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The SECURE Act 2.0, enacted in December 2022, made several updates to what must be included in annual funding notices (“AFN”) issued by defined benefit pension plans. For large plans (as defined below) with a plan year ending...more
The Department of Labor (DOL) has issued a model notice for applicants to the Voluntary Fiduciary Correction Program (VFCP)....more
On April 3, 2025, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) issued important new guidance for employers that sponsor defined benefit (pension) plans. This guidance provides new model notices and addresses several outstanding...more
The US Department of Labor (DOL) has issued new guidance in the form of Field Assistance Bulletin No. 2025-02 (FAB 2025-02) and updated model annual funding notices (AFNs) for single-employer and multiemployer pension plans....more
Pensions dashboards – finalised standards and guidance - The following dashboards standards have been finalised and have received ministerial approval...more
On April 3, 2025, the US Department of Labor (“DOL”) released Field Assistance Bulletin No. 2025-02 (“FAB 2025-02”), which provides guidance regarding new content requirements that apply to pension plans’ annual funding...more
On April 3, 2025, the Department of Labor (DOL) issued guidance on the Annual Funding Notice changes made by the SECURE Act 2.0 and provided model notices. Pension plan administrators should review and revise their annual...more
The EU Pay Transparency Directive imposes a need for companies in the European Union to take action. Employee comparison groups must be established to identify potential gender pay gaps. Employees are granted extensive and...more
SECURE 2.0 introduced many changes for retirement plans, including updated disclosure requirements for a defined benefit plan’s annual funding notice (AFN). These updated AFN disclosure requirements apply for all plan years...more
On January 15, 2025, the Department of Labor (“DOL”) issued notice amending its Voluntary Fiduciary Correction Program (“VFCP”), along with related final amendments to Prohibited Transaction Exemption 2002-51 (“PTE 2002-51”),...more
Multiemployer benefit plans generally require contributing employers to submit “remittance reports” that identify the employees that performed covered work, the type of work performed, and the amount of time worked. Plans...more
Under the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 (“BBA 2015”), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (“PBGC”) premiums for plan years beginning in 2025 are due one month earlier than normal. For example, for calendar year plans,...more
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) regularly requires retirement plans to incorporate new laws and regulations. To ensure that pre-approved retirement plans incorporate these required legal and regulatory updates, the IRS...more
Welcome to your weekly update from the A&O Shearman pensions team, covering all the latest legal and regulatory developments in the world of workplace pensions. The Pensions Dashboards Programme (PDP) has published a blog...more
The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) has issued its first technical update of the year to provide guidance on the accelerated premium filing date for plan years that begin in 2025. As required by a provision in the...more
ISSUES AFFECTING ALL SCHEMES - PENSIONS DASHBOARDS – UPDATED AND NEW GUIDANCE - The Pensions Regulator (TPR) has updated its guidance on pensions dashboards to bring it in line with external developments and to address...more
In this episode of Public Pensions & Investments Briefings, Nossaman Public Pensions & Investments Group Partner Peter Mixon and Institutional Limited Partners Association Senior Policy Counsel Chris Hayes discuss what impact...more
The Consolidated Appropriation Act of 2021 was signed into law on December 27, 2020 and is an impressive 5,593 pages. According to the Senate Historical Office, the Act is the longest bill ever passed by Congress. Buried...more
The United States Government Accountability Office (the “GAO”) has made public its January 28, 2020, report to Congress on the oversight of executive retirement plans by the Internal Revenue Service (the “IRS”) and the U.S....more
IRA providers were concerned with not being able to “stop the presses” when it came to notices being provided in January to IRA owners regarding the need to take 2020 minimum required distributions (“MRDs”)....more
Gov. Jerry Brown vetoed legislation that would have imposed significant liability on CalPERS employers for errors in their CalPERS reporting which result in post-retirement pension reductions....more
Two new California laws could result in costly fines to public agency employers who fail to adhere to the specified requirements. Assembly Bills 1487 and 1309 both went into effect Jan. 1....more
There are few sure things in life, and although it is probably safe to say that ERISA disclosure regulations would not be considered one of them, there has certainly been a steady stream of new ERISA-related disclosure and...more