Tag: Department of Labor (DOL)

The Republican-dominated House of Representative’s ongoing effort to halt the Department of Labor’s fiduciary rulemaking is starting to look a lot like its previous attempts to gut the...

The Obama administration intends to extend workplace access to a retirement savings opportunity to more than 30 million Americans.

The U.S. Labor Department filed a lawsuit against a Florida employer accused of imprudence in the valuation and sale of the company’s stock to its own employees. 

DOL proposal on state-run retirement programs promotes confusing patchwork of laws and a few unintended consequences, say industry groups ICI and SIFMA.

The DOL has obtained judgment to distribute $1.3 million to participants in a Georgia 401(k) plan.

From the headline-grabbing U.N. climate summit held in Paris to new DOL regulations on environmentally-minded investing by retirement plans, sustainability is clearly on the mind. How are providers...

A DALBAR training program anticipates the best interest contract (BIC) exemption.

The research company says it will cost the industry at least $2.4 billion a year to comply with the rule.

Defined contribution retirement plan sponsors remain cautious and curious about structured withdrawal products.

Retirement specialist financial advisers face a constant stream of regulatory and market change—especially regarding defined contribution plan investment menus.

It’s a particular skill of Congress to make the improbable appear promising—whether it comes to overturning the Affordable Care Act or, as was the case this week, delaying...

In the end, none of the various proposals moving in Congress around the omnibus appropriation budget deal regarding the fiduciary rule were included. 

Questions about compliance are optional, at least for now, and plan leakage is a new area of scrutiny.

Lawmakers and industry reps are concerned with where the proposal is heading, what’s in it and how fast it’s moving.