Compliance | July 16th, 2024 Insurers Continue Effort for Retirement Security Rule Injunction Nine insurance industry organizations and representatives have responded to the DOL’s rebuttal of the groups’ litigation against the rule as...
Compliance | February 6th, 2024 EBSA Plans March Fiduciary Responsibility Webinar Series The events will offer information about disclosure requirements and other obligations for retirement and health benefit plans.
Compliance | January 23rd, 2024 DOL Modifies PTE Application Process The changes include more explicit criteria and modified definitions of what it means to be an independent fiduciary and appraiser.
Compliance | December 29th, 2023 ASA Calls Fiduciary Proposal Unlawful, Anticipates Litigation Group questions authority of Acting Labor Secretary Julie Su to approve any final rulemaking.
Compliance | October 27th, 2023 26 State AGs Will Appeal ESG Rule Lawsuit Dismissal After their initial challenge to the DOL’s ESG rule was dismissed, the states are appealing to the 5th Circuit Court...
Compliance | September 15th, 2023 The Fiduciary Exception to Attorney-Client Privilege Sponsors should know when their legal communications are privileged and when they are not.
Compliance | August 10th, 2023 How du Pont Family’s 1947 Pension Trust Became an ERISA Nightmare Fiduciaries of the trust are now liable for $38 million in pension liabilities.
Compliance | June 21st, 2023 New House Bill Suggests ESG Is to Blame for Underfunded Pensions While focused on eliminating consideration of ESG factors in fiduciary investment decisions, the legislation also requires a study of public...
Compliance | April 26th, 2023 DCIIA Delivers Guide to Plan Service Providers The April report outlined the differences, in action and duty, between ERISA fiduciaries.
Compliance | February 22nd, 2023 Overturned DOL Rollover Rule Likely to Be Appealed, Attorney Says The DOL is expected to appeal a district court’s decision, which could result in the rule being re-instated.
Compliance | August 7th, 2019 Court Moves Forward Suit Over Plans’ Use of Retail Funds The court decision in Lutz v. Kaleida Health reviews what it takes to be a retirement plan fiduciary and acknowledges...
Compliance | December 28th, 2018 A Year of Legislative and Regulatory Insight “Saxon Angle” from PLANSPONSOR magazine touches on timely issues of the day.
Compliance | September 25th, 2018 Divisions Remain in Courts Regarding the Burden of Proof A case set to go to the U.S. Supreme Court for a decision about who bears the burden of proof...
Investing | May 25th, 2018 DOL’s ESG Investing Bulletin Raises Important Questions for Plan Fiduciaries Given some of the strong language used to warn retirement plan fiduciaries against placing other interests ahead of the financial...
Administration | December 7th, 2017 More DC Plan Sponsors Looking to Outsourced Fiduciary Services The DOL fiduciary rule, though not yet fully implemented, is providing a tailwind for this trend, Cerull Associates says.