On April 3, 2024, the Department of Labor (the “DOL”) issued its final amendment (“Amendment”) to Prohibited Transaction Class Exemption 84-14, commonly referred to as the “QPAM Exemption”....more
The Department of Labor issued a final release (the “Final Release”) which (1) finalized changes to its 1975 rule defining when institutions and individuals are providing fiduciary “investment advice” to plans that are...more
5/9/2024
/ Broker-Dealer ,
Congressional Review Act ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) ,
Excise Tax ,
Exemptions ,
Fiduciary Rule ,
Individual Retirement Account (IRA) ,
Insurance Industry ,
Internal Revenue Code (IRC) ,
Investment ,
Investment Adviser ,
Policies and Procedures ,
Prohibited Transactions ,
Retirement Plan
The Department of Labor (“DOL”) on October 31, 2023—Halloween—issued a release (the “Release”) proposing to make changes to the 1975 rule (the “1975 Rule”) defining when institutions and individuals are providing fiduciary...more
11/3/2023
/ Banks ,
Broker-Dealer ,
Compliance ,
Conflicts of Interest ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) ,
Fiduciary ,
Fiduciary Rule ,
Individual Retirement Account (IRA) ,
Internal Revenue Code (IRC) ,
Investment Adviser ,
Investment Management ,
IRS ,
Proposed Rules ,
QPAM ,
Retirement Plan ,
Robo-Advisors ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
The District Court for the Middle District of Florida issued a decision (the “ASA Decision”) on February 13 that adds yet another twist to the 13-year long story of the U.S. Department of Labor’s (“DOL”) attempts to recraft...more
The world of benefits regulation has seen significant change lately, with the enactment of tax reform in 2017 (see “Focus on ERISA - Tax Reform Includes Benefits and Compensation Provisions”), and the rise and fall of the...more
12/20/2019
/ 529 Plans ,
Employee Benefits ,
Employee Contributions ,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) ,
Home Healthcare Workers ,
Individual Retirement Account (IRA) ,
Internal Revenue Code (IRC) ,
Multi-Employer Pensions ,
New Legislation ,
Part-Time Employees ,
PBGC ,
Portability ,
Public Employees ,
Required Minimum Distributions ,
Retirement Funds ,
Safe Harbors ,
SECURE Act ,
Tax Credits ,
Tax Deductions ,
Tax Qualified Plans ,
Withdrawal