Tag: Department of Labor (DOL)

Regulators released advance informational copies of the 2012 Form 5500 annual return/report and related instructions.

Lincoln Trust Company introduced an online tool that helps 401(k) plan participants determine the true cost of their retirement plan.

The Department of Labor (DOL) issued compliance information for employee benefit plans adversely affected by Hurricane Sandy.

In the coming weeks and months, lawmakers will focus on tax reform.

A $220 million settlement agreement resolves a lawsuit brought by the Department of Labor against four investment management firms.

Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman announced a settlement of more than $210 million with Ivy Asset Management.

Michael L. Davis has joined Prudential Retirement as senior vice president and head of its stable value business.

The Department of Labor (DOL) stated its position regarding whether a purchase or sale of a single property by a pension trust violates ERISA.

MFS Investment Management added five funds to its Lifetime Funds target-date suite, now offering funds in five-year increments through 2055. 

The Department of Labor (DOL) does not only investigate retirement plans, it also investigates service providers.

The job of regulatory agencies is to encourage the offering of retirement plans. 

 Following the final Department of Labor (DOL) 408(b)(2) and 404(a)(5) regulations, many providers and plan sponsors were unprepared, but there are best practices to avoid an audit.

In the wake of moves by several large companies to de-risk their defined benefit (DB) plans, the Pension Rights Center (PRC) is calling for a moratorium on such...

Attorneys with the firm Drinker Biddle & Reath have asked the Department of Labor (DOL) to consider a voluntary correction program for service providers failing to meet disclosure...

Castle Rock Investment Company rolled out the Fee Disclosure Review Service to assist plan sponsors with 408(b)(2) compliance.

The Department of Labor (DOL) filed a lawsuit against GreatBanc Trust Co. and Sierra Aluminum Co., alleging that stock overvaluations led to losses for Employee Stock Ownership Plan...

Trustees of the Irotas Manufacturing Co. Inc. 401(k) plan have been sentenced for embezzling $487,000 from the plan, and have been ordered to pay restitution.

The Department of Labor’s (DOL’s) re-proposal of the definition of fiduciary is another indication that fiduciary responsibilities are increasing, and broker/dealers in particular could be impacted.

The 401K Coach released the Fiduciary Advisor’s Rollover Toolkit to provide a solution and formal process for financial advisers to offer rollover IRA services.

A good quarterly review starts with an effective meeting agenda, panelists told attendees of the 2012 PLANADVISER National Conference.