Compliance

A Louisville medical center did not breach its fiduciary responsibility by transferring the plan balances of two employees from a stable value fund to an asset allocation fund.

The U.S. Supreme Court rejected a request to review a decision by an appellate court that a cash balance pension plan that cut off interest credits of participants...

The U.S. Department of Labor’s Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) will sponsor “Getting It Right – Know Your Fiduciary Responsibilities” Webcasts this week.

The U.S. District Court of Nevada used the "Moench" standard when it dismissed a claim that International Game Technology breached its fiduciary duty of prudence.

A retiree has sued SunTrust Banks, alleging that it favored investment plans operated by SunTrust or its subsidiaries that performed poorly and charged higher fees than plans offered...

The Senate Special Committee on Aging held a hearing this week titled, "Securities Lending in Retirement Plans: Why the Banks Win, Even When You Lose."

Stating that previous media reports on its position were unclear, the American Society of Pension Professionals & Actuaries (ASPPA) insists it and its affiliated organizations “strongly support” redefining...

A federal judge in Illinois awarded the employer in a stock-drop case $50,000 in costs a year after ruling against the employee who filed the case.

The Government Accountability Office (GAO) suggested that retirement plan sponsors and participants should be made more aware of the risk that some investments may have distribution restrictions.

The U.S. Department of Labor (DoL) sued a now-defunct company alleging it walked away from its 401(k) plan without distributing $1.3 million in assets to participants.

The DC Plan Investment Council is advocating that advice to participants by a plan adviser at the time of a distributable event should not be a prohibited transaction.

A lawsuit questioning Macy’s decision to continue offering company stock in its retirement plans following the acquisition of a troubled department store has won class action status.

At the ASPPA 401(k) Summit in Las Vegas this week, Brian Graff, CEO of ASPPA, and Greg Dean, General Counsel for the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor...

The U.S. Department of Labor (DoL) sued Coin Builders LLC of Wisconsin Rapids and its president, Joseph Kreeger, to restore more than $1.3 million plus interest to the...

The Dodd-Frank Act, target-date funds, and the evolving role of a fiduciary were some of the topics Frederick Reish and Robert Kaplan touched on at the ASPPA 401(k)...

Those wishing to comment on a pending regulatory proposal to revamp the definition of a fiduciary under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) now have more time...

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) proposed a rule mandating that certain financial institutions keep away from compensation arrangements that encourage inappropriate risk taking.

The American Society of Pension Professionals and Actuaries (ASPPA) presented a statement this week at a Department of Labor-sponsored hearing regarding proposed changes to the definition of “fiduciary.”

Tremont Group Holdings faces a $2.1-billion lawsuit for allegedly missing warning signs about Bernard Madoff's Ponzi scheme.

Paul Stevens, president of the Investment Company Institute (ICI), presented his organization’s statement to the Department of Labor (DoL).