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Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

Simplified Option for Correcting Certain Retirement Plan Failures

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Earlier this year, the U.S. Department of Labor (“DOL”) amended its Voluntary Fiduciary Compliance Program (“VFCP”) to provide retirement plan sponsors with a simplified option for correcting certain specified prohibited...more

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New “Self-Correction” Option for Voluntary Fiduciary Correction Starts March 17, 2025

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Starting March 17, 2025, the Employee Benefits Security Administration’s Voluntary Fiduciary Correction Program (“VFCP”) will have a “self-correction” option. Although the new option eliminates the need to wait for formal...more

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Ensuring Compliance: The 2023 DOL Retrospective Review

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The Department of Labor (“DOL”) continues to require the completion of a Retrospective Review. The Retrospective Review (the “Review”) requirement of Prohibited Transaction Exemption 2020-02 (the “PTE”) is designed to assist...more

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Amendment To QPAM Exemption

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The Department of Labor (DOL) recently issued a final amendment (“Final Amendment”) to Prohibited Transaction Exemption (PTE) 84-14, which is otherwise known as the “QPAM Exemption.” The QPAM Exemption is a prohibited...more

Latham & Watkins LLP

Raising the Bar: DOL’s Amendment Sets Higher Standards for QPAM Qualification

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The DOL’s final amendment to the QPAM Exemption sets forth more rigorous compliance requirements and expands the circumstances of ineligibility, potentially affecting the operations and compliance procedures of investment...more

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Best Interest Standard #60: Compliance with PTE 2020-02

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The DOL “Fiduciary Rule,” FAQ 10: The PTE Conditions - This series focuses on the DOL’s new fiduciary “rule”, which was effective on February 16. This, and the next several, articles look at the Frequently Asked Questions...more

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Broker-Dealer Services to Plans and IRAs: Impact of the DOL Fiduciary Advice Exemption

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The Department of Labor (DOL) confirmed on February 12 that the Trump-era Prohibited Transaction Exemption 2020-02 (PTE) would go into effect as scheduled on February 16, 2021. The PTE will likely affect the business of...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

"Department of Labor Issues Guidance on Conflicts of Interest Rule"

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The Department of Labor (DOL) recently issued guidance on the Conflicts of Interest Rule it released earlier this year. The guidance, issued on October 27, 2016, is in the form of answers to frequently asked questions, which...more

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