Compliance

In an amicus curiae brief, the Investment Company Institute says letting an appellate court decision in a case against Putnam Investments stand will increase Employee Retirement Income Security...

Among other things, comments are invited on ways to minimize the burden of the collection of information on respondents, including through the use of automated collection techniques or...

The web page provides information for retirement plan sponsors who have individually designed retirement plan documents but want to adopt a pre-approved prototype or volume submitter plan document.

The GAO has recommended that the IRS consider clarifying whether transfers from employer-based plans to states constitute reportable and taxable distributions and consider modifying its list of permitted...

A lawsuit contends that kickback payments Fidelity requires from investment funds bear no relationship to the cost or value of services provided and are a replacement for declining...

The case is notable for arguing that an investment that had only a 4 basis point annual fee could have been replaced by one charging only 2 basis...

The denial leaves in place an appellate court’s decision that claims in a lawsuit against the University of Southern California fell outside the scope of arbitration agreements signed...

In addition, the agency is holding a three-day webcast series in March.

In addition to a more than $13 million payment, Franklin has agreed to select a non-proprietary target-date fund (TDF) for its 401(k) plan’s investment lineup and increase company...

Employees of Kroger say Central States’ plan trustees refused to negotiate a proposal with them after they filed an ERISA fiduciary duty lawsuit, but court documents show the...

A letter to Gene Dodaro, Comptroller General of the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO), identifies 10 questions federal lawmakers would like the GAO to answer, following its examination.

The legislation would permit employers to contribute up to $5,250 tax-free to their employees’ student loans.

A district court in California has issued a mixed ruling in a self-dealing lawsuit filed against Schwab Retirement Plan Services and other defendants.

The EEOC charged the club with laying off its oldest groundskeeper and telling him the club was “looking to take the staff in a younger direction.”

Recommendations included conducting a comprehensive review of the American retirement system, educating small employers about plan options, allowing for open multiple employer plans (MEPs), changing certain defined contribution...

If legislation allowing for open multiple employer plans (MEPs) is passed, it will be a while before implementation, and changes it will bring will affect services and business...

The proposed amendments would affect the determination of a withdrawing employer's liability under a multiemployer plan and annual withdrawal liability payment amount when the plan has had benefit...

The bipartisan bill, which enjoys broad industry support, would add flexibility for small businesses to join multiple employer plans, among other provisions.

Given their diverse backgrounds, the speakers shared different points of emphasis in their testimony, but they all called on the lawmakers present to embrace bipartisanship and to enact...

A federal judge concluded for a second time that plaintiffs in the suit failed to meet a significant pleading standard set forth in a U.S. Supreme Court decision.