Bulletin
February 3, 2011
The Impact of 408(b)(2) on Service Providers
Bulletin
January 5, 2011
The New Form ADV Part 2: Convergence of ERISA and Securities Law Disclosure
Bulletin
December 2, 2010
Allocating Fees Among Participant-Directed Plan Participants
Bulletin
October 14, 2010
The DOL’s 408(b)(2) Regulation: Impact on Recordkeepers
Bulletin
September 30, 2010
SEC and DOL Convergence: Are You Ready?
Bulletin
September 15, 2010
The DOL’s 408(b)(2) Regulation: Impact on Broker-Dealers and Registered Representatives
Bulletin
August 25, 2010
The DOL’s 408(b)(2) Regulation: Impact on Registered Investment Advisers (RIAs)
Bulletin
August 11, 2010
The 408(b)(2) Regulation: An Overview
Bulletin
July 16, 2010
DOL Releases Final Fee Disclosure Regulation
Bulletin
July 15, 2010
SEC and DOL Guidance on Target Date Funds
Bulletin
March 11, 2010
The 5500 Nightmare: Completing the Schedule C
Bulletin
February 9, 2010
Washington, D.C. Update: The Feds Have A Full Agenda
Bulletin
December 17, 2009
Brokers As Fiduciaries: The Reality and the Issues
Bulletin
September 10, 2009
Hecker vs. Deere Revisited
Bulletin
August 13, 2009
This is the second of two bulletins regarding decisions by Judge- now Justice- Sonia Sotomayor involving the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 ("ERISA"). This bulletin addresses several ERISA decisions issued by Judge Sotomayor while she was a United States District Judge. [Read "A Summary of Judge Sotomayor's ERISA Decisions - Part II]
Bulletin
July 30, 2009
President Barack Obama nominated Judge Sonia Maria Sotomayor to replace retiring Justice David Souter on the United States Supreme Court. Judge Sotomayor has had a broad range of experience with ERISA related cases from her tenure as both a district court and court of appeals judge. Reish & Reicher's July 30, 2009 bulletin briefly reviews some of her decisions while a member of the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. [Read "A Summary of Judge Sotomayor's ERISA Decisions"]
Bulletin
July 8, 2009
Fiduciary Status for Broker-Dealers
Bulletin
May 13, 2009
The New Take on 404(c): Confusion in the Federal Courts
Bulletin
March 19, 2009
Investment Advice for Participants: Capturing Rollovers
Bulletin
March 12, 2009
Investment Advice for Participants: Prohibited Transactions and Level Fee Advice
Bulletin
March 10, 2009
The Fiduciary Duty to Avoid Conflicts of Interest in Selecting Plan Service Providers
Bulletin
March 4, 2009
Investment Advice to Participants: What The “Final” DOL Regulation Means
Bulletin
January 22, 2009
Disclosure Regulation Not Approved
Bulletin
January 12, 2009
Update on Service Provider Disclosure Under 408(B)(2)
Bulletin
October 6, 2008
Disclosure of Service Provider Compensation: Final 408(b)(2) Regulation Will be Issued Soon
Bulletin
August 6, 2008
The DOL’s Proposed 408(b)(2) Regulation: Impact on Independent Recordkeepers
Bulletin
June 12, 2008
Navigating the QDIA Notice Requirements
Bulletin
April 10, 2008
The Supreme Court’s Decision in LaRue v. DeWolff, Boberg & Associates: How It Affects You, What You Should Do, and Ruminations Regarding the Fractured Opinion
Bulletin
March 13, 2008
The DOL’s Proposed 408(b)(2) Regulation: Impact on Broker-dealers and Registered Representatives
Bulletin
February 21, 2008
How You Are Paying What You Don’t Know: A Primer on Indirect Mutual Fund Payments
Bulletin
February 4, 2008
The DOL’s Proposed 408(b)(2) Regulation: Impact of the Mandated Disclosures on Registered Investment Advisers (RIAs)
Bulletin
January 21, 2008
Investments That Qualify Under the Final QDIA Regulation
Bulletin
November 8, 2007
DOL Issues the Final QDIA Regulation
Bulletin
July 11, 2007
Brokers as Fiduciaries
Bulletin
June 26, 2007
IRS Announces Universal Availability Project: Focus on School District 403(b) Plans
Bulletin
May 7, 2007
Initial IRS Contact Letter
Section 403(b) Questionnaire
Follow Up Letter
ERISA Audit Bulletin
March 13, 2007
IRS Provides 412(i) Plan Audit Clarification
LABC Bulletin
March 5, 2007
The IRS and DOL Provide Insight Into Their Operations
Disclosure of Conflicting Revenues
Short and Long-Term Goals of Congress
QDIA Guidance is "Slipping"
Tax-Exempt and Government Plans
ERISA Audit Bulletin
February 13, 2007
Terms for Resolving 412(i) Audits
Bulletin
February 7, 2007
Pension Protection Act: DOL Interprets Participant Investment Advice Rules
Tax Alert Bulletin
February 2, 2007
State Tax Credit Partnerships: The IRS’s Opening Salvo
Automatic Enrollment Bulletin
January 23, 2007
New Developments for Automatically Enrolled Plans
Bulletin
December 4, 2006
New Relief Offered to Fiduciaries Under the Pension Protection Act of 2006
Plan Sponsors Bulletin
November 17, 2006
Deadline for Notices for Automatic Enrollment
Deadline for Notice of Fiduciary Relief for Default Investments
Bulletin
October 19, 2006
The Pension Protection Act of 2006: Investment Advice Provisions
Bulletin
October 11, 2006
Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Arrangements
ERISA Litigation Bulletin
October 6, 2006
Spate of Class Action Lawsuits Targets 401(k) Fees and Expenses
ERISA Bulletin
September 22, 2006
Fred Reish Testifies Before the DOL Advisory Council
Bulletin
September 8, 2006
401(k) Provisions of Pension Protection Act of 2006
Department of Labor Voluntary Compliance Bulletin
June 1, 2006
The DOL Updates the VFC Program: What do the Changes Mean to You?
Fiduciary Developments Bulletin
May 23, 2006
A Little Help from My Friends--In the Government
ERISA Audit Bulletin
March 2, 2006
IRS Targets 412(i) Plans
ERISA Alert Bulletin
April 11, 2005
Rousey v. Jacoway: The Supreme Court Extends Bankruptcy Protection to IRAs, or Does It?