President-elect Trump on Nov. 22 announced that former Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer (R-Ore.) and hedge fund manager Scott Bessent are his nominations to serve as Secretary of Labor and Treasury Secretary, ...

Early in 2024, the IRS had announced that it was postponing electronic filing of the Form 5558 through the Department of Labor's (DOL) EFAST 2 system until Jan. 1, 2025. It said the delay was due to ...

Opinion letter applications were filed with the IRS for the second remedial amendment cycle (Cycle 2) under the remedial amendment cycle system for 403 (b) pre-approved plans established under Revenue ...

The 403 (b)/CIT issue is part of the unfinished business left over from the enactment of the SECURE 2.0 Act of 2022, which sought to allow their use, but there was disagreement in the House Financial ...

Health savings accounts (HSAs) show growth by many metrics, says the Plan Sponsor Council of America (PSCA). And it comes as no surprise that they also report that efforts to educate employees about ...

A new study shows how a proposed government-run retirement program said to increase coverage could actually undermine the nation’s retirement readiness. A new study shows how a proposed government-run ...

A recent study reveals the ways plan sponsors are providing education about retirement plans and saving for retirement.

The Department of Labor’s Employee Benefit Security Administration said on Nov. 18 that it will begin collecting limited data to populate the Lost and Found plan database. The Department of Labor’s ...

Rhode Island and Connecticut may be small, but their state auto-IRA programs aren’t — and now they’re bigger. That’s because on Nov. 20 they announced they are joining forces on offering that coverage ...

Part II of a two-part series discusses more common practices in the retirement industry that can be questioned. Editor’s Note: This is Part II in a two-part series about practices and trends in the ...

Large Food Retail Company. Employees are engaged when they have to be, not when it’s best for them. They want to know about their health benefits when they need them. They want to know about their 401 ...

IRA custodians can better fulfill their responsibilities if they have better information, and the IRS can help make that possible, says the Internal Revenue Service Advisory Council (IRSAC).