by David Torrillo | Mar 26, 2020 | Employee Benefit Plans, Forms and Procedures, News and Press Releases
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced that it is extending the filing periods covered by its previously enacted conditional reporting relief for certain public registrant filing obligations under the federal securities laws, including plans that file...
by David Torrillo | Feb 28, 2020 | Employee Benefit Plans, Forms and Procedures, News and Press Releases, Retirement - 401(k), 403(b)
As detailed in an article by Nick Thornton of BenefitsPro, in February 2020, the Supreme Court ruled unanimously against the fiduciaries of two Intel Corp. defined contribution plans. At issue before the court in Intel Corp. Investment Policy Committee v. Sulyma was a...
by David Torrillo | Dec 11, 2019 | Employee Benefit Plans, Forms and Procedures, News and Press Releases, Policy Updates
In Notice 2019-67, the IRS has provided updated mortality improvement rates and static mortality tables to be used for defined benefit pension plans. These updated mortality improvement rates and static tables, which are being issued pursuant to the regulations under...
by David Torrillo | Nov 20, 2019 | Employee Benefit Plans, Forms and Procedures, News and Press Releases, Retirement - 401(k), 403(b)
The DOL has proposed a new safe harbor for the use of electronic media to furnish information to participants and beneficiaries of ERISA plans. The proposal would allow plan administrators who meet certain conditions to provide participants and beneficiaries with a...
by David Torrillo | Nov 20, 2019 | Employee Benefit Plans, Forms and Procedures, News and Press Releases
The Mortality Improvement Scale (Scale MP-2019) that accompanies the Society of Actuaries (SOA) most recent Mortality Table (RP-2014) was updated in October 2019. In addition, the SOA released a new base mortality table, Pri-2012. The Pri-2012 table will generally...
by David Torrillo | Nov 6, 2019 | Employee Benefit Plans, Forms and Procedures, News and Press Releases, Policy Updates, Retirement - 401(k), 403(b)
The Internal Revenue Service announced that employees in 401(k) plans will be able to contribute up to $19,500 next year. The IRS announced this contribution limit and other changes in Notice 2019-59, posted on IRS.gov. This guidance provides cost of living...
