SEC Analyzes Money Market Fund Reform
March 28, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has recently made analyses related to money market fund...
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How to Avoid (or Survive) a Plan Audit
March 24, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Aggregate qualified retirement plan audit data from the Department of Labor (DOL) shows that, of...
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A Lesson About Investment Disclosures
March 21, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A recent case, Bidwell vs. University Medical Center, details the obligations of disclosure on investment...
Congressional Hispanic Caucus Weighs in on Fiduciary Rules
March 12, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A group of 26 members of the U.S. House of Representatives, known as the Congressional...
DOL Proposes Service Provider Fee Guides
March 11, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The U.S. Department of Labor is seeking public comments about a proposed revision to fee...
(b)lines Ask the Experts – Which States Have Fiduciary Laws for 403(b)s?
March 4, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR (b)lines) – “I realize that fiduciary responsibility is quite clear in 403(b) plans that are subject...
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Consultant Launches 3(16) Fiduciary Services
January 27, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Northeast Professional Planning Group Inc. (NPPG) now offers ERISA 3(16) fiduciary services to assist plan...
Appeals Court Upholds Anti-Cutback Decision
January 21, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A federal appeals court upheld a ruling that an employer did not violate anti-cutback rules...
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FRA PlanTools Releases 408(b)(2) Checklists
January 16, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Retirement services provider FRA PlanTools released a custom 408(b)(2) checklist product.
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Ameritas Adds Fiduciary Solutions
January 6, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Ameritas Life Insurance Corp. has partnered with Mesirow Financial Investment Strategies to bring fiduciary partnership...
Firms Comment on Money Market Funds Reform
November 1, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A number of firms that manage money market mutual funds have made comments to the...
House Approves Bill to Delay DOL Fiduciary Rule
October 31, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The U.S. House of Representatives has approved a bill that would delay issuance of a...
A Conversation with the DOL
September 17, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Assistant Secretary of Labor Phyllis Borzi, with the Department of Labor’s (DOL’s) Employee Benefit Security...
SPARK Fears Loss of Money Market Fund Options
September 16, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The SPARK Institute submitted a comment letter to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) urging...
SEC Charges BofA with Defrauding RMBS Investors
August 7, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The SEC filed a complaint claiming Bank of America and two subsidiaries failed to disclose...
UBS Misled CDO Investors, SEC Claims
August 7, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The SEC charged UBS for its failure to disclose that it retained upfront cash received...
More Regulatory Guidance Expected
August 1, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Plan sponsors and advisers are awaiting more regulatory guidance about a number of important issues.
ICI Comments on SEC Proposal for Money Market Funds
June 19, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Investment Company Institute (ICI) expressed opposition to a Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) proposal...
SEC to Propose Money Market Fund Reform
June 10, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) voted to propose rules that would reform the way...
Companies May Reduce Hedging Due to Higher Costs
April 23, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Increased transaction costs associated with new regulations on banks and swaps markets could cause companies...