Compliance | September 23rd, 2020 PSNC 2020: Legislative and Regulatory Update Part II Experts explained regulations and legislation from Washington, D.C., as well as what employers can do if they ever face ERISA...
Compliance | September 21st, 2020 PSNC 2020: What’s Next? This year’s conference opened with a lively discussion about the changes plan sponsors are experiencing, the new issues to which...
Compliance | September 9th, 2020 IRS Clarifies SECURE Act Birth and Adoption Distribution Rules Qualified birth or adoption distributions have been permissible since January under the SECURE Act, but more specific guidance on how...
Administration | September 8th, 2020 The PEP Opportunity Pooled employer plans (PEPs) are coming, and potential adopting employers need to know what to look for and what they...
Compliance | September 4th, 2020 SECURE Act Compliance Q&A Published by IRS The guidance document includes an extensive number of questions and answers about five key changes made by the SECURE Act.
Compliance | August 20th, 2020 DOL Issues NPRM on PEP Provider Registration Providers of pooled employer plans (PEPs) must first register with the DOL before plans can begin operating.
Products | August 20th, 2020 ShareBuilder 401k Offers Discounts Ahead of Safe Harbor Deadline The provider is offering discounts to businesses with employees that set up a safe harbor 401(k) before October 1.
Compliance | August 18th, 2020 DOL Releases Interim Final Rule on Lifetime Income Illustrations The interim final rule includes assumptions plan administrators must use to calculate estimated lifetime benefit payments to be included on...
Ask the Experts | August 18th, 2020 Clarification of the Legislative Changes Made for RMDs Experts from Groom Law Group and Cammack Retirement Group answer questions concerning retirement plan administration and regulations.
Compliance | August 17th, 2020 IRS Updates Model Rollover Notices to Reflect SECURE Act Changes The notice also clarifies that plan administrators are not required to provide a Section 402(f) notice to a recipient of...
Opinions | July 29th, 2020 Top 10 Reasons to Become Familiar with Income Guarantees Matt Gray, with Allianz Life, discusses why DC plan sponsors should consider guaranteed income products for their plans after passage...
Compliance | July 22nd, 2020 IRS Updates Operational Compliance List for 2020 Items effective in 2020 include several provisions of the SECURE Act.
Compliance | July 2nd, 2020 What to Know About Potential Open MEP Conflicts Attorneys say employers considering whether, and what type, of multiple employer plan (MEP) to join will want to closely monitor...
Products | June 24th, 2020 Voya Will Recordkeep Aon’s New Pooled Employer Plan The pooled employer plan (PEP) will utilize Aon Investments USA Inc., Aon’s investment solutions group.
Compliance | June 17th, 2020 DOL Issues SECURE Act RFI on PEPs, Prohibited Transactions Using affiliates to provide services and proprietary investment products when offering a pooled employer plan (PEP) raises fiduciary and prohibited...
Compliance | May 28th, 2020 Hopes Remain High for Portman-Cardin Bill Fresh off the recent success of their push for a default electronic disclosure rule, retirement industry lobbyists are turning their...
Products | April 24th, 2020 In-Plan Annuity Market Slowly Takes Shape Retirement plan providers are striving to implement new ideas and capabilities made possible by the SECURE Act even as they...
Compliance | February 7th, 2020 SECURE Act Demands Updates to Rollover Notices For example, language should be inserted to reflect that the age for taking required minimum distributions (RMDs) has been increased...
Products | January 9th, 2020 SECURE Act Resources Library Published by Groom “The passage of the SECURE Act has been a long time in the making and will have a profound impact...
Compliance | December 17th, 2019 SECURE Act Provisions Folded Into Congressional Spending Bill Passed By House News that the SECURE Act’s provisions may soon become law caps off a year of intense lobbying efforts, spearheaded in...