Tag: Department of Labor (DOL)

More than a few industry insiders and analysts have tipped their hats to DOL and Labor Secretary Perez for listening carefully to criticism and reshaping some of the...

ERISA experts warn that it will take some time to judge the final fiduciary rule published by the DOL, given the serious length and complexity of the rulemaking...

However, a few industry groups are still expressing concerns.

Some of the biggest financial services firms and advocacy groups have registered their initial impressions of the Department of Labor’s final fiduciary rule, including FSI, TIAA, FPC and...

Labor Secretary Thomas Perez stressed to reporters that changes made to the proposed version of the regulations will make the final fiduciary standard broader and stronger, “but absolutely...

Market volatility poses a real challenge for advisers working to keep clients focused on longer-term goals.

TIAA government markets executive urges lawmakers and DOL to heed the financial services industry’s hard-earned lessons when implementing any state-run plans for private-sector workers.

A strong majority of investors surveyed by Financial Engines believes advisers should be legally required to provide “non-conflicted advice” in retirement planning contexts.

Supporters say the California Secure Choice Retirement Savings Program will provide a voluntary, low-risk, auto-enrollment retirement savings plan for many uncovered workers in the state. 

A now-defunct company failed to take the appropriate steps to terminate its 401(k) plan.

As former tax counsel for the U.S. Senate Finance Committee, Fidelity Investments’ Doug Fisher has watched major legislation and regulation unfold from both inside and outside government.

A white paper outlines the rule changes, what it could mean for practice management and ways to avoid the excessive time and cost to comply.

Even after a previous compliant filed by the DOL, a fiduciary to the Applied Technology Systems Retirement Plan transferred plan assets to a company account.

About three-quarters of advisers in a Fidelity survey are anxious the DOL fiduciary advice rule will affect how they do business.

Trusted ERISA attorneys Fred Reish and Brad Campbell, of Drinker Biddle and Reath, cut through some of the “mishmash of conflicting rumor and speculation” surrounding the forthcoming final...

We’ve rounded up some of the reports and opinions—pro and con—about the fiduciary rule as it nears final approval.

The Republican party is still attempting to shoot down the fiduciary rule—almost certainly in vain.

Senator Johnny Isakson has introduced legislation designed to foil the fiduciary rule and amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act.

The Employee Benefits Security Administration is giving employers and service providers an opportunity to comment on how it collects and processes information, especially as it pertains to a...

Your DB plan sponsor clients should start reviewing their payment practices now, attorneys tell PLANADVISER.