The Mysterious Boundary Beyond Which “Personal” Relationships Jeopardize a Director’s Independence -
In a recent enforcement action, the SEC concluded that the relationship between James Craigie and an officer of Church &...more
2/11/2025
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Enforcement Actions ,
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Investment ,
Investment Contract ,
Publicly-Traded Companies ,
Retirement ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Variable Insurance
The Secure Act, passed in 2019 and updated in 2022, made significant changes to the required minimum distribution (RMD) rules applicable to qualified retirement plans, IRAs, 403(b) plans, and other eligible deferred...more
11/22/2024
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Employee Benefits ,
Financial Services Industry ,
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IRS ,
Qualified Retirement Plans ,
Required Minimum Distributions ,
Retirement ,
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SECURE Act ,
Tax Planning
For decades, both the federal and state governments have been working to tackle the coverage gaps in our retirement system. In the race for retirement readiness, dark horses like state plans with mandatory adoption...more
5/17/2024
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Employees ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
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Retirement ,
Retirement Plan ,
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SECURE Act
Nearly five years after proposing a failed rule that would have dramatically expanded the definition of fiduciary under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA), the Department of Labor has decided to try...more
6/22/2015
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Individual Retirement Account (IRA) ,
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IRS ,
Private Right of Action ,
Retirement ,
Retirement Plan ,
Section 404 ,
Wage and Hour
On July 1, the U.S. Department of the Treasury (Treasury) and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issued final rules excluding qualifying longevity annuity contracts (QLACs) from the required minimum distribution rules (RMD...more