Tag: Department of Labor (DOL)

In comment letters to the DOL, investment firms, retirement plan service providers and trade groups voice support for the decision to delay the implementation of the new fiduciary...

GOP lawmakers in the House and Senate suggests it is a federal government overreach for DOL to encourage or require states to offer workplace retirement savings programs for...

Even if the DOL leadership under President Trump declines to enforce a strict fiduciary standard, private litigators will undoubtedly pick up any slack if the administration fails to...

The Reporting and Disclosure Guide for Employee Benefit Plans was prepared by the IRS as a quick reference tool for certain basic reporting and disclosure requirements under ERISA...

The new leadership at Department of Labor has published the rulemaking through which it hopes to delay the strict conflict of interest rules championed by the previous administration...

The long-running fight over the fiduciary rule took another (symbolic) step forward this week—but still there is little clarity as to what may unfold prior to the first...

“Regulatory pressure increases the appeal of independence and the need to shift the active versus passive conversation,” according to a new report from Cerulli Associates. 

Federal agencies and initiatives carry significant momentum and must be redirected carefully, but forcefully, by any incoming president.

The seminar will be held at Circus Circus Hotel on Thursday, March 23.

Whoever takes on the role of DOL Secretary will be tasked with overseeing the Trump administration’s response to the forthcoming fiduciary rule reforms. 

A look at the retirement plan run by CKE Restaurants offers some food for thought about why the company's CEO, Andrew Puzder, backed away from the post of...

A Texas district court judge has rejected industry arguments that the DOL exceeded its authority in crafting the forthcoming fiduciary rule—what this spells for the regulation’s future under...

Their concerns are that small businesses will be discouraged from offering retirement plans to employees, and that employees put into state-run plans will not have the protections of...

The latest results of the Fidelity Advisor Investment Pulse survey show advisers continue to focus on implementation of new fiduciary controls across different elements of their practices.

The Trump White House has clearly tried to label itself as pro-business, but the effort to halt the fiduciary rule has so far injected more confusion than clarity...

Of course, this review could lead to a delay in, or even halt of, implementation of the rule.

The Getting It Right - Know Your Fiduciary Responsibilities seminar will be held at Arizona State University - Skysong on February 15.