Forward Thinking

Are You Properly Documenting Hardship Distributions and Plan Loans?

In a recent IRS newsletter (Issue No. 2015-4, April 1, 2015) the IRS reiterated the requirement that qualified retirement plan sponsors must retain documentation for hardship distributions and certain plan loans (in either paper or electronic format). The IRS ...

Fiduciary Governance

Supreme Court Rules ERISA Plan Sponsors Have A Continuous Duty To Monitor And Remove Imprudent Investments

On May 18, 2015 the Supreme Court of the United States ruled in favor of petitioners in Tibble Et. Al. v. Edison International ...

Fiduciary Governance

Fiduciary Requirements: Amended Timeframe for Providing Participant Level Annual Fee Disclosure Notices

Fiduciary Governance

Internal Controls for Retirement Plans

Over the past decade or so, I have reviewed countless management letters written by retirement plan auditors that cite a number ...

Fiduciary Governance

Can Making Hard Decisions be Simple?

We have the great fortune of being asked on occasion to speak on topics we care about deeply and think can impact our clients and ...

Are You Properly Documenting Hardship Distributions and Plan Loans?

Supreme Court Rules ERISA Plan Sponsors Have A Continuous Duty To Monitor And Remove Imprudent Investments

Fiduciary Requirements: Amended Timeframe for Providing Participant Level Annual Fee Disclosure Notices

Internal Controls for Retirement Plans

Can Making Hard Decisions be Simple?

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