Administration | July 25th, 2023 AI Tapped to Mine Form 5500s, Leverage Chatbots for Retirement Newfront, a tech-focused advisory firm, recently brought its AI-driven benefit solutions to Congress and will be using AI capabilities to...
Investing | June 29th, 2023 Fidelity to Convert More Than $13B of Mutual Funds to ETFs The Fidelity small cap enhanced index fund was included in nearly 100 defined contribution plans, according to Form 5500 filings....
Compliance | May 15th, 2023 ESOP Lawsuit Follows Sale to Private Equity Firm A New Jersey-based graphite manufacturer is alleged to have failed to operate the employee stock ownership plan in the best...
Compliance | April 28th, 2023 Federal Judge Dismisses Complaint Against HR Company TriNet The 2020 ERISA retirement lawsuit alleged fiduciary breaches committed by the retirement plan committee.
Benefits | April 17th, 2023 DOL Sues Profit-Sharing Retirement Plan of California Consultant The Department of Labor alleges an environmental consultant abandoned responsibility for its profit-sharing retirement plan in the late 1990s.
Compliance | April 14th, 2023 Study Shows State-Built Retirement Programs Complement Private Plans New state-facilitated initiatives may boost private sector plans, not crowd them out, a Pew analysis of federal data shows.
Ask the Experts | March 28th, 2023 Is Change Coming for 403(b) Plan 5500 Filings? Experts from Groom Law Group and CAPTRUST answer questions concerning retirement plan administration and regulations.
Administration | February 24th, 2023 Form 5500 Changes for 2023 The Department of Labor has published the Form 5500 changes for this year.
Compliance | January 4th, 2023 California Food Processing Firm Sued for Alleged ERISA Violations Participants of a retirement plan sponsored by Ventura Foods allege that Ventura’s mismanagement cost their retirement savings significantly.
Compliance | December 12th, 2022 Department of Labor Announces Form 5500 Changes The changes to 5500 instructions are made annually.
Ask the Experts | November 15th, 2022 What Responsibilities and Liabilities Come With Signing The Form 5500? Experts from Groom Law Group and CAPTRUST answer questions concerning retirement plan administration and regulations.
Benefits | October 12th, 2022 Aon PEP Passes Assets Milestone Aon has accumulated $1billion in plan assets and commitments since it launched the pooled employer plan.
Ask the Experts | July 26th, 2022 Are Retirement Plan Sponsors Still Required to File Form 8955-SSA? Experts from Groom Law Group and CAPTRUST answer questions concerning retirement plan administration and regulations.
Compliance | June 9th, 2022 PSNC 2022: Preparing for Regulatory Audits and Investigations One key takeaway from a panel discussion about DOL and IRS audits: the occurrence of an audit does not necessarily...
Compliance | May 26th, 2022 Department of Labor Announces Final Form 5500 Changes The changes to Form 5500 for defined contribution and defined benefit plans are modest.
Compliance | January 7th, 2022 Finalized Form 5500 Changes Add Little to Plan Sponsors’ Responsibilities While plan sponsors will need to ensure the form contains accurate data, many of the proposed changes to the 2021...
Compliance | December 30th, 2021 DOL Publishes Informational Copies of 2021 Form 5500 Among other notable changes, the Form 5500 instructions have been amended to make clear that a pooled employer plan is...
Compliance | October 18th, 2021 New Financial Audit Rule Increases Requirements for Plan Sponsors Plan sponsors will be required to provide much more data, as well as certifications about plan administration and governance, and...
Compliance | September 14th, 2021 DOL Asks for Comments on Proposed Changes to Form 5500 The agency—which says the revisions are needed to implement provisions of the SECURE Act—has also published a notice of proposed...
Compliance | August 10th, 2021 IRS Addresses Form 5500 Filing for Plans Adopted Retroactively No Form 5500 is required for the plan year in which the new plan is effective, but additional filing instructions...