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PBGC Clarifies Early Warning Program Still Triggered Only by Transaction or Event
DOL Rules on Retirement Savings Programs Run by States and Cities for Private Workers Nullified
FASB Updates Reporting Requirements for Master Trust Investments of Benefit Plans
DOL Proposes 60-Day Delay for Fiduciary Rule, Asks for Quick Comments on Delay and Economic Analysis
Unanticipated Consequences of 401(k)s Highlighted in Wall Street Journal Article
Treasury Proposes Requiring Use of New Defined Benefit Plan Mortality Tables
30-Day Extension of the Deadline for 2016 Affordable Care Act Reporting by Employers and Plans
Financial Reporting Changes for Pension and OPEB Plans: How Will this Affect Your Plan?
ERISA Agencies Release Advance Copies of 2016 Form 5500 Annual Report
Society of Actuaries Updates Mortality Improvement Factors for Pension Plans
IRS Updates Correction Programs to Reflect Changes in Determination Letter Program
Large Pension and 403(b) Plans Under IRS Scrutiny: What Are the Red-Flag Issues?
PBGC Issues Report on Financial Status of Single-Employer Insurance Program
Treasury Issues Two Proposed Regulations on Deferred Compensation
DOL Issues Final Regulations Redefining Investment Fiduciary
PBGC May Be Able to Pursue Equity Funds for Employer Liability Payments
IRS Requests Paperwork Burden Comments on New Questions for 2016 Form 5500
New Template for the Affordable Care Act’s Summary of Benefits and Coverage (SBC)
New Pension Accounting Methodology Wins Favor with Many Employers
IRS Says Do Not Respond to New Compliance Questions on the 2015 Form 5500
IRS Opens Door for Mid-Year Changes to §401(k) and §403(b) Safe-Harbor Plans
Proposed Regulations on DB Plan Nondiscrimination Testing and QSERPs
Deadline for 2015 Affordable Care Act Reporting by Employers Extended by Several Weeks
Déjà Vu All Over Again: Latest Budget Act Continues an All-Too-Familiar Pattern for Pensions
PBGC Creates Electronic Filing Portal, Issues 2016 Premium Instructions
IRS Issues Cumulative List for Final Determination Letter Cycle
Spending Deal Delays Affordable Care Act’s 40 Percent Excise Tax on High-Cost Health Plans
Advance Copies of 2015 Form 5500 Released: Are You Prepared for the New Requirements?
New IRS Guidance for Obergefell: How Will It Affect Your Plan?
Bills to Delay, Amend or Repeal the Affordable Care Act's Excise Tax
What Is the Future of Health Care Benefits in Higher Education?
Departments Release Final Rules on Various Provisions of the Affordable Care Act
Guidance on State Savings Programs for Private Sector Employees
PBGC 2015 Annual Report Shows Increased Single-Employer Deficit
Treasury Issues Rules for Correcting Hybrid Plan Interest Crediting Rate; Delays Amendment Date
Reminder: ACA's Transitional Reinsurance Fee Submissions Must Be Filed by November 16
Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015: Items of Interest for Plan Sponsors
Treasury Issues Proposed Guidance Revising Federal Tax Code Definitions for Same-Gender Marriage
Most Qualified Plan Limits and Social Security Benefits Will Not Increase in 2016
DOL Issues New Guidance to Clarify “Economically Targeted Investment” Rules
Projections for PBGC's Single-Employer Guarantee Program Continue to Improve
IRS Issues Electronic Filing Waiver Request Procedures for Form 8955-SSA
Treasury Issues Final Regulations on Minimum Required Pension Contributions
PBGC Issues Final Regulations on Reportable Events by Defined Benefit Plans
The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation Proposed Rules Would Limit Use of §4010 Reporting Exemption
Anthem and Cigna Agree to Combine, Further Consolidating Health Insurance Industry
IRS Officially Announces Determination Letter Program Overhaul
GAO Is Asking for Information on DC Plan Eligibility and Vesting Rules
DOL Clarifies Fiduciary Duty to Monitor Under Safe Harbor Annuity Rules
United States Supreme Court Decision on Same-Gender Marriage
United States Supreme Court Holds Affordable Care Act Subsidies Available in all States
IRS Committee on Exempt Organizations and Government Entities Releases Annual Report
DOL Issues Report on Quality of Employee Benefit Plan Financial Audits
Infographic of Key Findings from the 2015 Segal Health Plan Cost Trend Survey
Plansponsor.com: Does Your DC Plan Support Participant Drawdown Strategies?