Tag: Department of Labor (DOL)

The ERISA plan invested roughly $1.9 million of plan assets from July 2010 through December 2011 in the investment company, Midwest Green Resources.

With its publication in the Federal Register, the DOL’s request for information regarding its implementation (or not) of the fiduciary rule is officially open for public comment.

Some firms also report handling certain rule preparations or implementation activities poorly in some ways and well in other ways.

The DOL argues it must not lose its broad authority to regulate the workplace retirement planning market—notwithstanding the fact that it may very well decline to aggressively enforce...

The request for information asks whether the BICE and PTEs should be delayed further and whether new streamlined exemptions could be probable given innovations in the industry since...

During a hearing, Acosta claimed that previously the SEC did not work jointly with the DOL on the rule.

In a new final rule, the Department of Labor removed its final rules regarding the ERISA safe harbor of government-run plans for private-sector workers.

Content, context and presentation are now the important factors in determining whether a particular activity represents fiduciary advice—but that could change.

The FiduciaryShield toolset launched by Redhawk aims to help advisers meet fiduciary responsibilities on behalf of IRA holders.

Speaking at the 2017 PLANPSONSOR National Conference, a staffer at the DOL told attendees the agency is still looking for ways to make its fiduciary rule better.

On Thursday, the House of Representatives passed a bill that would undo much of the Dodd-Frank Act’s regulations and the fiduciary rule.

Expert speakers at PSNC 2017 freely admitted this is a vexing and even a bit frustrating time from the perspective of trying to get in front of potential...

Informational materials on the redesigned site include “how to” articles and case studies.

The SEC chair issued only a brief statement on his intention to work with DOL officials on reforming conflict of interest regulations—but his language is revealing.

Learn about the most common plan errors and how plan sponsors can correct them under the IRS Self-Correction Program.