Tag: EBSA

During a webcast today, Marcia Wagner discussed ways for advisers to tackle the Department of Labor’s new rules in 2012.  

EBSA created a new consumer assistance Web page that allows users to submit questions and complaints about health and retirement plans electronically.

Phyllis C. Borzi, assistant secretary of the Department of Labor’s Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA), announced five appointments to Senior Executive Service positions within the agency.  

The Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) published a final rule updating the procedures for filing and processing applications for prohibited transaction exemptions under the Employee Retirement Income Security...

The U.S. Department of Labor’s Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA)  has released a Securities and Exchange Commission letter regarding EBSA’s participant-level fee disclosure regulation.

The U.S. Department of Labor’s Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) issued a final regulation regarding a new prohibited transaction exemption.

When I’m talking to plan sponsors (and advisers) about the challenges of being an ERISA fiduciary, a lot of things come to mind.

The U.S. Department of Labor’s Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) has issued a list of frequently asked questions regarding Multiemployer Plans.

ASPPA is urging the Department of Labor to modify its Voluntary Fiduciary Correction Program, as it applies to late deposits of elective deferrals under ERISA.

The Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) will host a Webcast on the importance of saving geared towards college seniors and new entrants to the workforce.  

Industry professionals, associations, and lawmakers are applauding the Labor Department’s decision to reevaluate its proposed changes to the definition of a fiduciary.

The U.S. Department of Labor’s Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) will re-propose its rule on the definition of a fiduciary.

You can add another voice to the chorus of those calling for the Labor Department to backoff of its proposed fiduciary definition expansion – Congressman...

The Department of Labor’s Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) has issued an interim electronic disclosure policy for its participant fee disclosure regulations. 

The U.S. Department of Labor’s Employee Benefit Security Administration (EBSA) is hosting a Webcast to discuss the final rule on improving the transparency of fees and expenses for...

The U.S. Department of Labor’s Employee Benefits Security Administration will host a Webcast on August 24 to inform plan sponsors and service providers about the EBSA enforcement program,...

I have watched with increasing interest the growing furor over the Department of Labor’s proposed new fiduciary definition.   

Phyllis Borzi, Assistant Secretary of Labor of EBSA, told legislators it is imperative that impartial investment advice be accessible and affordable to retirement plan sponsors and participants.

At last week’s Northeast Area Benefits Conference, co-sponsored by the IRS and ASPPA, two Certified Public Accountants discussed the many moving parts of a retirement plan audit.  

There were three big disclosure announcements last week.