DOL Says 401(k) Trustee Failed to Perform Duties
March 28, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Department of Labor (DOL) has filed a lawsuit to remove and replace a 401(k)...
Tag: Fiduciary
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Basic Fiduciary Education Still Critical
March 26, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The basics of fiduciary liability need to be instilled in retirement plan sponsors and committee...
How to Avoid (or Survive) a Plan Audit
March 24, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Aggregate qualified retirement plan audit data from the Department of Labor (DOL) shows that, of...
Fidelity Wins Some in Appeal of Tussey Case
March 20, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Fidelity was able to convince an appellate court to vacate some of the decisions made...
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Fiduciary Liability and Form 5500 Reporting
March 18, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Retirement plan sponsors can outsource much of the work involved in filling out and filing...
DOL Hosting Series of Fiduciary Webcasts
March 17, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Department of Labor is presenting the “Getting It Right – Know Your Fiduciary Responsibilities”...
Congressional Hispanic Caucus Weighs in on Fiduciary Rules
March 12, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A group of 26 members of the U.S. House of Representatives, known as the Congressional...
Health System and Plan Providers Sued Over Plan Fees
March 12, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The St. Louis-based law firm of Schlichter, Bogard & Denton filed a class action on...
DOL Proposes Service Provider Fee Guides
March 11, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The U.S. Department of Labor is seeking public comments about a proposed revision to fee...
Participant’s Imprudent Funds Claims Time-Barred by ERISA
March 11, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A federal appeals court has dismissed claims of a participant in Suntrust Bank’s 401(k) plan...
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Tool Helps Reduce Risk for 401(k) Plans
March 11, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – OTB Strategic Consulting, Inc., a business advisory firm, has launched The FIRE System, an online...
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CEFEX-Designated Advisers Offer Sponsors Fiduciary Muscle
March 7, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - CEFEX designations are gaining more widespread adoption, and some say that working with an adviser...
Adviser Found Not Liable for Plans' Bad Investment
March 7, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A federal appellate court found a registered investment adviser for two pension plans was not...
Abandoned Construction Company Gets New Fiduciary
March 6, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Department of Labor (DOL) has obtained authorization to appoint a new fiduciary for the...
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MEP Offers Fiduciary Services
February 18, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A registered investment adviser (RIA) firm has signed on to provide 3(38) investment manager services...
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The Next "Best Thing" in Retirement Plan Offerings?
February 10, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Over the past couple of weeks, two retirement industry providers have introduced offerings they purport...
DOL Cracking Down on Unremitted Contributions
February 7, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Department of Labor (DOL) announced enforcement efforts against two retirement plan sponsors that failed...
Groups Ask for Stronger Presumption in Stock Drop Case
February 5, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A brief of amici curiae was recently filed with the U.S. Supreme Court for a...
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Considerations for Outsourcing Fiduciary Duties
January 29, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – With fiduciary decisions undergoing increased scrutiny, many plan sponsors are considering the possibility of outsourcing...
DOL Challenges Court Decision in Excessive Fee Case
January 28, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Secretary of Labor, Thomas E. Perez, has filed a federal court brief disputing a district...