Ask the Experts | September 15th, 2020 Relief for Distributing Summary Plan Descriptions Experts from Groom Law Group and Cammack Retirement Group answer questions concerning retirement plan administration and regulations.
Compliance | September 14th, 2020 Sutter Health Faces Second Lawsuit Challenging Use of Actively Managed TDFs The most recent lawsuit says the actively managed suite’s risk has been amplified during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Ask the Experts | August 25th, 2020 Can Nonresident Aliens Be Excluded From Deferring in 403(b)s? Experts from Groom Law Group and Cammack Retirement Group answer questions concerning retirement plan administration and regulations.
Products | August 20th, 2020 Security Benefit Introduces Mobile App for Retirement Plan Participants The firm says it is trying to bring the services and technological conveniences typically offered to large plans to the...
Benefits | August 13th, 2020 Are Employer-Sponsored DC Plans the Best Retirement Savings Vehicles? The coronavirus pandemic and other factors have called into question the value of DC plans, but experts say they’re still...
Compliance | August 11th, 2020 Mercy Health Corp. Faces 403(b) Plan Excessive Fee Lawsuit Among other things, the lawsuit alleges the health care system unreasonably maintained investment advisers and consultants despite the known availability...
Ask the Experts | August 4th, 2020 How May ACP Testing Results be Affected by COVID-19? Experts from Groom Law Group and Cammack Retirement Group answer questions concerning retirement plan administration and regulations.
Compliance | July 30th, 2020 Princeton Agrees to No Fee Increase, Among Other Things, in Lawsuit Settlement What the settlement agreement calls ‘therapeutic relief’ also includes conducting an RFP process, creating rules for how often committees meet...
Administration | July 29th, 2020 CARES Act Special Considerations for 403(b) Plans Participants invested in annuity contracts may face charges for distributions and limits on amounts they can take as a distribution...
Compliance | July 28th, 2020 VALIC Financial Advisors Charged With Disclosure Failures The SEC says VALIC Financial Advisors failed to disclose to Florida teachers practices that generated millions of dollars in fees...
Ask the Experts | July 28th, 2020 Providing Employer Contributions to Some Employees and Not Others Experts from Groom Law Group and Cammack Retirement Group answer questions concerning retirement plan administration and regulations.
Compliance | July 24th, 2020 Sutter Health Facing 403(b) Excessive Fee Suit The allegations mirror those of other recently filed cases against both 401(k) and 403(b) plans.
Ask the Experts | July 21st, 2020 Did DOL Guidance Permit Private Equity Investments in 403(b)s and 457(b)s? Experts from Groom Law Group and Cammack Retirement Group answer questions concerning retirement plan administration and regulations.
Ask the Experts | June 23rd, 2020 Excluding Employees From the Right to Make 403(b) Elective Deferrals Experts from Groom Law Group and Cammack Retirement Group answer questions concerning retirement plan administration and regulations.
Data and Research | June 4th, 2020 K-12 403(b) Plan Participants Hungry for More Retirement Planning Help Participants need more information about how their plan and investments work, a survey reveals.
Investing | June 4th, 2020 The Next Evolution in 403(b) Plans: Investments While 403(b) plans have made great strides, lifting restrictions on the types of investments the plans can offer and considering...
Compliance | June 1st, 2020 Parties in Emory University 403(b) Plan Lawsuit File Settlement Agreement In addition to paying $16.75 million, the settlement agreement calls for a review of investments and a recordkeeping request for...
Compliance | June 1st, 2020 IRS Provides Additional Deadline Relief to Plan Sponsors Deadlines have been moved for single-employer and multiemployer DB plans and 403(b) plans, among others.
Compliance | May 26th, 2020 Cornell University 403(b) Plan Suit Could Face ‘Considerable’ Delay Though claims in the case were pared down last fall, the plaintiffs have requested a jury trial, so a federal...
Compliance | May 14th, 2020 The IRS Will Be Looking at Catch-Up Contributions in 403(b) Plans The agency published an issue snapshot explaining special catch-up contribution rules after issuing a program letter saying such contributions will...