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NY State Mandates Disclosure of Credit Card Surcharges

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Under a new law that took effect on February 11, 2024, all “sellers” in New York who apply a credit card surcharge to sales transactions must now comply with certain consumer disclosure requirements. Signed into law by...more

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An Interesting Intersection: No Surprises Act Claims and the New Fee Disclosure Requirements for Group Health Plans

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As reported in our January 7, 2022 SW Benefits Blog “The DOL Asks and Answers Questions About the New Welfare Plan Fee Disclosure Rules,” group health plans must now comply with the ERISA Section 408(b)(2) disclosure...more

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The DOL Asks and Answers Questions About the New Welfare Plan Fee Disclosure Rules

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In Field Assistance Bulletin 2021-03 (12/31/21) (FAB), the Department of Labor (DOL) issued guidance and temporary enforcement policy to address the new 408(b)(2) disclosure requirements that apply to certain service...more

Ary Rosenbaum - The Rosenbaum Law Firm P.C.

The eventual effect of COVID-19 on this business

When fee disclosure regulations were promulgated in 2012, you could see the changes a mile away. While some chicken littles thought the sky was falling, I knew it would lead to a more competitive marketplace and there would...more

Ary Rosenbaum - The Rosenbaum Law Firm P.C.

MassMutual considering selling its retirement plan business

According to a report from Reuters, Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company (MassMutual) is exploring a sale of its retirement services division, which has about $175 billion of assets under management and administration....more

Ary Rosenbaum - The Rosenbaum Law Firm P.C.

There is room for everyone

When fee disclosure regulations were implemented, there were a few industry chicken littles that suggested that the disclosures would be a race to zero and only the cheapest providers would win out. History has proven that...more

Poyner Spruill LLP

The End (of the Year) is Nigh - Time to Prepare

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Yet again, the end of the year is rapidly approaching! To avoid costly penalties that can arise from inadvertent errors in the year-end crush, plan sponsors should begin talking with their service providers now about what...more

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PA Commission Scrutinizes Active Management of Public Pension Assets

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Will this—and similar review in other states—lead to major litigation and regulatory activity? Active management of pension fund assets, and the associated fees generated for advisory firms, has come under scrutiny in...more

Ary Rosenbaum - The Rosenbaum Law Firm P.C.

The profound change in the end was good

If you go and read through the marketplace news on 401khelpcenter.com, you see something recurring that was unfathomable 10-15 years ago,. You have an insurance company offering an open architecture platform....more

Dechert LLP

SEC Staff Issues Guidance on Fund Fee Structure Disclosures

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In a Guidance Update published on December 15, 2016, the staff of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) Division of Investment Management (Staff) articulated its views as to certain disclosure issues and...more

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

New Law Mandates Disclosure of Alternative Fund Fees By California Public Pensions

To increase the transparency of fees and expenses paid to alternative funds, every California public pension plan must require each alternative fund in which they invest to make various disclosures, and California public...more

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

Regulators Keep Their Feet on the Gas in Actions Against Auto Lenders; NY AG Latest to Bring Suit

Why it matters - The automotive industry is continuing to face heavy scrutiny from regulators. On the heels of a Federal Trade Commission operation and new oversight from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, the...more

King & Spalding

SEC Steps Up Scrutiny On Private Fund Fee Allocation Practices

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In two recent cases, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC) has made clear that it has increased its focus on private funds and their allocation of fees and expenses. In the most recent, the SEC entered an order on...more

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CFPB Issues List of Consumer Protection Concerns for New Faster Payment Systems

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The Consumer Protection Principles continue the CFPB’s expansive approach. Stating that it wants to ensure that “any new payment systems are secure, transparent, accessible, and affordable to consumers” and have “robust...more

Sherman & Howard L.L.C.

DOL Provides Flexibility in Timing of Annual Participant Fee Disclosures for Retirement Plans That Provide for Participant...

On March 18, 2015, the Department of Labor (DOL) issued a direct final rule that revises the annual disclosure requirement in the participant-level fee disclosure regulations under ERISA Section 404(a). The guidance provides...more

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DOL Gives Retirement Plan Sponsors of Participant Directed Retirement Plans Additional Time to Provide Employee Fee Disclosures

U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) regulations require 401(k) plan fiduciaries to provide plan participants with a detailed disclosure statement about the plan’s designated investment alternatives, prior to initial enrollment and...more

Bond Schoeneck & King PLLC

Employee Benefits: ERISA Fiduciary Guidance - Fairness for Defined Contribution Fees (6/14)

There has been a tremendous amount of focus on participant-assessed fees in 401(k) and 403(b) plans over the last couple of years. This has come about, in part, because of lawsuits and the Department of Labor (DOL)...more

Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP

Update: One-Time Extension for Furnishing Annual Fee Disclosures to Participants

Earlier this month we reminded you that plan administrators of participant-directed ERISA defined contribution retirement plans (e.g., 401(k) plans, 403(b) plans, profit sharing plans and money purchase plans) had to...more

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DOL Provides Fee Disclosure Relief

The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) released Field Assistance Bulletin (FAB) 2013-02 on July 22, 2013, which provides plan administrators of individual account plans with participant-directed investments (such as 401(k) and...more

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DOL Extends Participant Disclosure Deadline for 2013

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Guidance provides temporary relief from the August deadline for annual disclosures by participant-directed plans. On July 22, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) issued Field Assistance Bulletin 2013-02 (the Bulletin),...more

Sherman & Howard L.L.C.

ERISA Participant Fee Disclosure Notice Deadline Extended (But Only a Little Bit)

On July 22, 2013, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) issued Field Assistance Bulletin Number 2013-02, which offers sponsors of ERISA-covered retirement plans temporary relief from the participant fee disclosure deadline...more

Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick, LLP

Current Fiduciary & ERISA Issues in Qualified Plans

Topics we will cover: • Introduction • Issues with Control Groups • Issues with Prohibited Transactions • Fee Disclosure - Excerpt from Who is in the Control Group? • Aggregation Rules (Section...more

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