Here’s where the greatest controversy of the new Rule, as with its predecessors, comes to a head.
Tag "Rollover"
![Plan Sponsor Worries About 401k To IRA Direct Transfers](https://fiduciarynews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/mime-covering-eyes-1906501-660x395-1-505x306_c.jpg)
The process of transferring assets is not without its own liabilities. The exact nature of the fiduciary risk depends on the nature of the transfer.
![Exclusive Interview: Peter Gulia Explains Difference Between “Settlor” (Plan Design) And “Fiduciary” (Plan Administration) Functions](https://fiduciarynews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Gulia-Peter-ASPPA-660x395-1-505x306_c.jpg)
How do we design and administer retirement plans?
![Exclusive Interview: Spencer Williams Says Post Separation Leakage “A Huge Problem”](https://fiduciarynews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/Spencer_Williams_102021-660x395-1-505x306_c.jpg)
In theory, 401k plans were always intended to be highly portable, but that’s not what happened. “Portability” only evolved to the extent that the most-attractive balances were picked off and rolled over to IRAs, and everyone else was left holding the bag.
![Should A 401k Plan Sponsor Take On The Additional Fiduciary Liability Associated With Retirees?](https://fiduciarynews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/pudarenje-1326440-660x395-1-505x306_c.jpg)
The decision to retain and service company retirees appears (at first blush at least) to be a no-brainer. But that includes a very important assumption.
![FiduciaryNews.com Trending Topics for ERISA Plan Sponsors: Week Ending 11/16/18](https://fiduciarynews.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/1020805_25983300_Trending_Topics_2018.11.19_stock_xchng_royalty_free_660x395-505x306_c.jpg)
Two opposing forces, what does “fiduciary” really mean, and, speaking of conflicts-of-interest.
![FiduciaryNews.com Trending Topics for ERISA Plan Sponsors: Week Ending 1/5/18](https://fiduciarynews.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/1020805_25983300_Trending_Topics_2018.01.08_stock_xchng_royalty_free_660x395-505x306_c.jpg)
Tax cuts and retirement, crossing the fiduciary streams, and the rise of the anti-indexers.
FiduciaryNews.com Trending Topics for ERISA Plan Sponsors: Week Ending 3/29/19
Compliance mixed bag, SEC BI DOA? and “Investments: The Sequel”