Congress Eyes Compromise in 401(k) Independent ...       September 21, 2009
News: Dropping Bush administration plan will help define who exactly can provide advice to retirement plans.
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Labor Department Nixes Bush Rule to Let Brokers ...       September 16, 2009
... affiliated with mutual funds, brokerage firms and other companies that sell investments to provide investment advice to 401(k) participants.
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Experts Pin Hopes on Labor Department for ...       September 16, 2009
News: Retirement plan fee disclosure regulations from the Department of Labor are preferable to legislation because they allow for a comment period from the industry.
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Citigroup 401(k) Participant Lawsuit Dismissed       September 2, 2009
News: A federal judge dismisses a class-action lawsuit filed on behalf of 150,000 participants in Citigroup's two 401(k) plans, saying the company's inclusion of company stock as an investment option did not violate its fiduciary duties under ERI
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Two Ways to Legislate: Slogging Along Improves ...       July 7, 2009
Feature: Two bills making their way through Congress illustrate starkly different ways that important employment-related legislation is being created by lawmakers. (7/7/2009)
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Lawmakers Plan Push to Reform 401(k) Plans       June 22, 2009
News: The bill is expected to incorporate fee disclosures and 'conflicted' investment advice into comprehensive legislation.
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Tougher Financial Regulation Proposals May Hinder ...       June 18, 2009
News: One proposed change could have big consequences for small plan sponsors, or those with 100 to 300 employees, which typically use brokers to manage their plans.
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House Panel OKs 401(k) Disclosure, Investment ...       June 17, 2009
News: The investment-advice legislation was revised to make clear its provisions would not pre-empt existing advice arrangements that rely on the Department of Labor's SunAmerica advisory ...
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Putnam Investments Chief Aims to Spearhead Revamp ...       May 11, 2009
News: Robert Reynolds goes to Washington to 'fill the holes' in recession-battered defined contribution plans.
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