Compliance March 15th, 2023 LinkedIn Will Pay Out $6.75 Million for 401(k) Participant Complaint The firm was hit with a complaint for allegedly keeping a Fidelity fund without moving to options that were less...
Compliance March 8th, 2023 EBSA Announces Three-Part Webinar Series on Fiduciary Duties The webinars will cover retirement plans and group health plans.
Compliance March 7th, 2023 Five New Members Added to ERISA Advisory Council The five new members join the Council, totaling 15 members, who give advice to the DOL on ERISA regulatory matters.
Deals & People March 3rd, 2023 Retirement Industry People Moves CastleKeep names Mike Benevento partner; Snowden Lane Partners adds Eduardo Alvarez Andreu; Matt Berman named president at Foresters Financial; and...
Compliance February 28th, 2023 IRS Proposes Rules That Require Retirement Forfeitures Be Used in 12 Months A new IRS proposal formalizes guidelines on how plan administrators should manage and use retirement plan forfeitures.
Compliance February 22nd, 2023 Expert: Advisers Should Pause on DOL Rollover Guidance Despite Court Reversal In the meantime, legal experts discourage advisers from violating it in case it is re-instated.
Compliance February 14th, 2023 Federal Judge Nixes DOL Rollover Guidance Interpretation A U.S. District Court judge ruled that Department of Labor guidance violated the Administrative Procedure Act.
Compliance February 13th, 2023 DOL: More Time to Comment on Fiduciary Correction Program The Department of Labor has extended the public comment period for a program that would allow fiduciaries to self-correct for...
Compliance February 10th, 2023 Will RMD Age Increases Cause ‘Abandoned’ Property Problems? SECURE 2.0 increased the RMD age to 73 and will increase it again to 75 in 2033. Some states’ laws...
Compliance February 2nd, 2023 Federal Magistrate Judge Recommends Dismissal of ERISA Case Against Dish Network The plaintiffs have 14 days to resubmit and restate their claim in the excessive-fee case.
Compliance January 24th, 2023 Allianz Asset Management 401(k) Participants Allege Self-Dealing Two participants in the Allianz 401(k) plan allege the asset manager maintained an all-proprietary fund lineup that included expensive, underperforming...
Compliance January 18th, 2023 Sports Agency Owner Charged for Allegedly Stealing Retirement Assets The Houston-based sports agent was served a civil suit by the Department of Labor for allegedly dipping into employee retirement...
Compliance January 17th, 2023 ERISA Suit Against Deloitte Dismissed The lawsuit alleged that Deloitte’s 401(k) plan fees were excessive compared to similar plans.
Compliance January 5th, 2023 Court Dismisses 403(b) ERISA Claim Against Employer, But Not the Plan’s Adviser The sponsor, a Texas counseling service, was protected by a safe harbor provision, but the adviser might not be so...
Compliance January 4th, 2023 ERISA Lawsuit Filed Against Ventura Foods The suit alleges Ventura did not monitor high fees and underperformance of the funds in its investment menu.
Compliance December 28th, 2022 BNY Mellon Dismissed, Alight, Colgate-Palmolive Remain in Retirement Theft Lawsuit A District Court judge dismissed BNY Mellon from an ERISA lawsuit, leaving defendants Alight Solutions and the Colgate-Palmolive employee relations...
Compliance December 23rd, 2022 Xerox Has Preliminary Settlement In Excessive Fee Lawsuit The $4.1 million settlement is pending court approval.
Compliance December 21st, 2022 Adviser NFP Absolved in ERISA Case; Molina Healthcare and flexPATH Still Face Charges The plaintiffs in a suit against plan sponsor Molina Healthcare had sought to include advisory NFP for recommending “untested” TDFs....
Compliance December 15th, 2022 Certified Financial Planner Board Issues Crypto Guidelines The nonprofit warns financial planners that crypto-related assets “can be speculative and volatile.”
Compliance December 8th, 2022 District Court Dismisses Two ERISA Lawsuits Challenging BlackRock TDFs A series of lawsuits brought against plan sponsors that use the BlackRock funds as their QDIA received a setback last...