Compliance

Retirement plan industry stakeholders are asked what objectives and projects the pension insurance agency should prioritize in the years ahead. 

A federal district court ordered a profit-sharing plan trustee to sell personal real estate to meet restitution requirements, after the trustee failed to ensure proper diversification and liquidity...

On December 1, 2017, the Aon Stock Fund will be liquidated and removed from the plan.

The first of two deadlines has passed for the DOL’s information request about a potential second fiduciary rule delay, but the window is still open for advisers to...

One common mistake plan sponsors make is representing the HSA as part of their employee welfare benefit plan.

Statements from the retirement plan provider notified participants of their missing contributions.

The complaint offers alternative actions Sears could have taken once it realized its stock was an imprudent retirement plan investment.

Lawmakers requested that the DOL issue an advisory opinion or other appropriate guidance regarding application of ERISA to auto-portability of retirement savings.

The sweeping Financial CHOICE Act is not the only bill being debated in Congress that would impact the ongoing implementation of the DOL fiduciary rule.

The lawsuit challenged how Voya set its crediting rate on certain stable value accounts offered to a 403(b) plan. 

However, the Disability Fund depletion date has improved by five years, through 2028.

The bill would implement a voluntary retirement program for businesses with 50 or fewer employees.

A Department of Labor investigation found evidence that $5 million, including retirement plan assets covered by ERISA, was inappropriately diverted and used to pay various business and personal...

The ERISA plan invested roughly $1.9 million of plan assets from July 2010 through December 2011 in the investment company, Midwest Green Resources.

The complaint alleges fiduciary breaches of ERISA with regards to MFS offering its proprietary funds in its 401(k) plans.

A lawsuit filed by UBS against a number of former brokers—accused of too aggressively soliciting old clients immediately after going independent—shows plan participants aren’t the only source of...

The case accused American Airlines of including affiliated funds in its retirement plan investment lineup though they were more expensive and lower-performing than other funds.

As with similar lawsuits, the one against Brown University attacks the traditional 403(b) plan model.

The agency has made changes to its opinion letter program for pre-approved retirement plans.

With its publication in the Federal Register, the DOL’s request for information regarding its implementation (or not) of the fiduciary rule is officially open for public comment.