Compliance | November 12th, 2020 DOL Announces Final Rule on PEP Registration The rule is in line with DOL’s proposed rulemaking that it announced in August and streamlines the electronic process by...
Investing | November 9th, 2020 Asset Managers Share Initial Expectations for the Biden Presidency One expected outcome at this very early juncture is that environmental, social and governance investing will see major advancements, sources...
Compliance | October 30th, 2020 DOL Issues Final Rule With Softer Stance on ESG The final version of the regulation emphasizes the importance of using only ‘pecuniary’ factors in the assessment of investment options...
Compliance | October 29th, 2020 DOL ERISA Enforcement Results Increase From Previous Year The agency’s enforcement report describes some ways enforcement actions are initiated.
Ask the Experts | October 27th, 2020 Delay of Initial e-Disclosure Notice Experts from Groom Law Group and Cammack Retirement Group answer questions concerning retirement plan administration and regulations.
Compliance | October 22nd, 2020 The DOL’s ESG Proposal and DB Plans Defined benefit plan fiduciaries can expand on their evaluations of ESG investments to show they are financially beneficial and not...
Investing | October 21st, 2020 Revisiting the DOL’s 2013 TDF Tips Even as target-date funds evolve, the Department of Labor’s guidance for selecting and monitoring the funds is still relevant.
Compliance | October 15th, 2020 Will DOL Independent Contractor Proposal Result in More Workers With Benefits? The proposal is intended to offer processes to clearly determine a worker’s status.
Compliance | September 28th, 2020 PSNC 2020: Retirement Plan Cybersecurity In light of a lack of guidance from the DOL on how sponsors should protect their plans from cyberattacks, speakers...
Compliance | September 23rd, 2020 PSNC 2020: Preston Rutledge’s Inside View of the DOL As the nation’s top retirement and health plan regulator, Preston Rutledge oversaw an agency of more than 800 employee benefits...
Compliance | September 23rd, 2020 PSNC 2020: Legislative and Regulatory Update Part II Experts explained regulations and legislation from Washington, D.C., as well as what employers can do if they ever face ERISA...
Investing | September 22nd, 2020 PSNC 2020: Time to Get Serious About ESG? Environmental, social and governance investing is slowing becoming pervasive in DC plans, particularly as Millennials are poised to become the...
Compliance | September 21st, 2020 PSNC 2020: What’s Next? This year’s conference opened with a lively discussion about the changes plan sponsors are experiencing, the new issues to which...
Compliance | September 4th, 2020 DOL’s Proposed Proxy Voting Rule Another Attempt to Make Stance Permanent Attorneys say the DOL is showing frustration over the regulatory back and forth on employee benefit plan proxy voting as...
Compliance | August 31st, 2020 DOL Proposes Rule on Employee Benefit Plan Proxy Voting The proposal sets forth ‘permitted practices’ under which the plan fiduciary can adopt certain proxy voting policies and parameters, among...
Compliance | August 25th, 2020 Investors Seek More Substantive PEP Guidance from DOL Though they applaud the direction the Department of Labor is taking, expert ERISA attorneys say a new proposed rule does...
Compliance | August 24th, 2020 DOL to Hold Hearing on Investment Advice Proposed Rule The DOL said it received several requests for a hearing during the comment period and commenters expressed interest in its...
Compliance | August 24th, 2020 DOL Letters Seen as Further Effort to Restrict Use of ESG in Retirement Plans Before it published a proposed rule, the DOL sent letters to plan sponsors about ESG investment practices. Sources share thoughts...
Compliance | August 20th, 2020 DOL Issues NPRM on PEP Provider Registration Providers of pooled employer plans (PEPs) must first register with the DOL before plans can begin operating.
Compliance | August 18th, 2020 DOL Releases Interim Final Rule on Lifetime Income Illustrations The interim final rule includes assumptions plan administrators must use to calculate estimated lifetime benefit payments to be included on...