Compliance | June 4th, 2014 DOL Resolves Valuation Issues with ESOP Transaction June 4, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Department of Labor (DOL) reached a $5.25 million settlement with GreatBanc Trust Co., resolving...
Compliance | May 8th, 2014 Delta Air Lines Wins Stock Drop Suit Appeal May 8, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals used its own case history to dismiss a...
Compliance | April 16th, 2014 High Court Ponders “Conflicts” for ESOP Fiduciaries April 17, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – What is the trustee of a retirement plan that offers employer stock as an investment...
Products | April 8th, 2014 New Product Helps ESOPs Match Liabilities April 8, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Archford Capital Strategies launched an FDIC-insured, bank-issued, principal-protected investment to help employee stock ownership plans...
Opinions | March 7th, 2014 Are ESOPs Too Risky to Be Good Retirement Plans? March 7, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Perhaps the most common criticism about employee stock ownership plans (ESOPs) is that they are...
Deals and People | March 5th, 2014 Blue Ridge Names Director of Plan Administration March 5, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Blue Ridge ESOP Associates has named Kevin T. Rusch as the firm's director of plan...
Compliance | February 5th, 2014 Groups Ask for Stronger Presumption in Stock Drop Case February 5, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A brief of amici curiae was recently filed with the U.S. Supreme Court for a...
Compliance | January 22nd, 2014 DOL Recovers $10M for ESOP January 22, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A New York-based home-care agency and its former owners have resolved issues with the Department...
Compliance | December 27th, 2013 DOL Sues to Restore Indiana ESOP Losses December 27, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Department of Labor (DOL) is seeking to restore losses to an employee stock ownership...
Compliance | December 16th, 2013 SCOTUS Takes Up Presumption of Prudence Issue December 16, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) — The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to hear a case raising fiduciary issues and questions...
Compliance | November 20th, 2013 DOL Finds Fiduciaries Violated ERISA With Stock Purchase November 20, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Department of Labor (DOL) has filed a lawsuit in U.S. district court to recover...
Compliance | October 23rd, 2013 Fiduciaries of California ESOP to Repay Plan Funds October 23, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Department of Labor (DOL) has obtained a consent order for fiduciaries to repay funds...
Compliance | May 20th, 2013 Bill Aims to Fend Off Fiduciary Status for Appraisers May 20, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Congressmen have introduced a bill to modify the definition of fiduciary under the Employee Retirement...
Products | April 30th, 2013 The Principal Offers ESOP Resource April 30, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Principal Financial Group is now offering an online resource to employers who offer employee...
Compliance | April 23rd, 2013 IRS Gives Amendment Relief to Certain ESOPs April 23, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is granting relief for employee stock ownership plans (ESOPs) that...
Compliance | April 23rd, 2013 IRS Gives Amendment Relief to Certain ESOPs April 23, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is granting relief for employee stock ownership plans (ESOPs) that...
Compliance | April 17th, 2013 Bill Would Encourage More S Corporation ESOPs April 17, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – New legislation has been introduced in the Senate aimed at helping employees gain retirement savings...
Compliance | April 12th, 2013 ESOP Shareholder Claims Not Preempted by ERISA April 12, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A federal court has remanded a case filed by an employee stock ownership plan (ESOP)...
Compliance | April 12th, 2013 ESOP Shareholder Claims Not Preempted by ERISA April 12, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A federal court has remanded a case filed by an employee stock ownership plan (ESOP)...
Compliance | April 11th, 2013 Obama’s ESOP Proposal Poses Concerns April 11, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A provision in President Obama’s Fiscal Year 2014 budget that pertains to employee stock ownership...