Modernizing and streamlining the Form 5500 reporting requirements for employer-sponsored retirement plans is the purpose behind a bill that has been introduced in the Senate.

Not providing information to the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) and plan participants on time impedes not only enforcement, but also compliance by plans and individuals and their ability ...

In July 16 testimony before the Senate Health, Education, Labor & Pensions (HELP) Committee Acting Labor Secretary Keith Sonderling, who has been nominated to serve as Secretary of Labor, said his top ...

A bipartisan group of senators has introduced legislation that would establish a specific, fast-track process to initiate congressional action to reform the Social Security system.

The states that have established retirement plans to provide coverage to private-sector employees whose employers do not take that step to help close that coverage gap. A recent working paper takes a ...

The Department of Labor (DOL) has filed a brief in support of plan fiduciaries in a case before the Supreme Court in what was described as one of a “series filed by the Departme ...

The Investment Selection Proposal is intended to provide guidance on investment selection and to reduce frivolous litigation; however, some ERISA experts think it may not achieve that goal.

Deferral-related operational failures — including missed and late deferrals — continue to be a leading source of plan corrections and regulatory exposure. What can be done?

The Plan Sponsor Council of America recently asked plan sponsors if they have fiduciary liability insurance with a cybersecurity rider, or if they have a separate corporate policy. What were the ...

Is it possible to create a platform that essentially helps the market operate instead of creating a solution that grows the government? The answer is a resounding yes.