Tag: ERISA

The new PBGC Participant and Plan Sponsor Advocate has released her first annual report of issues.

The U.S. Department of Treasury maintains the view that its myRA program is not subject to the extensive reporting, disclosure, fiduciary duty or other requirements of ERISA. 

A new paper from TIAA-CREF outlines a process for evaluating the reasonableness of retirement plan fees.

A federal appellate court has sent a case back to a district court because the district court’s decision was made before a significant U.S. Supreme Court ruling.

A U.S. Congressman has introduced a bill to encourage small businesses to offer retirement plans for employees.

Several regulations and pieces of guidance issued in 2014 will have a lasting impact on retirement plans.

After 13 years and a number of court opinions, all granting relief in the plaintiff’s favor,...

Responding to a request for information from the DOL, most industry groups said they believe no further regulation is necessary to govern use of brokerage windows in retirement...

The Department of Labor wants to request new industry input and create focus groups about the...

With acronyms like ADP, ACP, NHCEs, and HCEs, the technicality of 401(k) plan nondiscrimination testing may seem overwhelming.

The ERISA Industry Committee (ERIC) has commented about the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation’s request to obtain information about de-risking moves made by pension plans.

The Plan Sponsor Council of America (PSCA) re-launched its online ERISA Fiduciary Training Program.

The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) is publishing a final rule for transferring defined contribution (DC) plan accounts into a defined benefit (DB) plan.

The U.S. Supreme Court has denied a request to review an appellate court's decision in a case concerning retirement plan recordkeepers and fees.

Some retirement plan provisions can create headaches for plan sponsors.

An appeals court has opened the door for the requirement that an ERISA plan’s investment guidelines be disclosed to participants upon request.

The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has revisited its ruling in a retirement plan stock drop suit in light of the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Fifth...

Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company (MassMutual) has agreed to settle a lawsuit brought by a 401(k) plan sponsor alleging the company breached its fiduciary duties when it received...

There are certain events that defined benefit (DB) plan sponsors are required to report to the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) before they happen.