Legal

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  CFPB focuses on senior designations

  By Rich White  |  May 16, 2013

  The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau recently took aim at the one area in the investment/insurance world where Dodd-Frank law granted it jurisdiction – issues affecting older Americans.

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  “Star Trek” premiere and the problem with “fiduciary”

  By Chris Carosa  |  May 16, 2013

  If being a fiduciary is all about building trust, what happens when no one trusts the word fiduciary?

• PBGC to cover pension benefits of defunct N.J. hospital

  By Paula Aven Gladych  |  May 10, 2013

  In a reversal of a prior decision, the PBGC has agreed to pay pension benefits to 800 former hospital employees in New Jersey.

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  For fiduciary advocates only

  By Chris Carosa  |  May 9, 2013

  The newly established Frankel Fiduciary Prize draws a line in the sand.

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  Orphaned 401(k) accounts stacking up

  By Paula Aven Gladych  |  May 9, 2013

  Millions of orphaned 401(k) accounts abound, so the challenge is to get people to do something with them.

• SPARK Institute opposes proposed retirement savings cap

  By Paula Aven Gladych  |  April 30, 2013

  The SPARK Institute has added its name to the list of retirement industry groups upset by proposed changes to retirement savings incentives included in President Obama’s 2014 budget.

• Tips for deciphering DC plan fees

  By Paula Aven Gladych  |  April 25, 2013

  Now that retirement plans are required to disclose their fees, it's up to participants and their financial advisors to wade through the information to find out what the costs of their plans really are.

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  Retirement cap proposal draws fire

  By Paula Aven Gladych  |  April 24, 2013

  Critics say President Obama’s proposed changes to the rules on retirement plans could hurt small-business owners and their employees.

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  Pension group pushes Congress to kill proposed retirement savings cap

  By Paula Aven Gladych  |  April 22, 2013

  Tax incentives for retirement savings have a major impact on lower-earning employees and small business owners, so eliminating these incentives could be catastrophic to the industry.

• Treasury rejects notion of too big to fail

  By Arthur D. Postal  |  April 19, 2013

  There will be no more bailouts of financial institutions, a top official of the Obama administration said in what appears to be an attempt to pre-empt Republicans efforts to water down the Dodd-Frank Act.