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By Warren S. Hersch |
May 24, 2012
The General Accounting Office has recommended that the Department of Labor examine the definition of fiduciary to determine if the definition captures the current relationship between sponsors and providers, the GAO discloses in a new report.
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By Warren S. Hersch |
May 23, 2012
The DOL’s Employee Benefits Security Administration is reopening the period for public comment on proposed regulatory amendments relating to enhanced disclosure concerning certain qualified plan funds.
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By Allison Bell |
May 10, 2012
The Labor Department is asking about matters such as disclosure notices and preventive services documents, the firm says.
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By Staff Writer |
April 12, 2012
Finally the protracted race for the GOP nomination seems to have come to an end, unemployment continues to plague the country, and hints of confusion among Supreme Court Justices when it comes to PPACA bubble to the surface. This and more in this week's Week in Pictures.
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By Paul Wiseman |
April 6, 2012
The U.S. job market slowed in March as companies hit the brakes on hiring amid uncertainty about the economy's growth prospects.
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By Arthur D. Postal |
April 6, 2012
A new report by a consulting firm paints a dire picture of the potential impact of a proposed rule establishing a fiduciary standard for investment advisors selling products to IRA holders.
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By Gil Weinreich |
April 5, 2012
A little known Department of Labor regulation has the potential to expand the reach of investment advice, improve its quality and untap a substantial flow of retirement money in motion.
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By Blaine Laverick, CEBS, CRPS, CLU, ChFC, CMS, AIF |
April 1, 2012
Changing regulations, an up-and-down economy and negative perceptions have some wondering if nonqualified plans have a future. They do.
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By Staff Writer |
March 29, 2012
Management fees for retirement funds is estimated between $30 billion and $60 billion a year.
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By Christopher S. Rugaber |
March 15, 2012
Applications for unemployment aid dropped 14,000 to a seasonally adjusted 351,000, the Labor Department said Thursday.
