Compliance May 12th, 2026 Ford Accused of Improper Use of Employees’ 401(k) Savings Ford retirement plan fiduciaries allegedly used participant assets, rather than company funds, to pay administrative expenses.
Compliance May 7th, 2026 Schlichter Bogard Files Suit Over Voluntary Benefits Program Fees Banner Health and its plan fiduciaries allegedly caused employees with supplemental insurance offerings to pay excessive premiums.
Compliance May 6th, 2026 New Jersey Advisers Face ‘ABC’ Test on Independent Contractor Status The new rules, which critics said would label independent investment advisers and broker/dealers ‘employees,’ go into effect in October.
Compliance May 6th, 2026 DOL Asks to Join Oral Arguments in 2 Plan Forfeiture Cases Honeywell International Inc. and Siemens Corp. gave the Department of Labor 5 of their allotted 15 minutes of oral argument...
Compliance May 5th, 2026 EBSA Head Aronowitz Asks for Industry Input on DOL Investment Rule The head of the Employee Benefits Security Administration confirmed that the agency is considering additional guidance—particularly on fiduciary ‘duty to...
Compliance May 5th, 2026 SEC: PEPs Qualify for Single-Employer Plans’ Exemptions The Securities and Exchange Commission’s regulatory statement may open the door to wider participation in pooled employer plans.
Compliance May 5th, 2026 Nonprofit Leaders Call on SEC to Back CITs in 403(b)s Congressional action is required to allow collective investment trusts to be included in 403(b) plans.
Compliance May 4th, 2026 Janus Henderson Settles ESOP Lawsuit for $6.5M The settlement total would give each plaintiff $3,613, but lawyers are expected to take up to one-third of the amount.
Compliance April 30th, 2026 Trump Signs Executive Order for Federal IRA Website The Department of the Treasury is tasked with launching the TrumpIRA.gov site by next year and promoting awareness of the...
Compliance April 29th, 2026 Retirement Advocacy Groups File Amicus Brief in SCOTUS’ Intel Case The brief—submitted by AARP, the Pension Rights Center, and Better Markets—backs employees suing Intel over the handling of their retirement...
Compliance April 28th, 2026 Financial Regulators Consider Responses to Advanced AI Threats The Securities and Exchange Commission is accepting public feedback on a review of the world’s largest database of retail and...
Compliance April 27th, 2026 Public to Weigh in on Trump Accounts’ Reporting Form Starting Tuesday, the public has 60 days to submit written feedback to the IRS on the new form.
Compliance April 27th, 2026 Fidelity Reaches $1.25M Settlement Over 2024 Data Breach Personal data of about 77,000 customers were accessed by an unauthorized third party, according to Massachusetts regulators.
Compliance April 24th, 2026 Appeals Court: Merrill Lynch Incentive Program Not Subject to ERISA The US 4th Circuit Court of Appeals also shared its six-part framework to distinguish between a bonus program and a...
Compliance April 24th, 2026 HSA Assets Grew by 19% in 2025 There were 41.7 million health savings accounts in the US at the end of last year—a 6% increase from 2024,...
Compliance April 24th, 2026 House Committee Approves Bill Regulating Proxy Advisers, ESG Disclosures The Republican-sponsored bill would also impose new voting and reporting duties on asset managers and pension fiduciaries.
Compliance April 24th, 2026 DOL May Join Oral Arguments in HP Forfeiture Case The Department of Labor previously filed an amicus brief supporting the defendants in the case, Hutchins v. HP Inc.
Compliance April 22nd, 2026 Congress Take Aim at Alleged Kickbacks in Hearing on PBMs Democrat and Republican members alike criticized pharmacy benefit managers, who they say profit from driving up drug costs.
Compliance April 22nd, 2026 Former DOL Leaders, Industry Groups Seek Extended Feedback for Alts Rule As the Department of Labor publishes comments on its proposed rule on alternative investments in defined contribution plans, industry leaders...
Compliance April 21st, 2026 Fed Chair Nominee Warsh Denies Pressure to ‘Predetermine’ Interest Rate Cuts Facing a Senate committee, Kevin Warsh said President Donald Trump ‘never asked’ him to commit to specific monetary policy decisions.