Tag: Department of Labor (DOL)

Target-date funds (TDFs) are again put in the Department of Labor (DOL) spotlight for comments. Widely held in retirement accounts, TDFs may not be fully understood by investors. 

Caveats included in pension benefit statements provided by Ford Motor Company saved the company from liability in a recent court case.

It’s well known that federal auditors look for red flags to target review efforts, but one service provider says retirement plan advisers should use them for better business...

The expansion of the fiduciary definition proposed by the Department of Labor (DOL) could potentially impede the ability of small businesses to offer employees retirement plans, says a...

In an open letter to the Department of Labor (DOL), the RAC contends the regulator’s proposed methodology for assessing the impact of 408(b)(2) fee regulations is flawed.

Fee policy statements are in the early stages, but they can help plan sponsors manage fees and help an adviser show he’s ahead of the curve.

The 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals used its own case history to dismiss a lawsuit brought by participants in a Delta Air Lines employee stock ownership plan...

The common law of attorney-client privilege is intended to enable clients to speak with their attorneys in trusted confidence about work-related issues.

The Department of Labor’s Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) filed a complaint in federal court against a Tennessee profit-sharing plan over allegedly imprudent margin investing that triggered plan...

A recent survey report from the North American Securities Administrators Association (NASAA) finds a wide disparity in how broker/dealers and other financial services providers disclose fee charges.

The push for establishing mandatory access to workplace retirement savings provides important insights into the path advocacy groups must take to influence national retirement policy.

Data does not suggest a strong connection between increases in contribution limits and the creation of new retirement plans, according to a U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) study.

For the second time, a U.S. district court has found State Street Bank and Trust did not violate its duties to General Motors (GM) retirement plan participants in...

Value, not just cost, is what plan sponsors and participants should see when reviewing fee disclosures, some contend.

When performing annual retirement plan financial audits, plan sponsors and their auditors should look for potential “red flags” for regulators.

A lawsuit brought by the Department of Labor (DOL) recently resulted in a court judgment that orders the fiduciaries of a Columbia, Maryland, 401(k) plan to pay restitution...

Sponsors of both defined benefit (DB) and defined contribution (DC) retirement plans will need to review plan documents to ensure the definition of “spouse” conforms to current federal...

The most effective way to increase participation in retirement plans is to provide all workers with access to one and automatically enroll them, a research report suggests.

A coalition of advocacy groups representing U.S. retirement plan service providers filed a detailed comment letter with the federal Office of Management and Budget (OMB) leveling technical challenges...

Investment adviser Donald Gene DeWaay Jr., based in Johnston, Iowa, has paid $341,487 to 68 pension plans covered by the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA).