Tag: EBSA

Testimonies from experts on embedding retirement income solutions in qualified default investment alternatives continued at Wednesday's meeting.

The Employee Benefits Security Administration announced upcoming webinars for employers, service providers and workers nearing retirement.

Meanwhile, the House Appropriations Committee recently proposed a budget that contained sharp cuts to the Employee Benefits Security Administration’s funding. 

House GOP spending proposal cuts all funding for the ESG rule and the Women’s Bureau

The long-awaited report makes no recommendations for changes.

The information request is too broad, rushed and may create data security issues, the industry lobby groups argued.

The Department of Labor remains focused on creating a missing participants database, as well as providing guidance on cybersecurity and...

Also known as adequate consideration, the ESOP community has been calling for share pricing regulation for years.

The council will report on their findings to EBSA.

Critics of the Retirement Security Rule argue that at a minimum, DOL cannot regulate IRA to IRA rollovers.

Supporters of the rule argue that plan fees should fall, especially for smaller sponsors.

An advocacy group for independent insurance advisers alleges the DOL’s Retirement Security Rule is similar to a proposal struck down...

GAO reports that the DOL does not offer adequate guidance on how to interpret differences across TDFs.

The final rule applies fiduciary status for investment sales, rollover recommendations and annuity sales.

The anticipated final retirement security proposal did not feature anywhere in the budget proposal.

OIRA has canceled its final meetings on the proposal, and a final rule is considered likely for early next week.

Federal agencies are seeking advice on how to improve the reporting and disclosure system for retirement plans governed by ERISA.

Qualified professional asset managers can now be disqualified for foreign convictions and domestic non-prosecution agreements.

U.S. Chamber of Commerce and ERIC ask for a longer compliance date and a removal of required non-English disclosures.

The ESG rule was upheld in a Texas district court, but was appealed to the 5th Circuit in October 2023.