Tag: MEP

A final pretrial conference for the case is scheduled for November 26.

Eight major organizations highlighted the need to clarify provisions related to automatic enrollment in PEPs, distributions for terminally ill participants,...

Defined Contribution Groups—DCGs—offer another option for sponsors seeking to simplify some administrative tasks.

The DOL and IRS have both issued updates for the three composite plan types.

In certain cases, the portion of a multiple employer plan attributable to a participating employer’s failure to meet plan qualification...

The lawsuit takes particular issue with the use of higher-cost share classes and revenue sharing.

The firm is targeting its pooled employer plan at startups and companies with up to $10 million in retirement plan...

Many retirement plan experts say they think the pooled employer plans authorized under the SECURE Act will open more doors...

Though they applaud the direction the Department of Labor is taking, expert ERISA attorneys say a new proposed rule does...

The Department of Labor (DOL) found more than 100 multiple employer plans (MEPs) in violation of a requirement to include...

Eighty percent of American workers surveyed said they would like to hear congressional candidates discuss retirement security.  

A blueprint from the Insured Retirement Institute offers a guide for its dialogue with Congress and the Administration about improving...

Many providers have supported the moves by the House and Senate to effectively slow the creation of state- and city-run...

LIMRA finds reactions were “mixed” among small-business owners regarding Connecticut’s forthcoming program offering state-administered retirement planning to private-sector employees. 

The WTIA's partnership with Empower Retirement enables employers to offload virtually all administrative tasks.

The bill also would provide a fiduciary safe harbor for selection of lifetime income solution providers.

The plan helps private colleges and universities simplify plan administration, manage fiduciary responsibilities, take advantage of expert plan management, and...

Witnesses speaking during a Senate subcommittee hearing expressed the benefits of allowing open multiple employer plans for small businesses and...

While initiatives to expand retirement access get support, the DOL’s conflict of interest rule and the ACA’s Cadillac tax do...

The newly emerged text of President Obama’s 2017 budget proposal includes hundreds of millions of dollars in proposed funding over...