Compliance

August 20, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) issued a request for information (RFI) about the use of brokerage windows, self-directed brokerage accounts, and similar...

August 19, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Attorneys representing Catholic Health Initiatives (CHI) have requested that a federal court hear oral arguments in a case challenging the “church plan” status...

August 18, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Wells Fargo Bank has reached an agreement with several pension funds to settle a lawsuit related to securities lending practices.

August 18, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – This September will mark 40 years since the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) was enacted.

August 18, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Sponsors of terminated defined contribution (DC) plans can use new guidance from the Department of Labor (DOL) to satisfy the regulator’s expectations for...

August 15, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Puerto Rico Treasury Department has issued guidance on tax prepayment windows for retirement plans, according to a brief from the Groom Law...

August 13, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Fidelity Investments has agreed to a settlement of two lawsuits charging it with subjecting its own 401(k) plan participants to high investment fees.

August 13, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – GRQ Investment Management alleges in a new lawsuit that Financial Engines, Inc. and its subsidiary advisory firm, violated two patents related to digital...

August 12, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A federal court has found a wealth accumulation plan (WAP) offered to executives of RBC Capital Markets Corporation is a “pension plan” under...

August 11, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A federal appellate court has found reforms made to the pension plan covering public safety workers in Baltimore, Maryland, did not violate the...

August 11, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Despite newly created uncertainties, employers should get a process in place now to comply with employer shared responsibility and reporting requirements of the...

August 8, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A well-known 401(k) fee litigation firm has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to review key pieces of an appellate court’s decision in Tussey...