Compliance

Speaking about RESA, J. Mark Iwry, nonresident senior fellow - Economic Studies at the Brookings Institution, said during an event, “If the legislation cannot be changed, maybe regulations...

The one in Detroit will take place on June 5 and in Wilmington, Delaware, June 25

The district court rules SafeWay’s dismissal motions conflate the principle that investment decisions should not be evaluated based on hindsight with the need to use historic information available...

Brokers who were happy to see a federal-level uniform fiduciary rule rejected by an appeals court last year may now be rethinking their stance as a patchwork of...

One ERISA expert says fiduciaries already evaluating ESG risks and those being active in proxy voting will continue parsing whatever ad hoc disclosures are volunteered by companies.

Who is liable when a brokerage firm staffer knowingly transmits false information at the behest of a superior? A recent Supreme Court ruling offers some answers, while raising...

The Department says it recognizes that severe storms may impede efforts by plan fiduciaries in Nebraska, Iowa and Alabama to comply with the Employee Retirement Income Security Act...

Plaintiffs in the long-standing Amara v. CIGNA case say the company is using alternative methods than what a court ordered to calculate cash balance plan benefits that would take...

The complaint says Boeing should have warned defined contribution plan participant invested in the company's stock that issues the company was having caused the stock price to be...

Anthem has agreed to pay $23.6 million to settle the lawsuit in addition to non-monetary terms.

The recordkeeping and investment firm has emphatically denied allegations leveled in multiple lawsuits suggesting it collects “secret payments” and “kickbacks” from external fund providers.

Specifically, the petition filed by participants in Chevron's DC plan asks the Supreme Court to answer: “In pleading a breach of fiduciary duty under ERISA, is it sufficient...

The Saving for the Future Act would require employers to contribute 50 cents to a savings account for each worker for every hour worked, or more than $1,000...

Since there are no prescribed correction methods to address Internal Revenue Code Section 409(p) violations, prevention methods are important considerations for both employee stock ownership plan design and...

The parties dispute whether the plaintiff has standing to bring any ERISA claims based on a settlement agreement she entered, and, if she does, which claims could be...

The House Ways & Means Committee has already approved the bill, which mirrors many of the key provisions of the Retirement Enhancement and Savings Act.

The list identifies matters that may involve either mandatory or discretionary plan amendments depending on the particular plan, and may reference other significant guidance that affects daily plan...

A section-by-section overview of the Retirement Enhancement and Savings Act of 2019, which was just introduced in the U.S. Senate.

ERISA sets exacting standards when it comes to the treatment of retirement plan investments, but a new appellate court ruling underscores the fact that not all parties dealing...

Among the proponents of the retirement enhancement legislation is the Insured Retirement Institute, which expects the Ways and Means Committee to advance the new bill as soon as...