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Q4 2018: Fiduciary Hot Topics: How You Doin’?
Grab your coffee and read on for the latest fiduciary fodder! DOL’s New Fiduciary Rule & the SEC’s Best Interests Rule – Hopefully they will Intersect This past March, almost 10 years after the “new” Fiduciary and Best Interest Contract (BIC) rules were first proposed, the Fifth Circuit of the U.S. Court of Appeals vacated  Read More →
Fiduciary Liabilities: What Are They? How Can They Be Mitigated?
“Risk comes from not knowing what you are doing.”-Warren Buffett Being an ERISA fiduciary may entail personal liability. In addition to making the plan whole for any losses resulting from a breach of fiduciary duty, a fiduciary may be required to disgorge any profits obtained in committing the breach, and be subject to “such other  Read More →
Fee Payment Methods in 401(k) Plans: Know Your Options
A plan sponsor (i.e. employer) can elect to pay or allocate plan fees in a number of different ways, and it is important to understand all available options, as this is a fiduciary decision. In fact, the DOL observed in Field Assistance Bulletin (FAB) 2003-03 that plan sponsors and fiduciaries have considerable discretion in determining,  Read More →

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