Tag: Department of Labor (DOL)

The announcement impacts both IRAs and qualified plans. 

The Fiduciary Responsibility eSource includes discussion of the DOL’s new conflicted advice rule, best interest contract exemption and other new and amended prohibited transaction exemptions.

A new software solution from RiXtrema addresses DOL fiduciary rule compliance for advisers finding themselves on a new regulatory playing field when it comes to rollover recommendations. 

New software from fi360 provides broker/dealers and advisers with advanced fiduciary oversight capabilities. 

The owner of Sentry Equipment Erectors, Inc. sold his shares to the plan at $406 per share, much greater than prices at which participants had previously sold their...

The firm says its latest assessment tool is part of a larger readiness campaign to prepare advisers for a new fiduciary paradigm. 

Absent employer action, an estimated 4.2 million white collar workers will become newly entitled to overtime protection, potentially impacting net pay and the treatment of benefits, especially nondiscrimination...

Digging into investment prospectuses and market data is only a part of what financial advisers do for retirement plan clients; perhaps it’s time to rethink what they call...

The new service, known as Insurance Profile, facilitates compliance with the Department of Labor fiduciary rule during the sale and service of annuities.

More than half (55%) of the DC plan advisers surveyed by Ignites Retirement Research either plan to, or are very likely to review the mutual funds used in...

The DOL filed a proposal to dismiss the lawsuit after the contractor made a payment to the plan.

Thrivent alleges the DOL has exceeded its authority by requiring that the BIC Exemption include a contractual agreement that customers could pursue a breach of contract action and...

More than half of broker/dealers surveyed by the LIMRA Secure Retirement Institute believe some of their advisers will retire rather than sell under the new.

Fidelity finds the number of financial advisers who see opportunity in DOL conflict of interest reform has more than doubled in recent months; other advisers are planning to...