Jun 20, 2017 | Legislative, Retirement Plans
On June 9, 2017, the Department of Labor’s Fiduciary Rule went into effect. The rule, also known as the Conflict of Interest Rule, expands the fiduciary definition under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA). In the simplest terms, the DOL...
Feb 6, 2017 | Legislative, Retirement Plans
The future of the Department of Labor’s Fiduciary Rule is in limbo following a memorandum released last Friday by President Trump. While a draft memo released earlier in the day delayed the implementation date by 180 days, the final memo did not contain such...
Jun 3, 2016 | Benefits, Retirement Plans
Maintaining an employer-sponsored retirement plan can be an onerous task. With Basic Plan Documents, interim amendments, required restatements, Summary Plan Descriptions, enrollment and beneficiary forms, and federal forms it’s easy to see just how much paper a...
May 21, 2015 | Benefits, Legislative, Retirement Plans
In a unanimous decision, the Supreme Court has ruled in favor of plan participants in the Edison International 401(k) plan who claimed company fiduciaries violated their duty to monitor three retail-class mutual funds. Background and the Decision The original suit...
May 14, 2015 | Benefits, Retirement Plans
A few times a year, Axia sits down with an expert in the retirement field to discuss trends, research, and other findings important to retirement plans. Our goal is to showcase thought leadership that we believe will change the industry. Our second issue features...