Technical Resources

When Callan Associates surveyed plan sponsors in early 2014, more than a third of the respondents said they would make changes to their target date funds during the coming year. The firm’s just-released 2015 survey shows that many of those sponsors were true to their word.According to the survey,... READ MORE

If the Government Accountability Office (GAO) has its way, plan sponsors will have a new reporting obligation to the Department of Labor. Specifically, GAO recommends that DOL improve oversight by requiring plan sponsors to notify the agency when they implement lump sum windows, and coordinate with... READ MORE

A 401(k) revenue-sharing lawsuit finally got its day before the U.S. Supreme Court.While the nation’s high court was ostensibly focused on how ERISA’s statute of limitations was to be applied in challenging fiduciary actions, there was also a brisk discussion among the justices about the what, how... READ MORE

“Don’t throw out the baby with the bathwater” is an old — perhaps worn-out — cliché, but nevertheless sometimes it’s apt. And as the Obama Administration unveils the fiduciary rule reproposal, ASPPA CEO and Executive Director Brian Graff has warned that the regulations could have serious and... READ MORE

More divides private and public employees than the kind of employer for which they work — what kind of retirement plan is available to them, and how many assets are available in each kind, varies as well. Pensions & Investments reports that the answer for each is the opposite of the other.By... READ MORE

The Department of Labor’s much-anticipated fiduciary reproposal drew intense criticism Feb. 20 from SEC Commissioner Daniel M. Gallagher.Gallagher’s comments, made at the “SEC Speaks in 2015” event, were particularly harsh — not only regarding the potential impact of the DOL’s proposed extension of... READ MORE

Proposals in New England neighbors Connecticut and Rhode Island would give their respective residents breaks from state taxes imposed on their pensions. Bills have been introduced in the legislatures of both states that would provide different degrees of relief: some would phase in a tax break;... READ MORE

A growing number of employers plan to act this year to curb the cost of future Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation premiums, according to Aon Hewitt. Not all of the employers the human resources firm recently surveyed have an open plan. In fact, a majority have a plan that is either frozen or... READ MORE

The ERISA public disclosure website — which houses filings by health and pension plans of private employers — is headed for the cloud. According to Federal Times, the Department of Labor (DOL) is choosing a vendor that can provide a FedRAMP-certified cloud for this purpose.The DOL’s request for... READ MORE