Compliance

The Department is making the move in response to the Trump memorandum.

The lawsuit claimed the defendants breached their fiduciary duties by investing a significant portion of the plans’ assets in risky and high-cost hedge fund and private equity investments...

The lawsuit says disclosures show the proprietary funds used in the DC plan lineup were far more expensive than comparable funds and underperformed their benchmarks.

The Securities and Exchange Commission has approved FINRA's rule proposal addressing financial exploitation of seniors. 

Some industry groups were worried the DOL rules would mean individuals in these plans would not get the same protections as those in employer-sponsored plans.

The Trump administration is nearly set to formally implement its delay of the Obama-era DOL fiduciary rule, set to take effect in just two weeks, aimed at curbing...

Tess Gee, member in the ERISA & Employee Benefits Litigation practice at Miller & Chevalier, says the stakes are high for all sides, including the government.

One retirement industry advocate says recent meetings on Capitol Hill have left him with the expectation that “we will start to see proposals soon that will have a...

Interested parties can email the IRS by 5 p.m. ET on April 17, 2017, with any suggestions for its presentation.

The suit charges Anthem 401(k) plan fiduciaries with offering plan investments with excessive fees and paying too much for recordkeeping services, among other things.

 

A federal district court judge has granted the recommendation of a magistrate judge, to the effect that an ERISA lawsuit filed against Oracle will not be dismissed before...

A bill introduced to lawmakers directs the DOL and the Treasury Department to allow employers and sole-proprietors participating in retirement plans administered in the same way to file...

The 6th Circuit said if 403(b) participants had tried to use the plan's administrative remedies for claims a plan amendment violated ERISA, it would have been futile.

The Insured Retirement Institute will spend the year pushing Congress and the Administration to advocate for legislation that would expand Americans’ access to advice and simpler annuities.

An opinion handed down by The United States District Court for The Western District Of North Carolina, Charlotte Division, rules in favor of the defendant, Bank of America,...

The IRS established recommendations, suggestions and tips on how plan sponsors can evade an overpayment of user fees; qualify for lower fee prices; and determine the correct user...

Two lawsuits filed against the company alleging a failure to prudently manage retirement plan investment and administrative fees have survived preliminary motions to dismiss. 

The firm has been deemed liable for violations stemming from a “rushed” ESOP valuation—although some claims of wrongdoing leveled against the firm at trial were denied.

The seminar will discuss understanding plan and fiduciary responsibilities; selecting and monitoring service providers; making timely contributions; and more. 

Discussion of 401(k) litigation often fails to draw important distinctions between different ERISA standards that pertain to fiduciary prudence and controlling plan costs, according to one reader of...