Tag: DoL

Questions about compliance are optional, at least for now, and plan leakage is a new area of scrutiny.

Lawmakers and industry reps are concerned with where the proposal is heading, what’s in it and how fast it’s moving. 

Employee plans division leadership at the Internal Revenue Service candidly admits worsening budget constraints are making its job more difficult.

“A phone consultation, an illustration of lost future value, or an example of net take-home after taxes can effectively dissuade participants from accessing retirement funds prematurely,” according to...

A congressional subcommittee heard testimony on the proposed bipartisan principles that go head to head with the fiduciary proposal.

Staunchly supporting the DOL’s fiduciary proposal, the Financial Planning Coalition calls out recent legislative stall tactics.

ERISA attorney David Levine offers a few thoughts about the potential road ahead for auto-IRAs and state-run open MEPs for the private sector.

Industry insiders are divided on whether this is a good idea.

States offering retirement planning solutions to private-sector workers got their first look at a few highly anticipated (and increasingly controversial) pieces of regulatory guidance this week. 

Congressional representatives seek to protect retirement investors and stall DOL fiduciary rule.

The Retail Investor Protection Act is likely to be vetoed by the White House.

Phyllis Borzi revealed some of the thoughts behind certain DOL initiatives, and asked for help from the industry.

Speaking at a Brookings Institution public meeting, U.S. Secretary of Labor Thomas Perez said he is “confident we will be making changes to improve and clarify our proposal.”

Thinking the retirement industry has failed to deliver on its goals, state governments are trying to get into the retirement business.