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DOL cracks down on employer 401(k) issues
By Scott WooldridgeMost fiduciaries and employers want to do the right thing but, as the DOL notes, inadvertent mistakes can create "significant problems."
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.
March 06, 2014
Missing persons reportEGTRRA created the automatic rollover IRA, enabling plans to cash out or rollover participants' balances.
February 28, 2014
NAPA blasts Yale prof’s ‘high fees’ paperThe association says that the new report uses five-year-old data that doesnt take into consideration how far fees have come down since 2009.
January 14, 2014
DOL Fiduciary Plan Raises Concern of Democratic CoalitionThe 30 House Democrats' worries include limiting access to advice for low- and middle-income people.
December 06, 2013
DOL to be first mover on fiduciary, industry watchers sayLabor Secretary Thomas Perez wants to revisit the DOL redraft "from the ground up," according to Mercer Bullard, founder of Fund Democracy.