Compliance

The agency has issued a List of Required Modifications (LRMs) and Information Package for use with prototype SIMPLE IRAs.

The fiduciaries did not follow terms of the plan document when paying out participants upon plan termination, a federal court found.

The “Changes to Note” section of the 2016 instructions highlight important modifications to the Form 5500 and Form 5500-SF and their schedules and instructions.

In addition to relief for hardships and loans provided by the IRS, the DOL is relaxing rules about contribution and loan repayment submissions and blackout notices.

Broadridge looks at the new fiduciary rule’s “far-reaching implications for the retirement plan participant experience” and how to avoid pitfalls.

“This policy is in keeping with NTSA’s long-standing support for effective and clear disclosure of fees, compensation and alternatives within 403(b) plans,” says NTSA Executive Director Chris DeGrassi.

Acknowledging that “smart regulation is only as effective as its implementation,” the DOL has issued extensive guidance for advisers and providers seeking to comply with the new conflict...

The deferral limit for defined contribution plan participants remains unchanged at $18,000.

The health system agreed to pay more than $350 million to settle a lawsuit challenging its pension plan's church plan status under ERISA.

Wells Fargo faces a third ERISA stock drop lawsuit in the U. S. District Court for the District of Minnesota.

Retirement plans can provide this relief to employees and certain members in disaster area localities affected by Hurricane Matthew and designated for individual assistance by the FEMA. 

The enforcement actions accuse two brokerage firms of “deceptive, dishonest, and unethical conduct.”

The updated page also includes a link to scheduled increases for years after 2017.

The owner of Sentry Equipment Erectors, Inc. sold his shares to the plan at $406 per share, much greater than prices at which participants had previously sold their...

A federal judge rejected defendants’ argument that the lawsuit, filed in December 2015, was time-barred by ERIA’s various statutes of limitation.

Another participant in a Wells Fargo retirement plan is accusing the bank of breaching its fiduciary duty in the management of company stock offered as a retirement plan...

The IRS released results on two completed projects and announce a new one.

The case had been remanded back to the appellate court after the Supreme Court's decision in Spokeo, Inc.v. Robins.

The bank’s recent troubles over illegal sales practices have led retirement plan participants to file an ERISA stock drop suit, claiming plan fiduciaries continued to offer Wells stock...

The court found one executive in particular was not a fiduciary to SunTrust's DC plan.