Compliance

A lawsuit accuses T. Rowe Price and its affiliates of not only offering just proprietary funds in the company’s 401(k) plan, but only offering the highest-priced versions of...

The lawsuit accuses the insurance company of offering its proprietary fund in its retirement plans when lower-cost options were available.

With his Senate confirmation hearing set to kick off tomorrow, DOL Secretary nominee Andrew Puzder has withdrawn himself from consideration.

The lawsuit also contends the defendant or its employees “discriminated against and/or harassed plaintiff on the basis of her age and gender.”

A district court judge in Texas concluded the crafting and implementation of the fiduciary rule fit squarely within the DOL’s authority.

They have submitted resolutions to block the final regulations.

A revenue ruling provides tables of covered compensation under Section 401(l)(5)(E) of the Internal Revenue Code and the Income Tax Regulations thereunder, for the 2017 plan year.

Procedures for requesting determination letters were modified to reflect the elimination of the five-year remedial amendment cycles for individually designed plans.

Participants' loans were paid from TIAA's general account and the firm kept some of the interest participants paid, which the suit says "is the epitome of self-dealing.”

A federal court judge found an amended complaint relied on hindsight to find the stable value fund did not maximize returns, and a new claim that the fund...

Industry experts have opined that if the DOL fiduciary rule is rolled back, it would actually put more pressure, not less, on plan sponsors to ensure they are...

Tax-exempt entities that do not fill out the form could lose qualified status to sponsor 403(b) plans.

A motion to dismiss, claiming that a domestic partner’s claims for benefits as well as a surcharge were duplicative, was denied.

When PBGC launched, the flat rate was $1 per participant; now it stands at $64 per participant, indexed to increase with inflation.

The seminar will increase awareness and understanding about basic fiduciary responsibilities when operating a retirement plan.

A federal court rejected the PBGC’s attempts to recoup termination liabilities from a personal trust and an asset purchaser of the sponsoring plan.

The agency issued a final rule effective January 31.

The central claims in the proposed class action suggest plaintiffs feel they overpaid significantly for advisory services, with the excess payments essentially amounting to kickbacks returned to the...

In a brief filed in the U.S. Supreme Court, several federal agencies argue that their longstanding interpretation of the definition of church plan reflects the natural reading of...

A federal judge denied defendants’ motions in part because the plaintiff’s complaint states viable claims.