Compliance | April 3rd, 2018 Court Moves Forward Claims in Yale 403(b) Plan Case A federal district court judge denied dismissal of most violation of duty of prudence claims.
Compliance | April 2nd, 2018 NYU Asks to Exclude Certain Evidence from Trial in 403(b) Plans Case The university also asks that the plaintiffs not be able to attempt to use evidence that their prudent measures and...
Ask the Experts | March 27th, 2018 (b)lines Ask the Experts – Rules for Vesting Schedules Shorter Than Maximum Permissible “I read your Ask the Experts last year on the maximum permissible vesting schedules for a defined contribution retirement plan....
Ask the Experts | March 13th, 2018 (b)lines Ask the Experts – Refresher on Correcting 402(g) Excess Deferrals “My plan needs to correct some 402(g) excess deferrals for the 2017 plan year. In looking at some old Ask...
Compliance | March 12th, 2018 IRS Expands Audit Guidance for RMDs to 403(b) Plans A memo says examiners should not challenge a 403(b) plan for violation of the RMD standards for the failure to...
Administration | March 8th, 2018 Wisconsin-Based Diocese Closes Pension Plan The plan was frozen in 2007 and replaced with a 403(b) plan.
Ask the Experts | March 6th, 2018 (b)lines Ask the Experts – Amounts Allowed for 403(b) Hardships Under Budget Bill “We currently sponsor an Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) 403(b) plan and allow hardship withdrawals for elective deferrals, but...
Compliance | February 27th, 2018 Original Case Against NYU 403(b) Plans Going to Trial In addition, a federal judge dismissed a third complaint against NYU—naming its adviser as a defendant—as a duplicative action.
Ask the Experts | February 27th, 2018 Distributions When Switching Jobs Within Same Denomination “I work as an administrator in my local church—recently hired in this position after working in the same position for...
Ask the Experts | February 13th, 2018 Using Hours of Service to Calculate Eligibility “Our firm sponsors an Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) 403(b) plan that has a two-year service requirement (100% vested...
Data and Research | February 9th, 2018 Plan Sponsors Should Remind Participants About the Saver’s Credit Many participants do not know about the credit, the Transamerica Center for Retirement Studies found.
Products | February 5th, 2018 Steidle Announces 403(b) Plan Administration Fee 403(b) plan sponsors pay just $600 for full service administration and plan document services.
Ask the Experts | January 30th, 2018 (b)lines Ask the Experts – Record Retention for Non-ERISA 403(b)s “I read in an Ask the Experts column that the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) requires plan sponsors to...
Compliance | January 24th, 2018 Hospital 403(b) Plan Faces Lawsuit Over Investment Share Class Selection The plaintiffs claim plan fiduciaries repeatedly failed to monitor the share classes of mutual fund investments and to substitute less...
Products | January 23rd, 2018 PlanMember Launches Collection of Websites The provider of retirement planning services to public education and nonprofit organizations says that the websites provide information on retirement...
Ask the Experts | January 23rd, 2018 410(b) Coverage Testing for Firms With Both 401(k) and 403(b) “I work for a firm that recently took over as third-party administrator (TPA) for the retirement plans of a large...
Compliance | January 22nd, 2018 Third Complaint Against NYU 403(b) Plan Adds Adviser as Defendant Allegations against Cammack LaRhette Advisors contend it gave “flawed advice” to plan fiduciaries regarding investments, which Cammack denies.
Compliance | January 17th, 2018 University of Chicago 403(b) Suit Gets Claims Added Back A federal judge had dismissed claims related to one of the university’s plans, but a new complaint, and a new...
Compliance | January 16th, 2018 Vanderbilt University 403(b) Plan Suit Continues to Next Stage While some claims were dismissed, others were moved forward.
Compliance | December 28th, 2017 Princeton University Lawsuit Stayed While 3rd Circuit Deliberates On the motion for reconsideration of its previous choice to rule against summary dismissal, the court is quite skeptical. It...