Tag: ERISA

“A phone consultation, an illustration of lost future value, or an example of net take-home after taxes can effectively dissuade participants from accessing retirement funds prematurely,” according to...

ERISA attorney outlines key fiduciary responsibilities related to retirement plan distributions and rollovers.

The SEC this week voted to propose rules to enhance operational transparency and regulatory oversight of alternative trading systems—and the activities of brokers using them. 

ERISA attorney David Levine offers a few thoughts about the potential road ahead for auto-IRAs and state-run open MEPs for the private sector.

Industry insiders are divided on whether this is a good idea.

States offering retirement planning solutions to private-sector workers got their first look at a few highly anticipated (and increasingly controversial) pieces of regulatory guidance this week. 

Volatility and geopolitical challenges aside, experts at one ERISA-focused law firm are hearing more frequent inquiries from qualified U.S. retirement plans about investing in domestic Chinese markets.

After much back and forth, an appellate court has finally dismissed a lawsuit against State Street Bank and Trust Company over its handling of the employee stock ownership...

However, in a statement of non-opposition filed with the court, Novant said it disagrees with the claims.

BP has won dismissal of several claims that it failed to monitor fiduciaries who oversaw company stock investments in its retirement plans.

PLANADVISER reached out to Marcia Wagner, principle with Wagner Law Group in Boston, for comments about the case.

The retirement planning industry already knew Boeing would settle the nearly decade-old 401(k) litigation, but a trove of new details emerged this week as both parties agreed to...

The lawsuit also hints that certain “best practices,” in part, resulted in many participants being improperly invested.

Senator Elizabeth Warren has already made a name for herself as a harsh opponent of Wall Street, but a report issued today on collusion between the annuity and...

The agency is looking for ways to simplify DB plan calculations.

Phyllis Borzi revealed some of the thoughts behind certain DOL initiatives, and asked for help from the industry.

“Cost is not dispositive of prudence,” says Eugene Maloney with Federated Investors.

Speaking at a Brookings Institution public meeting, U.S. Secretary of Labor Thomas Perez said he is “confident we will be making changes to improve and clarify our proposal.”

Thinking the retirement industry has failed to deliver on its goals, state governments are trying to get into the retirement business.