Nonprofit Weighs in on Electronic Disclosure Debate
June 10, 2011(PLANSPONSOR.com) The Pension Rights Center, a nonprofit consumer rights organization, believes that current safe harbor rules balance the...
Tag: EBSA
SURVEY SAYS: Will 408(b)(2) Matter?
June 2, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Yesterday the Department of Labor makes its decision to push back the effective date of...
ERIC Outlines Suggestions for Reducing Regulatory Burdens
April 29, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The ERISA Industry Committee (ERIC) urged the Treasury Department to be more...
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Free EBSA Webcast Focuses on Form 5500 Filing
April 26, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The U.S. Department of Labor's Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) is sponsoring...
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IMHO: Underlying Assumptions
March 10, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Last week the Government Accountability Office (GAO) issued two reports focused on 401(k) plans;...
SURVEY SAYS: Do We Need a New Fiduciary Definition?
March 3, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - We’ve now moved from a proposed new (and expanded) definition of fiduciary to hearings...
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First-Ever Virtual PANC Conference Offers Insights on Trends
February 28, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Earlier this month, PLANADVISER held its first-ever Virtual PLANADVISER National Conference.
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IMHO: Service Charges
February 15, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - As Valentine’s Day approached, you may have seen a series of increasingly ubiquitous advertisements for...
Congressional Quartet Backs DoL Fiduciary Proposal
February 4, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A quartet of key Democratic legislators has weighed in on the proposed...
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IMHO: Warning “Labels”
January 27, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Litigation—or more accurately, the fear of litigation—frequently serves to put us on notice.
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ERIC Calls for Balance in TDF Disclosures
January 14, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The ERISA Industry Committee (ERIC) has added its voice to those submitting...
2010 Form M-1 Now Available
January 6, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The U.S. Department of Labor’s Employee Benefits Security Administration says the 2010...
2008 5500 Filings Track DB, DC Plan Trends
December 31, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A review of the Form 5500 filings from 2008 confirms what even...
Savings Plan Embezzler Indicted
November 19, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A federal indictment unsealed this week in the District of Minnesota alleges...
Can a Postcard Furnish an SPD Solution?
November 15, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Plan sponsors hoping for a simpler, easier way to satisfy the obligation...
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IMHO: Interests 'Bearing'
October 26, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Last week the Labor Department issued a proposal that would, by its reckoning,...
BREAKING NEWS: DoL Broadens Fiduciary Net
October 21, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – For the first time in a generation, the Labor Department has taken...
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IMHO: Paper “Trail”
October 19, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Last week, the Department of Labor reissued its proposed regulation on participant...
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IMHO: “Forever” More?
September 22, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Last week the Treasury Department and Department of Labor held two-days of joint...
Lifetime Income Hearing Witnesses Demand Fiduciary Shield
September 17, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A strong theme in testimony from witnesses at this week’s hearing into providing lifetime income...