Compliance

The agency has indicated it will launch audit initiatives regarding 403(b) plan compliance this summer; the remedial amendment period and other IRS-provided relief can help plan sponsors prepare.

The less than $250 million plan is accused of failing to employ a prudent and loyal process in evaluating investment and administrative fees.

Members of the Senate Finance Committee voiced frustration that lawmakers have not yet come to a solution to the multiemployer union pension funding crisis.

Members of the House and Senate have put forward many ideas for modernizing the laws governing retirement plans, but so far they have failed to achieve the sweeping...

On the same day as the introduction of the new Retirement Security and Savings Act, the Senate Finance Committee heard from retirement industry witnesses about the need to...

The judge determined that the plaintiffs’ allegations sufficiently suggest the prospect that a fiduciary breach occurred, and as a result they have been given leave to amend their...

The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has approved that all reportable events filings include controlled group information, company financial statements, and the defined benefit (DB) plan’s actuarial...

Frustration continues for working individuals 65 and older who are required to stop HSA contributions once enrolled in Medicare, but legislation is pending to fix that.

Plan sponsors may submit a determination of coverage request for four common types of DB plans.

A Kentucky appeals court reversed a lower court’s ruling that the beneficiaries of the Kentucky Retirement System (KRS) had standing to sue over risky hedge fund investments; but...

The case is similar to other cases that have been filed on the federal level challenging a pension’s “church plan” status, but this complaint alleges that the actions...

Though the contention in the lawsuit was over Eaton Vance’s use of mostly proprietary funds in its 401(k) plan, the settlement agreement only calls for a $3.45 million...

However, in a dissenting opinion, Senior Judge Jane Richards Roth says cases such as this one should be carefully scrutinized in order not to permit implausible allegations to...

FINRA accuses AXA of providing documents to plan sponsors and participants that misrepresented the credit quality of certain bond funds offered in group annuity contracts to 401(k) plans.

A final rule from the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) allows smaller plans terminated by mass withdrawal to perform actuarial valuations less frequently, removes certain notice requirements for...

After a federal district court overturned final regulations on association health plans (AHPs) from the Department of Labor (DOL), the agency says “employers participating in insured AHPs can...

However, when pressed by a Democratic lawmaker from Ohio, DOL Secretary Alexander Acosta was not able to provide specific details about his agency’s collaboration with the SEC on...

The agency will accept determination letter applications for hybrid plans for a certain period and for merged plans on an ongoing basis.