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The Securities and Exchange Commission has provided guidance as to which of the Title VII requirements of the Dodd-Frank Act will apply to security-based swap transactions as of July 16, the effective date of Title VII.

The United Mine Workers said Monday it has reached a tentative labor agreement with coal producers that employ thousands of its members around the country.

Bradford Campbell, the former head of the Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA), says the U.S. Department of Labor should overhaul its retirement plan fiduciary definition proposal.

Benefits groups fear conflicts in federal swaps regulations could accidentally make all swaps transactions involving swaps dealers and retirement plans illegal.

The Consumer Federation of America (CFA) says opponents of a uniform fiduciary standard have provided no evidence that a uniform standard would increase the cost of investment services.

Of all the latest regulations, those concerning 401(k) fee disclosures have been the most talked about.

“ASPPA and the National Tax Sheltered Accounts Association (NTSAA) express concern with regard to how the application of proposed new rules 15Ba1-1 through 15Ba1-7 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, will impact retirement plan professionals who work with governmental sponsored retirement plans."

Brokers and their clients face numerous challenges given the changing benefits landscape.