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PTE Procedures may get a revamp

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Final regulations updating the the rules governing the filing and processing of applications for administrative exemptions from the prohibited transaction provisions of ERISA, the Internal Revenue Code and the Federal...more

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The DOL’s Regulatory Agenda and a New Fiduciary Rule

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The DOL has not appealed the decision in the Florida Federal District Court that vacated its fiduciary “re-interpretation.” That re-interpretation, in effect, said that ongoing investment advice to a rollover IRA could be...more

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Best Interest Standard of Care for Advisors #37

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The Department of Labor’s Proposed Prohibited Transaction Exemption and its Impact on Recommendations to Plans, Participants and IRAs (Part 2) - On July 7, 2020, the DOL issued a proposed prohibited transaction exemption...more

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DOL ERISA Enforcement Remains Robust, but Will New OMB Memo Ease the Burden from DOL Investigations?

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The US Department of Labor (DOL) released its 2020 statistics on ERISA enforcement activities on October 27, affirming that the agency’s investigations remain robust. In sharing the statistics, the DOL not only boasted that...more

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We will get PEP guidance soon

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With less than six months before the launch of pooled employer plans (PEPs) comes word that the Department of Labor (DOL) has some proposed regulations on tap....more

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ERISA Newsletter - Third Quarter 2017

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Editor's Overview - As we have observed on other occasions, the ERISA class action plaintiffs' bar has, for several years now, honed in on 401(k) plan fiduciaries and their decisions to select and retain investment options...more

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DOL to Postpone Deadline for Fiduciary Rule

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The Department of Labor has received OMB certification, and sought expedited notice-and-comment, for a rule change that would postpone the full implementation deadline for its Fiduciary Rule from January 1, 2018 until July 1,...more

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DOL Proposes 60-Day Delay of Fiduciary Rule in Response to White House Directive

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The future of the fiduciary rule—originally set to be implemented this upcoming April—remains uncertain after the White House directed the United States Department of Labor (DOL) to reevaluate, defer implementation and...more

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USDOL Prevails in Kansas in Another Decision on Fiduciary Rule

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On February 17, 2017, a federal district Court in Kansas upheld the U.S. Department of Labor’s conflict of interest rule and related exemptions in a suit brought by Market Synergy Group, Inc. This ruling on the merits follows...more

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DOL Sends Proposed Conflict of Interest Rule to OMB for Review

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The White House backs a “fiduciary rule” for IRAs. The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has sent its proposed “Conflict of Interest Rule-Investment Advice” to the president’s Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for...more

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