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DOL to delay fiduciary redraft release until January
By Melanie WaddellThe originally planned August release date is delayed.
April 30, 2014
Thomas Perez, DOL’s Cautious Fiduciary Advocate: The 2014 IA 25 ProfileLabor Secretary Thomas Perez is being credited with re-energizing the DOLs bid to amend the definition of fiduciary under ERISA. But he's proceeding carefully.
April 01, 2014
DOL cracks down on employer 401(k) issuesMost fiduciaries and employers want to do the right thing but, as the DOL notes, inadvertent mistakes can create "significant problems."
March 31, 2014
White, Borzi and Legislators Focus on FiduciaryLess than a month apart, the women behind the crafting of fiduciary rulemakings at the Department of Labor and the Securities and Exchange Commission made some definitive comments about their respective proposals.
March 13, 2014
SEC’s Gallagher: Fiduciary rule likely not comingBorzi got support on moving forward with the DOL fiduciary redraft, but economic analysis will determine the SEC version's fate.
March 12, 2014
SEC’s Gallagher: Fiduciary Rule Likely Not ComingPhyllis Borzi calls DOL's fiduciary redraft "No. 1 priority"; SEC Commissioner Daniel Gallagher adamant that the commission lacks the votes to make a rule.
March 11, 2014
DOL Moving Forward on Fiduciary Redraft: PerezLabor Secretary Thomas Perez said to expect a redraft "in the coming months" while announcing a plan to require 401(k) fee disclosure guides.
March 06, 2014
Missing persons reportEGTRRA created the automatic rollover IRA, enabling plans to cash out or rollover participants' balances.