The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit has given a green light to the DOL’s motion to withdraw its appeal of a court challenge(s) to the so-called fiduciary rule issued during the Biden ...

The threat of litigation against plan fiduciaries is having a detrimental effect on retirement plan innovation, witnesses told a House subcommittee in testimony at a Dec. 2 hearing.

The option of investing in a collective investment trust (CIT) may be one step closer for 403(b)s with the introduction of a bill in the House of Representatives that would make that possible.

Legislation that would allow retirement savers to roll Roth IRA savings into a Roth account within a workplace retirement plan was reintroduced on Dec. 4 in both chambers of Congress. Under current ...

The HSA catch-up contribution increase is a strong nudge for participants to contribute more, including those who were previously constrained by the HSA contribution limit. So says a new study ...

The IRS says payment of health benefits from a pension plan's 401(h) accounts for annuitized retirees does not violate the Internal Revenue Code, nor jeopardize its tax-qualified status, but the ...

President Trump on Dec. 11 signed an Executive Order to end what he termed “the outsized influence of proxy advisors that prioritize radical political agendas over investor returns.” He cited their ...

The American Retirement Association is calling on Congress to act on legislation that reduces abusive litigation practices that divert resources that could otherwise enhance retirement outcomes.

On Dec. 2, the Treasury Department said it plans to issue proposed regulations on Trump accounts. A website for Trump accounts is now live, and additional information on how to sign up will be ...

Are Social Security funds and accounts being administered as they should be? The Office of the Inspector General has its eyes trained on the Social Security Administration watching how the funds under ...

How has the IRS changed the required amendments (RA) list for qualified plans and 403(b)s for 2025? Notice 2025-60 tells us.

The sand is running through the hourglass very quickly for most private-sector employers in Rhode Island concerning information relevant to RISavers. As in Dec. 12 soon — they have until then to ...