Compliance

A federal appellate court has ruled that a woman who sued over allegations of a fiduciary breach in connection with her deceased husband’s individual retirement account filed the...

Populist pressures weigh on nonqualified deferred compensation programs.

The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday agreed to review a lower court ruling that revived a securities class-action lawsuit against Janus Capital Group Inc, Dow Jones reports. 

Last week, members of the House and Senate conference committee announced that they had reached a compromise on the financial services reform bill.  

The Lanier Law Firm is investigating possible legal claims related to a 401(k) retirement plan for U.S. employees of BP.  

Last week, members of the House and Senate conference committee announced that they had reached a compromise on the new financial services reform bill.   

A federal appellate court has ruled that a summary plan description (SPD) could not unilaterally grant a benefit plan administrator the right to make benefit eligibility decisions without...

The New Mexico Educational Retirement Board has hired two law firms to represent the teachers’ pension fund in a planned lawsuit against a Dallas money management firm. 

 A federal judge has approved a $13.8 million revenue-sharing based settlement between a provider and the 401(k) plans it supports, but lawyers will take nearly half.

Another law firm has launched an “investigation” of the BP 401(k) plan – and they’re apparently looking for potential plaintiffs.

A Jacksonville, Florida, retirement-benefits consulting firm is facing charges it defrauded government employees through an alleged Ponzi scheme, according to the Securities and Exchange Commission.

President Obama has signed into law legislation providing pension funding relief for multi-employer and single employer defined benefit plans.

The House of Representatives has, by a margin of 417-to-1, passed a bill containing pension relief. 

Some 360 of the 1,200 plan sponsor receiving the 401(k) Compliance Check Questionnaire had at least partially completed the document by mid-June, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced.

June 22, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois has approved a global settlement agreement providing for recovery of an additional $7.8...

The Internal Revenue Service is providing administrative relief for sponsors of defined contribution plans that were affected by the storms and other severe weather in several states.

Governments would have to report as a liability on their accrual-based financial statements the unfunded portion of their pension plan under a new proposal.

U.S. Senator Herb Kohl, (D-Wisconsin) Chairman of the Special Committee on Aging, held a hearing Wednesday about lifetime income options in retirement plans.

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) unanimously approved proposed rule amendments to enhance the information provided to target-date fund investors.

The U.S. Department of Labor’s Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) is offering a free workshop for employee benefit plan professionals, including clients of plan service providers.