Tag: EBSA

During a hearing, Acosta claimed that previously the SEC did not work jointly with the DOL on the rule.

In a new final rule, the Department of Labor removed its final rules regarding the ERISA safe harbor of government-run plans for private-sector workers.

Content, context and presentation are now the important factors in determining whether a particular activity represents fiduciary advice—but that could change.

The plan sponsor in the case was criminally prosecuted and pled guilty to embezzlement in June 2016.

Speaking at the 2017 PLANPSONSOR National Conference, a staffer at the DOL told attendees the agency is still looking for ways to make its fiduciary rule better.

The DOL says the seminar will increase awareness and understanding about basic fiduciary responsibilities when operating a retirement plan.

In the end the Trump administration will allow the Obama-era DOL fiduciary rule to take effect; industry observers are split about what exactly this means for the long-term.

The seminar will be held in Springfield, Illinois, on June 21.

The newly confirmed Secretary of Labor, Alexander Acosta, will steer from the top the effort to either overturn or leave in place the Obama-era fiduciary rule and other...

The DOL's Employee Benefit Security Administration hopes a new initiative will help it “overcome the limitations seen in existing data collection activities.”

Fiduciaries of the Weinhagen Tire Company 401(k) Plan agreed to an order resolving the DOL's lawsuit claiming the fiduciaries allowed the misdirection and misuse of employee contributions.

Their “Retirement Ripoff Counter” shows that without the protections of the fiduciary rule, investors are losing $1.9 million an hour, $46 million a day—and $17 billion a year.

This lack of experience can lead to mistakes, ERISApedia.com says.

The Department is making the move in response to the Trump memorandum.

The seminar will be held at Circus Circus Hotel on Thursday, March 23.

A look at the retirement plan run by CKE Restaurants offers some food for thought about why the company's CEO, Andrew Puzder, backed away from the post of...

The Getting It Right - Know Your Fiduciary Responsibilities seminar will be held at Arizona State University - Skysong on February 15.

More than half of Americans believe the Trump administration will have an impact on their retirement savings strategies.