Tag: Department of Labor (DOL)

J.P. Morgan believes that the proposed regulations to redefine the definition of fiduciary should eliminate unnecessary and subjective standards.

Larry H. Goldbrum, General Counsel of The SPARK Institute, said any changes to the definition of fiduciary should not be overly dramatic changes in policy.

Federal regulators heard from the president of Great-West Retirement Services who said efforts to rework the definition of a fiduciary could "set the retirement industry back 25 years."

The American Benefits Council (ABC) spoke at the Department of Labor’s (DoL) hearing today about its proposed redefinition of fiduciary.

Speaking on a Webcast sponsored by Principal Financial Group, James Delaplane, a partner at Davis & Harman LLP, examined the three major regulations coming out of Washington this year,...

Fee disclosure regulations coming in 2011 and 2012 may seem daunting, but they also abound in opportunities.

A third-party administrator pleaded guilty to one count of embezzlement of $1 million in assets from 12 retirement plans. 

The U.S. Department of Labor (DoL) released an agenda for its public hearing on a proposal to refine the definition of fiduciary.

With Washington causing quite a stir in proposing changes to the definition of fiduciary, the Virtual PLANADVISER National Conference brought together experts to discuss the realities of such...

Two trade groups have applauded the U.S. Department of Labor’s proposed redefinition of a fiduciary, but suggested a handful of improvements.

Laying it all out on the table, PLANSPONSOR and PLANADVISER’s Editor-in-Chief, Nevin E. Adams, opened the first Virtual PLANADVISER National Conference (VPANC) by outlining the top 10 trends...

The U.S. Department of Labor’s Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) delayed the implementation of its new 408(b)(2) fee disclosure rules by six months.

The U.S. Department of Labor obtained a consent judgment ordering Arkion Life Sciences to restore $193,795 in restitution and interest to the company's 401(k) plan.

Recordkeeper BPAS has partnered with Fiduciary Benchmarks to provide 408(b)(2) summary disclosure documents and independent third-party benchmarking to all BPAS clients.

The Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association (SIFMA) has asked the Department of Labor (DoL) to reconsider its proposed rule that would redefine the term “fiduciary” under the...

The ERISA Industry Committee (ERIC) warned the Department of Labor (DoL) about the unintended consequences that can result from broadening the definition of fiduciary.

The ERISA Industry Committee (ERIC) submitted comments to the Department of Labor’s Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) regarding its proposal on target-date fund disclosures.

The Department of Labor (DoL) requested comments on if advice relating to a plan distribution should be included in the definition of "advice" under fiduciary standards; Aon Hewitt...

In comments to the Department of Labor (DoL) regarding the proposed change to the definition of fiduciary, Liberty Capital Investment Corporation said the rule “would be a litigation...

President and CEO of SIFMA, Tim Ryan, said above all else, we need to “get it right;” it being the implementation of the Dodd-Frank Act.