Compliance

What are the regulatory issues to watch right now?

The SPARK Institute submitted a comment letter to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) commending it on the proposed 403(b) plans prototype program, and requesting changes that it says...

Mary Schapiro, Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) chairman, told the Senate Appropriations Committee’s Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government today that she has asked the SEC staff...

Class-action law firm Keller Rohrback L.L.P on Tuesday announced the settlement of a 2006 challenge to the JPMorgan cash balance plan.

The repayment of a 401(k) loan may be a real debt obligation, but it’s not a “necessary expense″ for bankruptcy purposes, according to a recent court decision.

The Milberg law firm announced an investigation into possible violations of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) by Popular Inc. U.S.A., a San Juan, Puerto Rico-based financial...

The Advisory Council on Employee Welfare and Pension Benefit Plans (also known as the ERISA Advisory Council) will meet June 11 in Washington.

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has, in Notice 2009-48, set limits on expenses for employer-owned life insurance that policyholders can deduct from their gross income.

The U.S. Department of Labor (DoL) and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) plan to look into how target-date fund managers determine the asset allocation of target-date funds,...

The U.S. Department of Labor’s Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) said the final rule about investment advice under the Pension Protection Act will be extended to November 18.

The Obama administration might call for stripping the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) of some of its powers.

Lawyers representing plaintiffs alleging a fiduciary breach in the operation of the RadioShack 401(k) have asked a federal judge to certify the suit as a class action.

The Internal Revenue Service proposed rules that would permit employers affected by substantial business hardship to decide mid-year to reduce or suspend non-elective contributions to safe harbor 401(k)...

The U.S. Department of Labor obtained court judgments ordering that $97,317 in benefits be restored to the 401(k) retirement fund of now-defunct Triangle Laboratories.

Under proposed legislation, participants undergoing specific financial hardships would get some relief on 401(k) penalties.

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) ruled that an arrangement under which employees could give up the right to get retiree health benefits in exchange for a higher future...

A federal court jury in New York has convicted James Treacy, former chief operating officer of employment Web site Monster Worldwide, of defrauding investors through improper stock option...

The Securities and Exchange Comission (SEC) today proposed tighter rules for investment advisers who custody assets.

An annual report by the Social Security and Medicare Board of Trustees indicates the financial downturn has worsened the long-range financial outlook of the system.

The Department of Labor (DoL) and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) are looking into target-date funds.