Compliance

Irving H. Picard, the Trustee for the liquidation of Bernard L. Madoff Investment Securities LLC (BLMIS), announced that he has reached a settlement with numerous feeder funds.

In light of recent statements regarding its position on the proposed definition of fiduciary regulation, the American Society of Pension Professionals & Actuaries (ASPPA) reiterated its support of...

Legislators have suggested that the U.S. Department of Labor re-propose its change to the definition of fiduciary and include more economic analysis.

Phyllis Borzi, Assistant Secretary of Labor of EBSA, told legislators it is imperative that impartial investment advice be accessible and affordable to retirement plan sponsors and participants.

In a letter sent to the Treasury, ASPPA said it supports the Department's initiatives regarding lifetime income distributions and relief for sponsors of safe harbor 401(k) plans who...

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit has rejected a new rule from the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Reuters reports.

Brian H. Graff, executive director and CEO of the American Society of Pension Professionals & Actuaries (ASPPA) issued a response to the budget proposal introduced by a bipartisan...

In a letter to Congress, the Pension Rights Center urged legislators to support the Department of Labor’s proposed regulation to alter the definition of the term "fiduciary” under...

A federal judge has denied summary judgment for Kraft in an excessive fee suit.

At last week’s Northeast Area Benefits Conference, co-sponsored by the IRS and ASPPA, two Certified Public Accountants discussed the many moving parts of a retirement plan audit.  

In a live Web chat, Phyllis Borzi, Assistant Secretary of Labor for the DoL's Employee Benefits Security Administration, said her staff is working to finalize its proposed amendment...

ASPPA and the National Tax Sheltered Accounts Association (NTSAA) have submitted a letter to the IRS regarding the termination of a 403(b) plan which is funded, in whole...

An $8.2 million settlement has been preliminarily approved by the U.S. District Court for the District of Puerto Rico in the consolidated class action lawsuit against Puerto Rico-based...

The Department of Labor’s (DoL) Employee Benefits Security Administration has issued a final rule that extends the applicability date for fee disclosure.

At a conference in New York City this week, sponsored by the IRS and ASPPA, Craig Hoffman, General Counsel for ASPPA, discussed several hot-button issues working their way...

Senator Tom Harkin (D-Iowa), Chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, will convene a hearing on July 12 at 2:30 p.m. to examine the role...

At the PLANSPONSOR National Conference, a panel discussed the challenges facing smaller (less than $10 million in assets) employer-sponsored retirement plans. 

Pressure is growing on plan providers as regulators and legislators continue to scrutinize fees and outcomes of defined contribution (DC) plans, according to a recently published study by...

A federal court has decided that a top hat plan participant has made adequate allegations of a merger that support her argument that the successor company owes her...

In a recent amicus brief, Secretary of Labor Hilda Solis called for a federal court to overturn a decision in favor of a health plan provider that pre-authorized...