Opinions

August 17, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Last month federal regulators issued another round of “interim final rules”, this time regarding to preventive care requirements.

 

August 11, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Last week’s column presented half of a list that I titled “10 things you’re probably STILL doing wrong as a plan fiduciary.”   

August 10, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - On June 28, 2010, the Departments of Health and Human Services, Labor, and Treasury published a new Interim Final Rule (IFR) addressing several...

With the economic downturn of the past few years, retirement education has become more important than ever for plan sponsors and their participants. Workers are responsible for making...

In this as, perhaps, many professional endeavors, it seems that the more you know, the more you know you don’t know.   

August 3, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) –  The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) provides generally that grandfathered plans are exempt from some -- but not all -- of...

Many employers sponsoring 403(b) plans recently modified their arrangements as a result of the final regulations under Section 403(b) of the Internal Revenue Code (New IRS Regulations), which...

Four summers ago, Congress passed a landmark piece of legislation that sought to make sweeping changes to the American retirement system.

August 1, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Even the most diligent registrant at the recent PLANSPONSOR National Conference (PSNC) would have been hard-pressed to keep up.

 

July 29, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Last week I mentioned a revenue-sharing case that could have far-reaching implications. 

 

Today’s plan sponsors are operating in an increasingly complex environment. Changes to the 403(b) regulations have introduced new levels of administrative and fiduciary responsibility, spiraling health care costs...

July 27, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Department of Health and Human Services, Labor, and Treasury recently published a new Interim Final Rule addressing several provisions of the Patient...

July 20, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Remember when it used to be quiet in July?

July 20, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - On June 14, 2010, the Department of Health and Human Services, the Department of Labor, and the Internal Revenue Service released their highly-anticipated...