Compliance

The court docket shows that, prior to the Notice of Settlement, the court had granted the plaintiff extended time to file his amended complaint.

The high court's decision lets stand a ruling that Great-West, as a non-fiduciary party in interest was not liable for alleged ERISA violations.

Recordkeepers and other service providers have submitted generally positive comment letters to the Department of Labor regarding its proposed e-delivery default rule, but they also have some specific...

Providers of open MEPs are likely to create many different versions, and it has yet to be determined how much fiduciary responsibility plan sponsors will shoulder, MassMutual says

Unlike the approach favored by Democrats in the House of Representatives, which would establish a government-backed loan programs to assist troubled union pension, this approach would permit the...

In addition to the ambitious Regulation Best Interest package, the securities and market regulator is making significant changes to the proxy voting landscape and its rules for adviser...

The associated instructions have also been updated to reflect, among other changes, an increase to $2,194 per day in the maximum civil penalty amount assessable under ERISA Section...

A wide-ranging ERISA fiduciary breach complaint suggests the firm failed to adequately monitor fees and permitted unnecessary, excess fees on the investment menu.

After years of litigation, the plaintiffs and defendants have jointly moved for entry of an order referring the case to mediation before a neutral third party.

The lawsuit alleges that GoalMaker served Prudential’s interests at the expense of participants’ by funneling retirement savings into proprietary investment products and into investments that paid revenue sharing...

According to the SEC, Morgan Stanley Smith Barney’s share class calculator had two operating errors that caused it not to provide the most beneficial share class to eligible...

No judge of the 9th Circuit has requested a vote on a petition for rehearing Dorman vs. Charles Schwab, in which a three-judge panel held ERISA claims may...

Plaintiffs challenge the use of proprietary products in Prudential’s defined contribution retirement plans, an arrangement they say impermissibly benefitted the company at the expense of plan performance.

The purpose of any such updates would be to increase the effectiveness of tax-favored retirement programs by allowing retirees to retain sufficient retirement savings in these programs for...