Tag: Fiduciary

Once a plan committee is established, the adviser is a vital part of keeping members up to date.

Affected participants will receive $9 million, less attorneys’ fees and settlement expenses.

It’s often simply a lack of oversight and processes not followed.

But working with an adviser, auditor, provider and ERISA attorney, sponsors can avoid them.

The Department of Labor filed suit against fiduciaries of a medical corporation’s pension plan for using plan assets for personal expenses, citing multiple violation of the Employee Retirement...

The basics of fiduciary duties—overwhelming to some plan sponsors—can be an opportunity to provide critical education on fees and ERISA plan fundamentals.

The comment period for the fiduciary proposal is being stretched out for another 15 days, the Department of Labor (DOL) said in a statement.

A new paper from the Defined Contribution Institutional Investment Association outlines best practices for promoting retirement readiness in the defined contribution plan context. 

A group of Republican senators led by Lamar Alexander urged the Department of Labor to give the public more time to weigh in on the fiduciary proposal.

One advisory team is urging retirement plan fiduciaries to reconsider the importance of index fund proxy voting rights under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act.

Employees of small independent businesses would especially benefit from an expansion of accessibility and a simplification of rules applying to multiple employer plans, according to a report from...

PlanQuest's team of retirement plan specialists works with clients to customize and deliver consulting services that address their needs and plan goals.

Sixteen industry groups are asking the Department of Labor (DOL) to extend the comment period on the fiduciary proposal.