New ‘Transparency’ Pricing Rules for Employer-Sponsored Healthcare Rolled Out by HHS
The final rule stems from multiple agencies’ 2025 proposal that leaves plan sponsors with increased compliance and governance responsibilities.
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Top Commodity Regulator Raises Cryptocurrency Regulation on Capitol Hill
Cryptocurrency regulation is needed for the broad health of both financial markets and 401(k) investors, the CFTC chief warned senators.
SEC’s Proposed Climate Regulation Draws Support and Criticism
Investment consultants' sustainability group and others are supportive, while financial services firms and asset managers raise objections.
Department of Labor Open to Crypto Rule for Retirement Plans
Secretary of Labor Marty Walsh also testified in Congress that President Joe Biden’s budget must be implemented to protect workers’...
LIMRA Hopeful for Open MEP Progress in 2019
Legislative proposals could pave the way for increased access to workplace retirement savings plans in 2019, LIMRA says.
PBGC Changes Address for Pension Insurance Premium Payments
As noted on the updated PBGC website, effective immediately, the federal pension insurance program has a new set of addresses...
SEC Seeks Employer Input on Equity Compensation Arrangements
The SEC recognizes that, "the American economy is rapidly evolving, including through the development of both new compensatory instruments and...
Sifting Through Retirement Plan Regulations
Understanding the hierarchy of regulations and how plan sponsors should interpret seemingly conflicting ones.
PBGC Sets Disaster Relief on IRS Autopilot
With some exceptions, PBGC premium payers and data providers can now assume filing relief from the pension insurer in each...
Groom Law Group to IRS: More Plan Types Need Determination Letters
Under the restricted determination letter program created by IRS Revenue Procedure 2016-37, a plan can now request a determination letter...
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Bond Manager Recounts Rise of LDI Solutions Post-PPA
Ryan Labs president Richard Familetti reflects on the increasingly prominent role of investment consultants in helping to shape LDI strategies...
District Court Rejects Racketeering Claims Against Prudential, Morningstar
A district court has ruled that the complaint “does not sufficiently plead that the defendants were engaged in the conduct...
Tough Process Questions Raised by Fifth Circuit Fiduciary Rule Decision
To help ease the immediate concerns and confusion of clients, the law firm Stroock has published a helpful guide that dissects...
Institutions Hungry for Dependable ESG Investing Data
Some investors cite the concern that publicly owned companies may be “greenwashing” reported data to enhance their image from the...
Appeals Court Sides with UPMC in Top-Hat Plan Dispute
A recent appellate court decision underscores the important differences in anti-cutback vesting requirements that exist between “top-hat” plans and retirement...
ERISA Suit Targeting MIT Partially Dismissed in District Court
The district court decision spells out a number of caveats impacting this type of ERISA litigation, explaining why it is...
Communicating With Terminated and Retired Participants
Some communications with terminated participants are required by law, but plan sponsors can take this farther—from offering the opportunity to...
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Report Addresses Common BICE Questions
A new report answers some common questions plan sponsors may have about the BICE rule.
Tibble vs. Edison Plaintiffs Win the Latest Decision in District Court
A new ruling has emerged in the long-running case, applying instructions from the Supreme Court and the 9th Circuit to...
Survey Suggests Small-Balance Retirement Savers Hurt by Fiduciary Rule
FSR says, “access to investment services for investors with modest-sized and small account balances has been, and will continue to...