Compliance

The Commission is requesting comment on how certain aspects of the proposed rules address how a security-based swap data repository could potentially satisfy its obligation to verify the...

The early financial assistance from PBGC, together with benefit reductions that are required as a condition for receiving assistance, will help a Pennsylvania union pension plan avoid insolvency.

The action is in response to a federal court decision vacating the incentive portions of the rules.

Among some 50 other provisions aimed at improving retirement readiness in the U.S., the bill substantially increases the tax credit under current law for small businesses that adopt...

The text of a new ruling on GE defendants' summary dismissal motion steps through complex issues of timeliness that are being tested in other ongoing ERISA cases.

The Retirement Parity for Student Loans Act would permit 401(k), 403(b), and SIMPLE retirement plans to make matching contributions to workers as if their student loan payments were...

The appellate court sent a case over Intel's use of alternative investments in its target-date funds back to a lower court for review.

Cases have been filed against MetLife, Pepsi and American Airlines saying the use of outdated mortality tables in determining annuity payments causes retirees to lose part of their...

An appellate court has taken the rare step of overturning a successful motion to dismiss a stock drop lawsuit targeting IBM.

The new instructions include an expanded list of common filing errors.

A new table will be used for determining expected retirement ages for participants in pension plans undergoing distress or involuntary termination with valuation dates falling in 2019.

The case against the $500 million 401(k) plan was also settled for a “small” amount—$500,000.

After a complex set of motions and rulings, the parties have now opted to settle the ERISA self-dealing lawsuit rather than proceed to the full trial.

A newly filed complaint takes issue with the way MetLife calculates the actuarial equivalence of different types of annuity benefit options available in the firm’s pension plan.

Details of the settlement agreement are forthcoming.

The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals found that the facts alleged are insufficient to support a plausible inference of breach of the duty of loyalty, breach of...

Industry comment letters argued that many 403(b) plan sponsors were unaware of the rule that once a part-time employee is eligible to make elective deferrals, he cannot be...

One plan type for which coverage determinations are most frequently requested is church plans, according to the agency.