Compliance

Maximum Benefit/Contribution Limit for 2009 through 2019.

Among other things, the National Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors for New York State alleges the Department of Financial Services (DFS) exceeded its permissible executive-branch authority by...

The consensus in early commentary is that the new House proposal appears to closely align with bipartisan legislation with potential majority support in the Senate.

The agency says it recognizes that these wildfires may impede efforts by plan fiduciaries, employers, labor organizations, service providers, and participants and beneficiaries to comply with the Employee...

The dismissal of the lawsuit accusing the custodian of making unauthorized 403(b) plan account transfers comes a month after the owners of the plan's recordkeeper were indicted for...

The lawsuit challenges the design and monitoring of the Large Cap Fund in CenturyLink's non-union 401(k) plan.

The U. S. District Court for the District of Kansas has preliminarily approved the settlement.

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...

A lawsuit claims Atrium Health does not meet the definition of governmental entity under ERISA, so its retirement plans do not fall under ERISA's governmental plans exemption.

However, a federal judge gave the firm a win on a claim that its recordkeeping fees were unreasonable.

“The multiemployer insurance program deficit has narrowed, but it clearly won’t keep the program from running out of money,” says PBGC Director Tom Reeder.

Speaking to a room of plan sponsors and specialist consultants in Boston, two ERISA litigation experts offered a detailed review of recent action in big-ticket lawsuits impacting employer...

A new Accounting Standards Board Standard of Practice requires actuaries to identify risks that, in the actuary’s professional judgment, may reasonably be anticipated to significantly affect the defined...

The “Changes to Note” section of the 2018 instructions highlights important modifications to the Form 5500 and Form 5500-SF and their schedules and instructions.

Some 83,000 lawsuits have been filed under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act in federal district court since 2009, according to Lex Machina, a LexisNexis company; fewer than...

The DOL has issued an advisory opinion letter in response to a request by Retirement Clearinghouse (RCH), for the Department’s opinion on the status of certain parties as...

UBS says it intends to rely on certain facts to defend itself; for one, that it suffered massive losses on U.S. mortgage-related assets, including the residential mortgage-backed securities...

Under the proposed regulations, 401(k) plan sponsors could choose to make additional accounts available for hardship withdrawals.

The committee says the SEC should explicitly explain that Regulation Best Interest is a fiduciary duty shared equally by advisers and broker/dealer to act in their customers’ best...

The request comes in a notice of proposed exemption from prohibited transactions for Retirement Clearinghouse's auto-portability solution.