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  Retirement plan sponsors are encountering some confusion about the Department of Labor’s updated filing rules for Form 5500. Specifically, a question has arisen about how participants are counted to determine whether or not an…
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  When it comes to internet crime, the FBI says that the biggest financial losses to businesses are now coming from email compromise attacks. Given the plethora of stolen credentials available on the dark web,…
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  The latest statistics about the Department of Labor’s investigatory and recovery efforts on behalf of retirement plan participants demonstrate that fiduciary failures come at a tremendous cost to plans, participants and beneficiaries. A major…
Read Moreabout Funds Recovered: Enforcement!

Settlements continue to pile up as a way to bring excessive fee lawsuits against retirement plan sponsors to closure. Though admitting no wrong, employers find that the  disruption and costs associated with defense—and the uphill…
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  Attorneys specializing in ERISA law are carefully monitoring several cases currently winding their way through the courts: decisions are likely to establish precedents related to the fiduciary responsibilities associated with cybersecurity. Plan sponsors are…
Read Moreabout Assume The Obligation: Cybersecurity

Hundreds of Hours of Work… That’s what it can take businesses to paddle out from under the damage and chaos caused by cyber breaches. Notifications, regulatory processes, credit and identity monitoring, forensics—all require careful attention….
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  Regulatory compliance for retirement plans requires vigilance with the policies and proceedings of both the Internal Revenue Service and the Department of Labor. Experts observe that both have ratcheted up their scrutiny of retirement…
Read Moreabout Heightened Scrutiny: Retirement Plans

  Of course we are. It’s hard enough to run a business. Adding on a retirement plan is a wonderful and important thing to do, but comes with a whole host of serious fiduciary responsibilities….
Read Moreabout Tips for Plan Sponsors: Short On Time?

  Although both retirement plan participants and sponsors have worries about  retirement plans, neither expect to make substantial changes to contributions this year. According to Ubiquity’s State of the Industry survey, fear of not having…
Read Moreabout Stressed But Sticking With The Plan