U.S. Department of Labor

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  DOL Agencies to Hold Regulatory Web Chats

  By Melanie Waddell, AdvisorOne  |  July 8, 2011

  Officials representing seven of the DOL's agencies will host live Web chats during the week of July 11 to discuss their respective regulatory agendas

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  ETFs At Last: The Future of 401(k)s

  By Tom Lydon  |  July 1, 2011

• Georgia Investment Firm Hit for Improper Pension Plan Investing

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  December 13, 2010

  C.S. Capital Management Inc. of Atlanta, Ga., formerly known as Chadwick, Saylor & Co., has been ordered to restore $1.09 million to the Plumbers and Pipefitters National Pension Plan as restitution for improperly investing $25 million in risky private placement bonds.

• July Housing Starts Up, PPI Rose, Industrial Production Gained

  By Joyce Hanson, AdvisorOne  |  August 17, 2010

  A round of relatively positive U.S. economic data buoyed the markets August 17, with July's housing starts, producer price index, and industrial production numbers all posting increases and only housing permits showing a decrease.

• EBSA, Treasury to Hold Lifetime Income Hearing

  By Melanie Waddell, AdvisorOne  |  August 9, 2010

  The U. S. Department of Labor's Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) and the Department of the Treasury plan to hold a joint public hearing on September 14

• New 401(k) Fee and Conflict Disclosure Rule Issued by Labor Dept.

  By Michael S. Fischer  |  July 16, 2010

  The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) issued an interim final rule on disclosure of fees and conflicts of interest affecting 401(k) and other retirement plans on Thursday, July 15.

• BlackRock Creates Target Date Fund That Morphs Into a Post-Retirement Annuity

  By Joyce Hanson, AdvisorOne  |  July 1, 2010

  Asset management giant BlackRock has developed a 401(k) target fund that morphs into a post-retirement annuity.

• Retirement Plan Advisor, August 2009: Stable Value as QDIA Up for Debate Again

  By Savita Iyer-Ahrestani, AdvisorOne, Savita Iyer-Ahrestani, AdvisorOne  |  May 13, 2010

  Now that the retirement finance dialogue has once again shifted to the need for Americans to put their money into secure investment vehicles, stable value funds are on the menu.

• New Rules Coming for 401(k)s

  By Janet Levaux, AdvisorOne  |  April 1, 2010

  The White House organized a forum with the U.S. Department of Labor in late February to announce two new rules that it believes can "enhance...

• Retirement News

  By Melanie Waddell, AdvisorOne  |  December 1, 2009

  In testimony October 28 before the Senate Special Committee on Aging, Phyllis Borzi, assistant secretary of labor for the U.S. Department of Labor's Employee Benefits...