Compliance

The ERISA Industry Committee (ERIC) has commented about the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation’s request to obtain information about de-risking moves made by pension plans.

As employers enter the last two years of the preapproved retirement plan restatement cycle, ERISA consultants say restatements are a critical opportunity to realign plan documents and operations.

A federal district court has approved the Department of Labor’s motion to intervene in a 401(k) excessive fee case.

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has amended the two safe harbor explanations that can be used to satisfy the requirement that certain information be provided to recipients of...

The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) is publishing a final rule for transferring defined contribution (DC) plan accounts into a defined benefit (DB) plan.

Credit Suisse AG has received temporary approval to continue acting as a qualified professional asset manager (QPAM), after pleading guilty to criminal charges related to client tax evasion.

Reaching $25 million in an individual retirement account (IRA) might sound like a pipedream, but some Americans have managed to do just that.

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is hosting a webinar about the definitions of compensation used in retirement plans.

Sometimes, Form 5500 errors can come down to something as simple as a single number. Here are some goofs for retirement plan advisers to keep an eye out...

Retirement plan advisers should be on the lookout for prohibited transactions that may or should be revealed on the Form 5500 filing.

Midterm election results are often interpreted to mean different and contradictory things—but there appears to be some consensus in the retirement industry about the new political landscape in...

The U.S. Supreme Court has denied a request to review an appellate court's decision in a case concerning retirement plan recordkeepers and fees.

The Internal Revenue Service issued guidance clarifying the impact a 2014 individual retirement account (IRA) rollover has on the pending one-per-year limit imposed on tax-free rollovers.

Some retirement plan provisions can create headaches for plan sponsors.

An appeals court has opened the door for the requirement that an ERISA plan’s investment guidelines be disclosed to participants upon request.

The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has revisited its ruling in a retirement plan stock drop suit in light of the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Fifth...

All too often, a firm conducting a merger or acquisition (M&A) fails to weigh the options for each organization’s retirement plan.

Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company (MassMutual) has agreed to settle a lawsuit brought by a 401(k) plan sponsor alleging the company breached its fiduciary duties when it received...

The Department of Labor filed a lawsuit to restore $7 million to participants in two Wheeling, West Virginia-based retirement plans, following alleged misconduct by plan fiduciaries.

There are unique rules for 403(b) plans that make enforcing contribution and benefit limits not so straightforward.