Data and Research | November 20th, 2019 Could Auto-Enrollment Be a Boost for Government DC Plan Participants? Aside from the lack of use of auto-enrollment, NAGDCA’s current benchmarking survey found some similarities between government DC plans and...
Ask the Experts | November 19th, 2019 Ask the Experts – Turning After-Tax Account to Emergency Savings in 403(b) Plans Experts from Groom Law Group and Cammack Retirement Group answer questions concerning retirement plan administration and regulations.
Compliance | November 4th, 2019 AIG Confirms Investigation of 403(b) Annuity Sales Practices It has been reported that the SEC is investigating sales and disclosure practices at VALIC, a unit of AIG, including...
Compliance | October 28th, 2019 Court Recommendation Highlights Difficulty in Consolidating 403(b) Providers Although a judge said annuity relationships may be “akin to a hostage-type situation,” he still recommended the suit against Columbia...
Compliance | October 24th, 2019 School Board Broke Contract When It Suspended 403(b) Contributions Georgia’s Supreme Court found a contract that required the Board to provide a two-year notice before changing plan funding was...
Compliance | October 21st, 2019 Law Firm Confirms SEC Examination of 403(b) Plan Investment Practices A client alert says the SEC has sent letters to companies that administer 403(b) and 457 retirement plans asking for...
Compliance | October 21st, 2019 Allina Health System Reaches Agreement in Lawsuit Regarding Plans’ Investments The original complaint said a provider was allowed to add any mutual fund it wished, “regardless of whether the funds...
Opinions | October 11th, 2019 IRS Guidance on Initial and Recurring 403(b) Remedial Amendment Periods Attorneys with Groom Law Group provide an extensive explanation of the IRS’ new guidance on 403(b) plan remedial amendment periods.
Compliance | October 7th, 2019 New York Investigating Sales of Annuities to 403(b)s With New York being an influencer, some say it will prompt other states to do the same.
Compliance | October 7th, 2019 IRS Establishing Recurring Remedial Amendment Periods for 403(b) Plans Revenue Procedure 2019-39 also provides a limited extension of the initial remedial amendment period for certain form defects.
Investing | September 18th, 2019 ICMA-RC Fighting for CIT Availability for 403(b)s Sponsors of 403(b) plans are not able to use low-cost collective investment trusts in their plans as are their 401(k)...
Ask the Experts | September 17th, 2019 (b)lines Ask the Experts – Can a 401(a) Plan Account be Rolled Into a 403(b) Plan? Experts from Groom Law Group and Cammack Retirement Group answer questions concerning 403(b) plans and regulations.
Ask the Experts | September 10th, 2019 (b)lines Ask the Experts – What Is a 403(b) Plan? Experts from Groom Law Group and Cammack Retirement Group answer questions concerning 403(b) plans and regulations.
Ask the Experts | August 27th, 2019 (b)lines Ask the Experts – What Plan Types Count for Elective Deferral Limits? Experts from Groom Law Group and Cammack Retirement Group answer questions concerning 403(b) plans and regulations.
Investing | August 13th, 2019 403(b) Plan Sponsors Have Taken Steps to Prepare for Market Volatility An analysis from the 2019 BlackRock DC Pulse survey compares investment preferences of 403(b) and 401(k) plan sponsors and also...
Ask the Experts | August 13th, 2019 (b)lines Ask the Experts – What Types of Contributions Can Be Characterized as Roths? Experts from Groom Law Group and Cammack Retirement Group answer questions concerning 403(b) plans and regulations.
Ask the Experts | August 6th, 2019 (b)lines Ask the Experts – Why Are Annuities So Prevalent in 403(b)s? Experts from Groom Law Group and Cammack Retirement Group answer questions concerning 403(b) plans and regulations.
Ask the Experts | July 30th, 2019 (b)lines Ask the Experts – Impact of SEC’s Regulation Best Interest Experts from Groom Law Group and Cammack Retirement Group answer questions concerning 403(b) plans and regulations.
Ask the Experts | July 23rd, 2019 (b)lines Ask the Experts – Including Rollover Balances for Auto Cashouts Experts from Groom Law Group and Cammack Retirement Group answer questions concerning 403(b) plans and regulations.
Ask the Experts | July 16th, 2019 (b)lines Ask the Experts – Proper Delivery Method for SPDs Experts from Groom Law Group and Cammack Retirement Group answer questions concerning 403(b) plans and regulations.