Compliance

The Federal Retirement Commission would conduct a comprehensive review of private benefit programs in the U.S., with an eye toward strengthening them.

In recent months, writs of certiorari have been filed with the Supreme Court in four cases involving tax qualified defined contribution plans.

One retirement industry executive says she believes the Senate could act quite quickly in taking up the SECURE Act, which just passed the House of Representatives with a...

During a House committee hearing in early May, Secretary of Labor Alexander Acosta said the Department of Labor (DOL) is working with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)...

With the passage of the SECURE Act by the House of Representatives, experts tell PLANADVISER they are optimistic that agreement will be reached with the Senate during this...

ERISA attorneys detail the recent expansion of the IRS determination letter program, and what it means for plan sponsor clients.

However, 403(b) plans are in a remedial amendment period, and the IRS has offered much help for them to be in compliance with regulations.

The lawsuit accuses the sponsor of a small 401(k) plan with failing to monitor and correct excessive fees.

Apart from discussing the RESA legislation, witnesses and Senators at a Finance Committee meeting spoke about the pressing need to address severe funding shortfalls faced by some union...

Sources say the SECURE Act could pass the House this month, potentially setting the stage for a reconciliation process that could bring together common elements of multiple pending...

Besides a lengthy Finance Committee hearing discussing the popular RESA legislation, the day on Capitol Hill also brought news of the introduction of the new Retirement Security and...

The text of the decision highlights that Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 15 provides that a court may permit a party to amend its pleadings “when justice so...

Controlled group information, company financial statements, and the defined benefit (DB) plan’s actuarial valuation report; some of all of this information will be added to five reportable events.

The agency explains that, in limited situations, employers will be able to use the soon-to-be issued coverage forms to request an opinion letter about whether a plan being...

Rather than filing an Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) action in federal court, the plaintiffs filed the complaint in state court alleging the Archdiocese of Newark violated...

Nothing in the settlement agreement calls for Eaton Vance to make any changes to its investment menu for the plan.

An appellate court revived two claims in the lawsuit that had been previously completely dismissed by a District Court, but in a dissenting opinion, one judge expressed concern...

FINRA claims AXA Advisors sent disclosures to 401(k) plan sponsors and participants that misrepresented the credit quality of bond funds with group annuity accounts.