Compliance June 11th, 2025 SEC’s Director of Investment Management to Step Down Natasha Vij Greiner, who has led the division since March 2024, leaves after more than 23 years at the SEC.
Compliance June 10th, 2025 Court Narrows Scope of Liberty Mutual Case, But Allows Single Claim to Proceed In Massachusetts, while a federal judge granted partial summary judgment in favor of Liberty Mutual, an alleged breach of the...
Compliance June 6th, 2025 Predicting a ‘Busy, Active Time’ at the DOL and EBSA Panelists at PLANSPONSOR National Conference discussed the latest updates on ESG investing, cryptocurrency and the status of including alternative assets...
Compliance June 6th, 2025 EBSA Nominee Says He Will End ‘Regulation by Litigation’ Daniel Aronowitz pledged Thursday to reduce litigation and expand retirement benefits and also to end a “war on ESOPs.”
Compliance June 5th, 2025 Electronic Disclosure Bill Introduced in Senate The House version of the bill, prioritizing electronic delivery of SEC-required disclosures, has already cleared committee.
Compliance June 5th, 2025 EBSA Budget Request for FY26 Down 5% from FY25 The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation, which provides financial assistance to distressed pension plans, also requested a smaller budget at $21.8...
Compliance June 3rd, 2025 Court Affirms Dismissal of Intel Investment Lawsuit Over Alternative Investments In a 2019 suit, plan fiduciaries were accused of breaching their duties of prudence by investing some of the retirement...
Compliance June 3rd, 2025 DOL Introduces Multi-Agency Opinion Letter Program The initiative aims to improve compliance assistance by providing more accessible guidance about federal labor laws across five agencies, including...
Compliance June 2nd, 2025 Latest 401(k) Forfeiture Lawsuit Filed Against UBS The investment bank was accused of mismanaging forfeited funds in its 401(k) plan by using them toward reducing employer contributions.
Compliance May 30th, 2025 DOL Announces Intentions to Craft New ESG Retirement Investing Rule In April the department stated it was considering rescinding the 2022 ESG rule and asked the 5th Circuit to pause...
Compliance May 30th, 2025 EBSA Head Nomination Hearing Scheduled for June 5 The hearing, for Daniel Aronowitz as assistant secretary of labor for the Employee Benefits Security Administration, was scheduled by the...
Compliance May 29th, 2025 Government Agencies Continue Push for Increased Health Care Pricing Transparency The Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services and Treasury sought information and released updated guidance aimed at creating nationwide...
Compliance May 28th, 2025 DOL Rescinds 2022 Cryptocurrency Guidance for 401(k) Plans The 2022 compliance assistance bulletin told plan fiduciaries to exercise ‘extreme care’ before adding a cryptocurrency option to a 401(k)...
Compliance May 27th, 2025 DOJ, FTC State Position in ESG-Related Coal Suit Against Largest Asset Managers The DOJ has taken a side in a case accusing BlackRock, State Street and Vanguard of suppressing prices in the...
Compliance May 27th, 2025 House Bill Aims to Increase Oversight of Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board The legislation would establish an independent inspector general for the agency that administers the retirement plan for more than 7...