Legal

PBGC will pay all pension benefits earned by Reichold Inc. retirees, up to the legal limit of approximately $59,320 a year for a 65-year-old.

The DOL is likely to hold broker-dealers who chase IRA rollovers to the same fiduciary standards that retirement advisors must meet.

Markets rise and fall. We know that. But do we need a better argument for closer regulation of self-directed brokerage accounts in 401(k)s than the decline in the Dow over the past month?

Miss any of the action at the Center for Due Diligence conference in San Antonio, Texas? Here are some of the big headlines.

The DOL conducted more than 3,600 audits of qualified retirement plans last year. Settlements related to violations totaled $1.7 billion in plan reimbursements and fines.

Some of the same plaintiffs' firms behind the biggest 401(k) lawsuits are now getting creative and more sophisticated, and returning to courtrooms with new allegations that will take more time and money to defend.