On March 10, 2022, the Department of Labor’s Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) released compliance guidance that cautions plan fiduciaries to exercise extreme care before they consider adding a cryptocurrency… Read more >
As the safekeeper of plan assets, custodians are among the service providers that multiemployer benefit plan trustees have a fiduciary duty to monitor. Yet plan custodians are not discussed as… Read more >
May 24, 2021 Employee Benefits, ERISA, Investments, Multiemployer, Regulatory, Retirement, U.S. 0 Read more >
The definition of a fiduciary under ERISA has fluctuated in the past decade. In 2016, the Department of Labor (DOL) issued a rule redefining the meaning of the term fiduciary… Read more >
September 28, 2020 Employee Benefits, Investments, Retirement, U.S. 0 Read more >
Running an effective apprenticeship program requires the management of a wide variety of key stakeholders. Navigating this complicated landscape and avoiding potential pitfalls have long been concerns of these contacts…. Read more >
April 24, 2019 Apprenticeship Programs, Employee Benefits, Multiemployer 1 Read more >
I recently provided information to some International Foundation members who asked about the different types of fiduciaries, and you might be wondering too. Retirement plan fiduciaries manage the plan and… Read more >
February 11, 2019 Employee Benefits, ERISA, Retirement 0 Read more >
On April 6, 2016, the U.S. Department of Labor released the highly anticipated final version of its fiduciary/conflict of interest rule. Brokers, agents and financial advisors recommending investments to retirement… Read more >
April 6, 2016 401(k) Plans, Defined Contribution (DC) Plans, Legislative, Retirement 0 Read more >
If some of the largest insurance companies in America struggle to keep sensitive data safe from hackers and other thieves, what is the trustee of a 3,000-life health plan supposed… Read more >
September 22, 2015 Employee Benefits, Health Care 0 Read more >