Compliance | September 18th, 2023 What Does SECURE 2.0 Do for 420 Transfers? Even though it opens the process up for more pension funds to participate, few are likely to take advantage.
Compliance | July 19th, 2023 DOL Considers Changing Standards for Annuity Provider Selection Interpretative Bulletin 95-1 could be in for an overhaul this year or next.
Compliance | July 19th, 2023 Industry Players Want Mandatory Roth Catch-Up Implementation Delayed The list of industry groups calling for more time on Roth catch-ups is growing rapidly.
Administration | June 23rd, 2023 Industry Concerns About Roth Catch-Ups Escalate SECURE 2.0 Section 603 would require catch-up contributions made by those making more than $145,000 in wages to be made...
Compliance | June 15th, 2023 EBSA Says It Will Propose Fiduciary Rule in August The regulatory agenda contained several other items, such as the 401(k) lost and found, emergency savings sidecars and pooled employer...
Compliance | June 8th, 2023 Large Plan Sponsors Seek IRS Clarification on SECURE 2.0 Provisions The ERISA Industry Committee implored the IRS to clarify how sponsors can implement new Roth features and student loan matches.
Benefits | June 8th, 2023 With Student Loan Payments Resuming, How Should Plan Sponsors Respond? The three-year freeze on student loan payments ends August 29, and plan sponsors have an opportunity to help relieve employees’...
Compliance | May 25th, 2023 House Committee Approves Bill Allowing CITs in 403(b) Plans The proposal would provide the needed changes to securities laws that were missing from SECURE 2.0.
Compliance | May 24th, 2023 Congressional Leaders Tell Treasury to Expect SECURE 2.0 Technical Corrections The letter did not outline a timeline but identified four technical errors and ambiguities to be fixed.
Compliance | May 11th, 2023 EBSA’s Gomez Offers Glimpse of DOL’s Thinking on ESG Rule; SECURE 2.0 Also, with the end of COVID-19 as an official public health emergency, the assistant secretary of labor wants to make...
Compliance | May 1st, 2023 Senator Ben Cardin Will Not Seek Re-Election in 2024 Maryland’s Cardin was one of the key architects of and proponents of retirement reform on the Hill, including and especially...
Compliance | April 26th, 2023 Julie Su’s Nomination to Head DOL Advances From Committee Su's confirmation as Secretary of Labor faces a close Senate vote.
Compliance | April 24th, 2023 Better Late Than Never: New Bill Would Permit CITs in 403(b)s A bill is planned to amend securities laws, close a SECURE 2.0 loophole and clear the way for CITs in...
Compliance | March 24th, 2023 SECURE 2.0 Makes 529s an Appealing Financial Wellness Option Offering a 529 plan benefit can appeal to a multigenerational workforce and may be easier to implement than a student...
Compliance | January 25th, 2023 SECURE 2.0 Accidentally Dropped Catch-Ups, But Industry is On the Case Legislators seem to have dropped a section from the final version of SECURE 2.0 that nullifies catch-up contributions in retirement...
Benefits | January 25th, 2023 Delta Pilots Emergency Savings Program The airline has partnered with Fidelity Investments to run a program in which enrolled workers can earn up to $1,000...
Ask the Experts | January 24th, 2023 How Does SECURE 2.0 Affect The Due Date for SECURE and CARES Act Plan Amendments? Experts from Groom Law Group and CAPTRUST answer questions concerning retirement plan administration and regulations.
Compliance | January 20th, 2023 Rules for Sponsor Self-Correction Broadened by Both SECURE 2.0 and DOL Proposal The DOL made a proposal to expand the VFCP in November 2022, and SECURE 2.0 also made changes to IRS...
Compliance | January 19th, 2023 How SECURE 2.0 Can Help Small Businesses SECURE 2.0 has several provisions designed to increase retirement plan creation and participation by small businesses, in particular by offering...
Compliance | January 13th, 2023 Ibuprofen Stock Surges as Plan Sponsors Read New DB Plan Rules in SECURE SECURE 2.0 makes several regulatory and disclosure changes for DB plans.