Tag: ERISA

More than half of participants surveyed do not understand retirement plan fees, indicating a need for education before the fee disclosure regulation goes into effect this month.  

It is up to a plan’s investment committee to determine whether the cost of reimbursing revenue-sharing fees to each participant is effective—or prohibitive.

 Industry groups are urging a federal appellate court to uphold a ruling for judicial deference to a plan administrator in interpreting a plan under ERISA.

Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) retirement plans will have more time to comply with new rules concerning swaps.  

Financial Plan Inc. of Bellingham, Washington, launched a new branch of business dedicated to 401(k) plans.

fi360 appointed Byron Bowman to general counsel.

Groom Law Group, Chartered, which focuses exclusively on employee benefits, hired five attorneys.

More advisers should be bound by the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) fiduciary standard, a survey found. 

Preparing for fee disclosure regulations may be tedious, but there is a silver lining: 408(b)(2) and 404(a)(5) can create prospecting opportunities for plan advisers.

Plan advisers should not delay helping plan sponsors prepare for the 404(a)(5) regulation as the deadline looms.

MillenniuM Investment & Retirement Advisors (MIRA) and Rosenbaum Law Firm introduced Fiduciary Freedom Solutions (FFS) for 401(k) and 403(b) plans.

A coalition of retirement plan trade associations is urging the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) to permit broader use of electronic communications to deliver disclosures under the 408(b)(2)...

With the number of retirement plan audits expected to rise, plan advisers should be proactive in helping plan sponsors avoid hefty fines.

A federal court decided that a waiver of benefits can be enforced through a direct suit against a named beneficiary after benefits have been paid.

Commonwealth Financial Network selected Fiduciary Benchmarks to address ERISA’s 408(b)2 fee disclosure regulations.

J.P. Morgan Chase agreed to pay $150 million to settle a lawsuit claiming losses from the bank’s securities lending program.

Eight-four percent of professional service firms say compliance with regulations is their top concern when sponsoring retirement plans for the employees.