Tag: EBSA

Remember when it used to be quiet in July? 

After months of anticipation, the Department of Labor (DoL) has released its interim final rule on fee disclosure.

A business owner in Holyoke, Massachusetts, has pleaded guilty to embezzling $45,000 from his employees' retirement plan.

The U.S. Department of Labor’s Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) is offering a free workshop for employee benefit plan professionals, including clients of plan service providers.

Recently, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced that it was sending a questionnaire out to about a thousand 401(k) plan sponsors. 

The Department of Labor’s Employee Benefits Security Administration has announced two upcoming dates for its “Getting It Right…Know Your Fiduciary Responsibilities” seminar.

Sponsors and plan service providers with questions about the U.S. Department of Labor’s ERISA Filing Acceptance System (EFAST2) can listen to an upcoming Webcast to get some answers.

The U.S. Department of Labor’s Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) and the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) have published what was termed “guidance to help...

Change is a reality of life.

The Advisory Council on Employee Welfare and Pension Benefit Plans has called for the creation of a presidential commission to define a new national retirement policy and develop...

The Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) is one of a number of Department of Labor (DoL) agencies participating in a new Web site aimed at making a variety...

About two months ago, the Department of Labor asked the public for some insights on retirement income via a request for information, or RFI.  

The U.S. Department of Labor (DoL) has updated its frequently-asked-questions site dealing with EFAST2, the DoL electronic filing system for Form 5500 and related documents.

Regulators might be cracking down on prohibited advice arrangements in retirement plans and broadening the scope of fiduciary status, suggested Jason C. Roberts, partner and co-chair of the...

The White House today proposed a new rule to implement the exemption for investment advice in the Pension Protection Act (PPA).

The U. S. Department of Labor’s Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) reported recovering $1.36 billion in 2009 for employee benefits plans governed by the Employee Retirement Income Security...

The U. S. Department of Labor’s Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) has issued guidance for 403(b) plans subject to new Form 5500 reporting requirements.

Two weeks ago, the Department of Labor and the U.S. Treasury turned to the retirement plan community for some input.