DoL Offers Free Seminar for Pittsburgh Plan Sponsors
September 30, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Plan sponsors in the Pittsburgh area will have a chance to gain a better understanding...
Tag: Fiduciary
Caterpillar Fee Suit Survives First Legal Hurdle
September 24, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A federal judge has cleared the way for participants in Caterpillar's 401(k) plan to pursue...
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Baltimore Energy Firm Probed for Stock Drop Allegations
September 24, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A Pittsburgh law firm is investigating allegations that a Baltimore energy company committed a fiduciary...
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ABA Retirement Funds Teams with Northern Trust
September 22, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - ABA Retirement Funds, which offers retirement plan services to legal professionals, has entered into a...
9th Circuit Joins Sister Courts in Ex-Participant ERISA Lawsuit Rulings
September 22, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals became the seventh appellate panel to rule that...
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Regulator Warns Senators Not To Impede DoL Fee Disclosure Rulemaking
September 17, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A federal regulator on Wednesday urged U.S. Senate lawmakers not to interfere with the U.S....
EBSA Announces Two More Compliance Workshops
September 10, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The U.S. Department of Labor's Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) has announced additional sessions of...
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Law Firm Probing Memphis Investment Bank 401(k) over Stock Drop
September 10, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A Pittsburgh law firm is probing whether there were violations of the Employee Retirement Income...
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Trade Groups Weigh in on EBSA Fee Disclosure Proposal
September 9, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - An Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) fiduciary should not be held liable for incorrect...
Judge Turns Away Principal Revenue Sharing Case Class Action Bid
September 3, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Faced with overseeing a class action lawsuit that could have represented as many as 57,000...
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Economy, Cost Perceptions Keep Small Biz From 401(k)
August 18, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A recent survey of small business owners by SurePayroll found that only one-third of small...
Nationwide Turned Back on Revenue Sharing Countersuit Attempt
August 15, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A federal judge in Connecticut has ruled that while Nationwide Financial Services can legally countersue...
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GAO Finds Plan Fiduciary Roles not Clearly Understood
August 15, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - In a new report, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) reiterated its previous recommendation that Congress...
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Senior Execs Increasingly Weigh in on Plan Decisions
August 7, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Significantly more senior executives are taking a direct role in decisions regarding their organizations' 401(k)...
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Benefits Firm Offers Fiduciary Checkup Product
August 5, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A St. Louis-based firm has unveiled Fiduciary Health Check to help employers meet their legal...
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PD08: Duty Bound: Best Practices for Plan Fiduciaries
Within the retirement services community, the duties and responsibilities implicit for fiduciaries are often unclear, leading some to be unsure...
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PD08: Keeping Participants Informed – The Art of Disclosure
Recent legislation and regulatory action is pushing plan sponsors and providers to offer increased disclosure about fees and other issues....
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PD08: Getting Ready for New Fee Disclosure Requirements
New fee disclosure requirements are changing the way plan sponsors and providers do business; regulations are being evaluated as plan...
EBSA Finishes Regulatory Package with Participant Disclosure Proposal
July 22, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Federal regulators on Tuesday unveiled the long-awaited final portion of their three-part plan disclosures regulatory...
Court Sides with Dell in Company Stock Suit
July 8, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas ruled that fiduciaries of the...