Compliance

A health care company filed no annual reports, did not perform valuations and took more than $1.6 million in improper distributions in violation of ERISA, the DOL alleges.

The Cooperative and Small Employer Charity Pension Flexibility Act specifies funding requirements for certain pensions that were not immediately affected by PPA funding rules.

EPCU projects are a kinder, gentler way to ensure retirement plans comply with regulations.

The agency is hosting a free webcast in which the determination letter program and new pre-approved plan document programs will be discussed.

Plaintiffs’ attorney in the case confirms provisional settlement has been reached in class action filed on behalf of 190,000 Boeing retirement plan participants. 

The DOL says officials at Cement Masons Southern California Trust Funds illegally retaliated against a whistleblower who flagged ERISA violations.

The agency hasn’t exactly dominated trade publication headlines in recent months, but it remains active on enforcement and rulemaking efforts that will impact retirement advisers.

The IRS says identity protection received as a result of a data breach will not be considered taxable benefits.

An appellate court ruled that the decisions to amend the plan and transfer certain assets to an annuity contract were settlor, not fiduciary, functions.

The Principal will assume obligation for pension benefits of certain retirees of the Lincoln Electric Company.

A construction company ceased operations in 2013 and has not paid 401(k) participants their plan assets, according to a lawsuit.

Plaintiffs in the case allege that Boeing breached ERISA fiduciary duties by permitting excessive fees to be charged to 401(k) plan participants.

Retirement plans will not necessarily have to divest from retail money market funds under SEC’s pending reforms, but plan sponsors and advisers may decide it's best.

A study commissioned by the Financial Services Institute says the amount is nearly 20 times the DOL’s estimate.

Fiduciaries should do everything possible to overcome perceived impediments to diversifying retirement plan assets, a judge found.

Significant attention is building around public-sponsored retirement plans for private-sector workers, but what will these plans mean for established industry providers?

Focus on DOL’s fiduciary rulemaking is understandable—but there are other major regulatory changes in the works that will directly impact retirement plans.

In a conversation with PLANADVISER, Russell Investments’ chief research strategist suggests momentum is building for “open” multiple employer plan expansion.

With hearings ongoing in Washington, Labor Secretary Perez underscores commitment to fiduciary rule change in letter to federal lawmakers.

Several well-known music recording companies are named in a lawsuit tied to music streaming revenues and other sources of potential pension contributions.