Compliance

April 3, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Department of Labor is hosting its free compliance assistance seminar in Memphis, Tennessee, and Madison, Wisconsin.

April 1, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) outlined a proposal it says makes it easier for participants in defined contribution (DC) plans to get...

April 1, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A lawsuit filed by the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) pension fund claims New York investment manager Alphonse Fletcher Jr. defrauded investors of...

March 31, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Retirement plan sponsors have a two-year window to adopt newly updated pre-approved plan documents.

March 28, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Department of Labor (DOL) has filed a lawsuit to remove and replace a 401(k) plan trustee for failing to perform his duties.

March 26, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has modified Revenue Procedure 2013-22, which sets forth procedures for issuing opinion and advisory letters for § 403(b)...

March 25, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB) voted unanimously not to delay the implementation date of GASB Statement No. 68, Accounting and Financial Reporting...

March 24, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Retirement advice professionals must confront some acute challenges in the months and years ahead to ensure their ability to support clients—and grow their...

March 24, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Department of Labor (DOL) announced that the fiduciary of a Cleveland, Ohio, 401(k) plan will repay funds to the plan.

March 24, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Aggregate qualified retirement plan audit data from the Department of Labor (DOL) shows that, of the 3,677 investigations closed in 2013, violations were...

March 21, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A group of retirement industry representatives recently sent a comment letter to the National Technical Information Service (NTIS) emphasizing the need for uninterrupted...

March 21, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A federal court judge has denied a motion for immediate review by an appellate panel of one of the ongoing “church plan” cases.

March 20, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Fidelity was able to convince an appellate court to vacate some of the decisions made against it in the widely watched case of...

March 20, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Department of Labor (DOL) is seeking approval to have an independent fiduciary appointed for an abandoned New York City retirement plan.

March 18, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A new report from the Department of Labor (DOL) describes a conceptual framework of health plan features meant to help employers assess holistic...

March 17, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Small plans must be given more latitude to mimic their larger counterparts if the nation is to adequately fund its retirement needs, says...

March 17, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Department of Labor is presenting the “Getting It Right – Know Your Fiduciary Responsibilities” webcast series.

March 13, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Department of Labor's (DOL) fee data proposal is a good idea, but with one possible difficulty, says Bruce Ashton, a partner in...

March 12, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A group of 26 members of the U.S. House of Representatives, known as the Congressional Hispanic Caucus, threw its support behind expanded fiduciary...

March 12, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR) – The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has initiated a lawsuit against Wal-Mart Stores of Texas, LLC, alleging both age and disability discrimination.