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Secretary of Labor, Thomas E. Perez, has filed a federal court brief disputing a district court’s dismissal of John Hancock’s liability in an excessive fee case.

The Department of Labor (DOL) has reached a settlement with Western Asset Management Company, a subsidiary of Legg Mason Inc.

The SPARK Institute Inc., a lobbying group for retirement plan service providers, is hoping to secure more flexibility from federal regulators regarding certain investment-related disclosure requirements.

A recent court decision reinforces the Employee Retirement Income Security Act’s (ERISA) requirement that plan sponsors act in the best interest of participants.

U.S. House members belonging to the New Democrat Coalition asked the Department of Labor (DOL) to ensure new fiduciary rules protect access to investment advice.

The Department of Labor (DOL) is suing a Bigler, Pennsylvania, trucking company to recover employee contributions and payments to its 401(k) plan.

A plan sponsor’s request that a retiree return nearly $730,000 in overpaid pension benefits has won court approval.

The pension funded status of the U.S.’s largest corporations jumped by 16 percentage points in 2013, year-end analysis shows.

The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) is moving the flat-rate premium due date for large plans to later in the premium payment year.

Reviewing firm practices for recommending and marketing individual retirement account (IRA) rollover services will be a 2014 priority for the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA).

The retirement industry is anticipating a fiduciary re-definition and rules about lifetime income illustrations for plan participants, but there is much more in the pipeline.

The Department of Labor (DOL) is seeking to restore losses to an employee stock ownership plan (ESOP) based in Warsaw, Indiana.

The Department of Labor (DOL) has received court authorization to compel the trustee of a profit-sharing plan in Aiea, Hawaii to restore mismanaged plan assets.

Retirement plan advisers can get their fiduciary responsibility questions answered during a Department of Labor (DOL) seminar in New York City.

A federal court order appointed an independent fiduciary for a Holtsville, New York retirement plan.

The Department of Labor (DOL) has released informational copies of the new Form 5500.

The American Society of Pension Professionals and Actuaries (ASPPA) is petitioning regulators for easy-to-apply guidance to add same-gender spouses to qualified retirement plans.

A Department of Labor (DOL) lawsuit has resulted in a supermarket chain, headquartered in Brookings, Oregon, to restore assets to its retirement plan.

The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) announced the yearly maximum guaranteed benefit for a 65-year-old retiree will increase next year to nearly $59,320 from about $57,500.

Fee disclosure is not something to fear but “an opportunity to differentiate yourself as a retirement-focused practice,” said Vincent Morris, president of Bukaty Companies Retirement Plan Services, at...