There is an extensive amount of regulatory rulemaking going on in Washington that could impact retirement plans in the months and years ahead, and major tax reform proposals...
Forty years ago on September 2, in response to failing companies resulting in workers losing pensions, sweeping legislation designed to protect workers from losing their earned retirement income...
The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) issued a request for information (RFI) about the use of brokerage windows, self-directed brokerage accounts, and similar features in 401(k)-type retirement plans.
Sponsors of terminated defined contribution (DC) plans can use new guidance from the Department of Labor (DOL) to satisfy the regulator’s expectations for finding and paying missing participants.
The complexity of Social Security benefit formulas and insecurity about the program’s solvency make it difficult for individuals to factor it into their retirement income planning.
The Department of Labor’s Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) will conduct a webcast for small businesses and their retirement benefit services providers on August 6.
About 30 investment firms and other parties responded to the Securities and Exchange Commission’s latest call for comments about a still-pending 2010 proposal to strengthen target-date fund disclosures.
“You can’t guarantee yourself a win,” says employee benefits lawyer David Weiner, describing claims appeals and litigation involving missing retirement plan participants, “but you can guarantee a loss.”
Now that the White House has taken a hand in the redrafting process, it’s anyone’s guess whether the Department of Labor (DOL) will come out with a proposal...
Two-thirds of independent financial advisers believe Republicans will gain control of the U.S. Senate in November, according to a new Financial Services Institute (FSI) poll.
The Government Accountability Office (GAO) is recommending that regulators consider modifying Form 5500 plan investment and service provider fee information.
When it comes to retirement plan fees, recent regulatory changes and litigation have highlighted the importance of plan sponsors and fiduciaries ensuring that such fees are reasonable.