”...

SEC inspection staffers have identified growing security risks associated with advisers’ storage of electronic customer recorders in cloud-based platforms—and they will be watching for non-compliance in this area.

The IRS announced small increases to health savings account (HSA) contribution limits for 2020 and a new definition for a high-deductible health plan.

The appellate court found that the facts alleged are insufficient to support a plausible inference of breach of fiduciary duty, and the Supreme Court seemingly agrees.

A federal court judge found a severance agreement was broad enough to cover Employee Retirement Security Act (ERISA) claims against the trustee of an employee stock ownership plan...

Schlichter says many participants in retirement plans pay lower fees for investments and recordkeeping as a result of ERISA litigation; others ask whether plan sponsors’ fear of lawsuits...

The Federal Retirement Commission would conduct a comprehensive review of private benefit programs in the U.S., with an eye toward strengthening them.

In recent months, writs of certiorari have been filed with the Supreme Court in four cases involving tax qualified defined contribution plans.

One retirement industry executive says she believes the Senate could act quite quickly in taking up the SECURE Act, which just passed the House of Representatives with a...

During a House committee hearing in early May, Secretary of Labor Alexander Acosta said the Department of Labor (DOL) is working with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)...

With the passage of the SECURE Act by the House of Representatives, experts tell PLANADVISER they are optimistic that agreement will be reached with the Senate during this...

ERISA attorneys detail the recent expansion of the IRS determination letter program, and what it means for plan sponsor clients.

However, 403(b) plans are in a remedial amendment period, and the IRS has offered much help for them to be in compliance with regulations.

The lawsuit accuses the sponsor of a small 401(k) plan with failing to monitor and correct excessive fees.