Compliance

BlackRock Inc. and the largest U.S. business lobby groups are fighting to strike a provision in the financial regulations overhaul legislation that they say could harm millions of...

Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis filed an amicus curiae brief with the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals supporting the remedy of awarding plan participants a “surcharge”...

The U.S. Department of Labor’s Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) and the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) have published what was termed “guidance to help...

Charles Schwab has agreed to pay $35 million to settle a California state court suit over the Schwab YieldPlus Fund.

A court cleared Baxter International of wrongdoing in connection with a 401(k) stock-drop lawsuit.

Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis has warned a federal appellate court that protections for plan participants could be harmed if it does not overturn a lower court...

The ERISA Industry Committee (ERIC), in coordination with the U.S. Chamber of Commerce (the Chamber) and the Profit Sharing/401k Council of America (PSCA), submitted comments to the Department...

Research has illustrated that women and minorities lag in retirement savings—and now the government is looking into what, if anything, should be done about it.

In comments to the U.S. Department of Labor (DoL) regarding its proposed investment advice rule, the American Society of Pension Professionals & Actuaries (ASPPA) has argued that regulators...

Anthony A. James has been convicted of seven counts of mail fraud, six counts of wire fraud, and one count of embezzlement from an employee benefit plan.

Following the deadline for responses to the Department of Labor and Treasury Department’s request for information about lifetime income options in retirement plans, the Government Accountability Office (GAO)...

ING said it broadly supports investing in guaranteed lifetime income options within a retirement plan and strongly encourages employers to add this type of feature to their plans.

Nationwide Financial Services, Inc., has introduced 401KIncome, a public policy proposal that it said “provides incentives for the funding of guaranteed retirement income while strengthening the current employer-sponsored...

As responses to a request for public comment on use of lifetime income solutions in retirement plans continue to be submitted, a trade group has weighed in with...

The 2010 ERISA Advisory Council will study whether the audit requirement and financial reporting model contained in the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) §§ 103 and 104...

The House GOP Savings Recovery Solutions Group wrote to Labor Secretary Hilda Solis and Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner to oppose proposals that would affect private-sector defined contribution retirement...

The ERISA Industry Committee (ERIC) urged the U.S. Department of Labor (DoL) against requiring sponsors to feature annuities as distribution options and toward providing a genuine safe harbor...

In comments to the Department of Labor (DoL), TIAA-CREF announced its support for giving workers access to annuities in retirement plans.

A federal court has dismissed charges that Unisys Corporation and Fidelity Management Trust Company caused participants in Unisys’ retirement savings plan to pay excessive fees.

Aon Corp. has agreed to pay $1.8 million to settle a lawsuit alleging 401(k) participants lost tens of millions of dollars when Aon’s overvalued company stock price collapsed...