Compliance | April 10th, 2013 DOL Budget Request Includes PBGC Premium Initiative April 10, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL) fiscal year 2014 budget request mainly focuses on continued...
Benefits | March 19th, 2013 Mandatory Distributions Reduce Cost and Risk March 19, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – It can be costly for plans and their fiduciaries if participants with retirement accounts of...
Compliance | March 14th, 2013 DOL Guidance About Swap Clearing and ERISA Plans March 14, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (Dodd-Frank) requires that swap transactions go...
Compliance | March 8th, 2013 DOL’s TDF Guidance ‘Mischaracterizes the Market’ March 8, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Is the Department of Labor (DOL) stepping on toes with its guidance about target-date fund...
Compliance | March 6th, 2013 Regulatory and Legal DC Issues for 2013 March 6, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A group of attorneys discussed the regulatory and legal issues defined contribution (DC) plan sponsors should...
Administration | March 6th, 2013 PLANSPONSOR’s 20/20 Vision March 6, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) –PLANSPONSOR names 20 institutional leaders of the past 20...
Compliance | February 27th, 2013 DOL Recovers $43M for Madoff Victims February 27, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Department of Labor (DOL) reached a settlement to compensate employee benefit plans for losses...
Compliance | February 26th, 2013 What the DOL Has in Store February 26, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Department of Labor (DOL) has released its regulatory agenda for 2013.
Compliance | February 25th, 2013 EBSA Hosts Free Small Business Webcasts February 25, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL's) Employee...
Compliance | February 21st, 2013 DOL Obtains $80M for Sherwin-Williams Participants February 21, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Department of Labor (DOL) has obtained $80 million for participants of Sherwin-Williams’ employee stock...
Compliance | February 4th, 2013 ING Settles with DOL on Processing Error Policy February 4, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – ING Life Insurance and Annuity Co. has agreed to settle allegations brought by the Department...
Compliance | February 4th, 2013 EBSA Schedules Fiduciary Seminar in San Francisco February 4, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Department of Labor’s (DOL) Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) is offering its fiduciary responsibilities...
Compliance | January 28th, 2013 EBSA Updates Delinquent Filer Correction Program January 28, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The U.S. Department of Labor’s Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) has issued a notice describing...
Compliance | January 28th, 2013 ASPPA Asks for Clarity About MEP Reporting January 28, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The American Society of Pension Professionals & Actuaries (ASPPA)...
Compliance | January 28th, 2013 DOL Requests Input About Benefit Statement Surveys January 28, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Department of Labor (DOL) is soliciting comments about...
Deals and People | January 14th, 2013 Solis Announces Resignation of DOL Post January 14, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis announced her resignation.
Compliance | December 7th, 2012 First Bankers Trust Faces Another DOL Suit December 7, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has filed a lawsuit to recover losses suffered by...
Compliance | November 21st, 2012 DOL Provides Post-Hurricane Compliance Relief November 21, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Department of Labor (DOL) issued compliance information for employee benefit plans adversely affected by...
Administration | November 13th, 2012 Settlement Resolves DOL’s Madoff Suit November 13, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A $220 million settlement agreement resolves a lawsuit brought by the U.S. Department of Labor...
Compliance | November 6th, 2012 DOL Weighs In on Single-Property Transaction by Pension November 6, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Department of Labor (DOL) stated its position regarding whether a purchase or sale of...