Compliance September 25th, 2024 GOP Bill Introduced in Senate to Permit CITs in 403(b) Plans The latest bill is one of several pending measures that aim to allow 403(b) plans to invest using the cheaper...
Compliance September 24th, 2024 California Federal Court Dismisses Thermo Fisher 401(k) Forfeiture Lawsuit A Thermo Fisher 401(k) plan participant accused the company and its pension committee of violating ERISA by using forfeited funds...
Compliance September 24th, 2024 SEC Charges 12 Financial Firms for Recordkeeping Failures The firms will pay a total of $88.2 million in civil penalties.
Compliance September 23rd, 2024 DOL Will Appeal Stay on Fiduciary Rule The Department of Labor will ask the 5th Circuit to reinstate the fiduciary rule after it was blocked by two...
Compliance September 23rd, 2024 Cybersecurity Insurance Considerations Expert Steve Taylor gives his views on cybersecurity insurance, as breaches proliferate in financial services.
Compliance September 23rd, 2024 Chevron Explained ERISA expert David Kaleda unpacks the Supreme Court decision that gives the courts more weight in areas that include employee...
Compliance September 17th, 2024 Court Grants Genworth Class Certification Appeal Plaintiffs can appeal class action status granted earlier this month to participants who were invested in BlackRock Inc. target date...
Compliance September 17th, 2024 2025’s Tax Sunset and DC Plans The first article in this quarter’s PLANADVISER In-Depth series, which considers the state of retirement in the U.S., looks at...
Compliance September 12th, 2024 SEC Committee to Host Investment Advice Discussion The regulator’s advisory body will hold a public hearing September 19 to address fiduciary advice in the wake of the...
Compliance September 11th, 2024 Infosys Breach From 2023 Exposed Personal Data of 6 Million People T. Rowe Price and New York Life were cited in a filing with the Maine Attorney General on previously reported...
Compliance September 10th, 2024 SEC Fines 9 Advisories for Marketing Rule Violations The regulator issued penalties totaling $1.24 million to settle charges of ‘untrue or unsubstantiated claims.’
Compliance September 9th, 2024 BAE Beats 401(k) Plan Forfeiture Suit A federal judge in Virginia dismissed a proposed class action, marking one win for defendants amid a slew of recent...
Compliance September 9th, 2024 DOL Issues Updated Cybersecurity Guidance A new compliance release issued by EBSA clarifies that cybersecurity guidance applies to all employee retirement benefit plans and health...
Compliance September 6th, 2024 Federal Regulators Seek Comments on Saver’s Match Contributions Responses are requested by November 4 for the program scheduled to launch in 2027.
Compliance September 4th, 2024 Nuts & Bolts: NAGDCA Explains How to Offer a Self-Directed Brokerage Window The organization’s latest guidelines lay out fiduciary best practices for offering the brokerage window to retirement plan participants.
Compliance September 3rd, 2024 Salesforce Settles 401(k) Suits for $1.35M Combined lawsuits filed in 2020 and then 2024 alleged excessive fees for a $5 billion retirement plan.
Compliance September 3rd, 2024 Raymond James Fined Over Mutual Fund Monitoring FINRA fined two of the firm’s subsidiaries a total of $1.8 million for allegations of failing to properly review mutual...
Compliance September 3rd, 2024 Keys to Guarding Retirement Plan Data Against Human Error Mistakes managing employer-sponsored plan data often expose vulnerabilities that can be exploited by bad actors.
Compliance August 30th, 2024 DOL Recommends Reopening Retirees’ Lawsuit Against IBM The Department of Labor has backed an appeal by IBM retirees to reopen a lawsuit alleging the company used outdated...
Compliance August 29th, 2024 SPARK Meeting Addresses Roth Catch-Up Preparedness Committee lays out recordkeeper and payroll provider workflow for the pending SECURE 2.0 Roth catch-up mandates.