Law and legal issues

Mutual fund costs have fallen to 48 basis points in 2016 from 77 basis points in 2000 for plan participants, according to data from Investment Company Institute.

Focus turns to the SEC as it considers creating its own higher standard of client care.

Thehigh court opens its new term Monday with a reinforced conservative wing and a case that could give employers a powerful new tool to prevent their workers from filing class-action lawsuits.

Retirement and welfare plans are not subject to DOL regulation, reversing three appellate decisions on the matter.

Potential exposure to litigation can be reduced by identifying key business practices that need modification.

Retirement and welfare plans are not subject to DOL regulation, reversing three appellate decisions on the matter.

Some bonus plans provide for accumulations, multi-year periods and mandatory referral, which could raise a red flag for regulators, says attorney Michael Melbinger.

Some bonus plans provide for accumulations, multi-year periods and mandatory referral, which could raise a red flag for regulators, says attorney Michael Melbinger.

Democrats charge he favored corporations over working Americans as a federal appellate judge.

Promises to repeal Obamacare are proving to be more complicated then they sounded on the campaign trail. With those realities setting in, Peter Orszag, President Obama’s director of the Office of Management and Budget, explores what happens next.