A New Fiduciary Paradigm Before Year End?
The Department of Labor’s new fiduciary rule will be very hard to reverse once in place—even if Republicans take the White House.
Tag: Department of Labor (DOL)
Fiduciary Rule Will Impact Business Practices
A white paper from DST kasina LLC details how the DOL’s fiduciary rule could affect asset managers.
DOL Obtains $1.7M for Profit Sharing Plan
Officers of Alliance Home Healthcare illegally distributed assets of the company’s profit sharing plan, a DOL lawsuit claims.
Union Fund Trustees Sued for Multiple Fiduciary Breaches
The International Association of Machinists National Pension Fund and its board of trustees are facing a lawsuit.
House Committee Advances Anti-Fiduciary Rule Bills
The Republican-dominated House of Representative’s ongoing effort to halt the Department of Labor’s fiduciary rulemaking is starting to look a lot like its previous attempts to gut the...
OMB Confirms Receipt of Fiduciary Rule Language
After years of speculation and an intense, ongoing retirement plan industry debate, the Department of Labor has advanced its conflict of interest regulations to the Office of Management...
2017 White House Budget Includes Open MEP Expansion
The Obama administration intends to extend workplace access to a retirement savings opportunity to more than 30 million Americans.
DOL Files Suit Over Employer Stock Valuation
The U.S. Labor Department filed a lawsuit against a Florida employer accused of imprudence in the valuation and sale of the company’s stock to its own employees.
‘DOL Lacks Study of Retirement Participant Safety’ ICI Says
DOL proposal on state-run retirement programs promotes confusing patchwork of laws and a few unintended consequences, say industry groups ICI and SIFMA.
$1.3 Million Awarded to Participants of Abandoned Plan
The DOL has obtained judgment to distribute $1.3 million to participants in a Georgia 401(k) plan.
What Comes Next for In-Plan ESG Investing?
From the headline-grabbing U.N. climate summit held in Paris to new DOL regulations on environmentally-minded investing by retirement plans, sustainability is clearly on the mind. How are providers...
Tools, Training to Address DOL Fiduciary Definition
A DALBAR training program anticipates the best interest contract (BIC) exemption.
Fiduciary Rule Will Impact $3T of Assets, Morningstar Says
The research company says it will cost the industry at least $2.4 billion a year to comply with the rule.
Waiting on an In-Plan Income Safe Harbor
Defined contribution retirement plan sponsors remain cautious and curious about structured withdrawal products.
Another Year of Steady Investment Menu Reform
Retirement specialist financial advisers face a constant stream of regulatory and market change—especially regarding defined contribution plan investment menus.
Post Budget Act Stumble, Congress Tries Again to Impact Fiduciary Rule
It’s a particular skill of Congress to make the improbable appear promising—whether it comes to overturning the Affordable Care Act or, as was the case this week, delaying...
Congress Fails in Effort to Slow Fiduciary Rule Process
In the end, none of the various proposals moving in Congress around the omnibus appropriation budget deal regarding the fiduciary rule were included.
What to Expect in the New Form 5500
Questions about compliance are optional, at least for now, and plan leakage is a new area of scrutiny.
Changes ‘Could Happen Soon’ to Fiduciary Rule
Lawmakers and industry reps are concerned with where the proposal is heading, what’s in it and how fast it’s moving.