Compliance

A broad pension relief measure approved by U.S. House lawmakers—including a one-year stop on the required minimum distribution rules—also includes a variety of other measures sought by business...

Three financial planning organizations—Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards, Inc. (CFP), Financial Planning Association (FPA), and National Association of Personal Financial Advisors (NAPFA)—said they have come together to...

The U.S. House of Representatives passed the Worker, Retiree and Employer Recovery Act of 2008 by unanimous consent.

According to Section 409A guidance issued Wednesday by the U.S. Treasury Department and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), an employer is not required to report nonqualified deferred compensation...

Hartford Financial Services Group Inc. has been hit with two new stock drop class action lawsuits.

Two Republican U.S. Senators have introduced proposals to delay enforcement of retirement plan required minimum distribution (RMD) rules because of the struggling economy.

Almost one year to the day after Internal Revenue Service (IRS) officials first proposed a series of procedures for correcting income inclusion issues with additional taxes under Section...

A federal judge in Kentucky has cleared an employer of charges it violated the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) by not including early retirement benefits in a...

The latest bulletin from the Internal Revenue Service, IR-2008-134, reminds low- and moderate-income workers they still have time to take steps to get the full benefit of the...

A Republican U.S. senator has added her voice to the chorus of those calling for changes in the rules governing required minimum distributions (RMD) from retirement savings plans.

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has released a memo warning businesses that funding a business with your retirement plan may not be a good solution.

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) on Tuesday released the 2008 Cumulative List of Changes in Plan Qualification Requirements to be used primarily by plan sponsors of Cycle D...

TD Ameritrade is accused of misleading investors in its Reserve Yield Plus Fund.

The U.S. Department of Labor (DoL) has accused a Bismarck, North Dakota, manufacturer of wastewater treatment systems and equipment and its owners of diverting employee deferrals and loan...

The U.S. Department of Labor’s Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA), the Internal Revenue Service and the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp released advance copies of the 2008 Form 5500...

The U.S. Department of Labor’s Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) released guidance about fidelity bonding requirements.

A federal judge handed retail giant Wal-Mart Stores a resounding legal victory by swatting away a participant’s excessive fee lawsuit.

U.S. Senators on Wednesday unveiled a legislation package designed to help ease the financial strain on families and businesses due to the lagging economy.

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Wednesday voted unanimously to improve mutual fund disclosure by requiring funds to provide investors a concise summary in plain English.

The U.S. Department of Labor has sued the board of directors of The Employee Ownership Holding Co. of Stockton, California, and Fife, Washington, for alleged violations of the...