The American Society of Pension Professionals & Actuaries says federal agencies could ease burdens on retirement plan administrators by taking a more uniform approach to regulating plans’ electronic communications with participants.

Insurance agents and employers are breathing a sigh of relief that Congress has repealed a health care reform law provision that would have required employers to offer low-income employees so-called “free-choice” vouchers starting in 2014

Senior members of Congress, both Democrat and Republican, have signed letters calling for a delay or end to the Labor Department’s effort to rewrite the 5-part retirement plan fiduciary definition that deals with those who sell investment retirement accounts.