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Get the latest news and insights on the Department of Labor's moves around the fiduciary rule, other financial regulations, enforcement actions and more.
May 06, 2007
DOL Seeks Comment On Disclosure Of 401(k) Fees And ExpensesThe Department of Labor is asking interested parties to provide it with information they think participants in 401(k) plans should have concerning the fees and ...
April 24, 2007
DOL Seeks Advice On 401(k) Fee DisclosureWASHINGTON--The Department of Labor is asking interested parties to provide guidance on what kind of information participants in 401(k) plans should have about the fees ...
April 24, 2007
DOL Seeks Advice On 401(k) Fee DisclosureWASHINGTON--The Department of Labor is asking interested parties to provide guidance on what kind of information participants in 401(k) plans should have about the fees ...
March 22, 2007
DOL Requires More Due Diligence for 401(k) AdvisorsA bulletin issued in early February by the Department of Labor (DOL), which calls upon advisors to plan sponsors go through an increased due diligence process in line with specifications detailed in the 2006 Pension Protection Act (PPA), is set to bring about change in the advisor community--not least, experts...
March 01, 2007
DOL Issues Favorable New Guidance on PPA "Investment Advice" ProvisionsIn response to many questions about the "investment advice" exemption ("Exemption") of the Pension Protection Act of 2006 ("PPA"), the Department of Labor ("Department") released...
October 01, 2006
Catching up with...With 20 years of investment management experience under his belt, Tom Grzymala is on a mission to see that "the full meaning and spirit of...
September 30, 2006
Don't Let Clients Stumble Over ERISA LiabilityTo their surprise and dismay, some employers have learned that their voluntary benefit programs are ERISA programs, subject to all of the same requirements and liabilities...
September 28, 2005
Employee Benefit Captives Momentum BuildingFire xx--Slug--go page xx, with --184 linesThe Columbia Energy case paved the way, but what's the holdup?Anecdotal evidence suggests that there are inefficiencies in ...
September 01, 2005
DOL, Accountants Offer Small Biz Benefits TrainingThe U.S. Department of Labor has joined with the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants to teach small business owners how to set up ...
June 02, 2005
Feds: Pick Pension Consultants CarefullyEmployers and other pension plan fiduciaries should ask tough questions when selecting pension consultants.[@@]The U.S. Department of Labor and the U.S. Securities and Exchange ...