While an appellate court ruled that Mercy Health's pension plan is a church plan exempt from ERISA requirements, a district court must determine whether ERISA's exemption violates the...
The SEC has confirmed that the COVID-19 pandemic will not halt the implementation of the SEC’s Regulation Best Interest, which has a general compliance date of June 30.
“There’s a gap in the market where the solo adviser or small office is trying to create their own marketing, sales, and service process documents,” says Sharon Pivirotto.
A settlement secured by Massachusetts financial market regulators from Janny Montgomery Scott underscores the importance of monitoring the share class recommendations being made to clients.
Those few remaining advisers who have been reluctant to integrate digital communications as a core part of their client service strategies have little choice but to reconsider in...
With the coronavirus pandemic causing acute financial harm to so many Americans, plan sponsors may feel compelled to offer hardship withdrawal relief in their plans; plan advisers can...
The text of the pro-plaintiff ruling offers a helpful history lesson about several precedent-setting cases that continue to define the borders of the ERISA litigation landscape.
The Advisor Resiliency Pack suite of services is designed to help advisers grow and enhance client engagement as well as manage their business operations through the effects of...
First the SECURE Act and now the CARES Act have made important changes to the rules for required minimum distributions from individual retirement accounts and 401(k)s.
At least some district courts across the U.S. seem to be willing to allow cases alleging the use of outdated mortality tables in the calculation of nonstandard annuity...