Compliance

Clients with pension plans undergoing distress or involuntary termination should know the agency issued a new table for determining expected retirement ages for participants.

The agency will share examination program priorities for the new year, among other things.

The SEC this week voted to propose rules to enhance operational transparency and regulatory oversight of alternative trading systems—and the activities of brokers using them. 

Staunchly supporting the DOL’s fiduciary proposal, the Financial Planning Coalition calls out recent legislative stall tactics.

ERISA attorney David Levine offers a few thoughts about the potential road ahead for auto-IRAs and state-run open MEPs for the private sector.

One career actuary tells PLANADVISER unrelenting increases in PGGC premiums belie a lack of forward-thinking policy and are more likely to harm than help overall U.S. retirement readiness. 

Industry insiders are divided on whether this is a good idea.

States offering retirement planning solutions to private-sector workers got their first look at a few highly anticipated (and increasingly controversial) pieces of regulatory guidance this week. 

After much back and forth, an appellate court has finally dismissed a lawsuit against State Street Bank and Trust Company over its handling of the employee stock ownership...

The Internal Revenue Service is implementing new market rate of return rules for hybrid pension plans. 

Date of birth is critical for understanding who is affected by the changes in a Social Security claiming strategy.

However, in a statement of non-opposition filed with the court, Novant said it disagrees with the claims.

Congressional representatives seek to protect retirement investors and stall DOL fiduciary rule.

The group suggests other efforts to address the retirement savings crisis in America.

BP has won dismissal of several claims that it failed to monitor fiduciaries who oversaw company stock investments in its retirement plans.

PLANADVISER reached out to Marcia Wagner, principle with Wagner Law Group in Boston, for comments about the case.

A New York Congresswoman's bill would require more disclosure about hedge fund holdings.

The retirement planning industry already knew Boeing would settle the nearly decade-old 401(k) litigation, but a trove of new details emerged this week as both parties agreed to...

Employees can set up payroll deductions to fund their “my Retirement Account.”

Participants in an ESOP that purchased shares with a loan from the sponsoring employer made allegations that were not backed by evidence, a court found.