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Robert J. Bach
Bloomberg BNA
Robert J. Bach is an employee benefits and ERISA attorney based in New York. He has practiced for more than 25 years, and has been counsel to large and small single and multi-employer plans providing pension, medical, disability, and other benefits.

Plan Obligations Relating To Service Provider Fee Disclosure
Metropolitan Corporate Counsel
... service providers to assist fiduciaries of most retirement plans in determining that their arrangements with the service providers qualify as reasonable arrangements as required by the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA).
Former employees to collect overdue profit-sharing fundsBusiness Management Daily

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Kiboga Police Nets 14 for Attacking LC1 Boss
AllAfrica.com
They included Anatarius Byaruhanga, Eric Kigozi, Stephen Sseguya, Erisa Ntulage, Vincent Asiimwe and Dan Mugambe. Others were Ronald Bunya, Lawrence Kisitu, David Mubiru, Swaibu Mubiru, Godfrey Ssenyange, Robert Kayanja, Isaac Lutaakome and Ismael ...

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IRA Financial Group Tax Attorney Featured on CBS News
Virtual-Strategy Magazine
Prior to joining the IRA Financial Group, LLC, Mr. Bergman worked as a tax and ERISA attorney at White & Case LLP, Dewey LeBoeuf LLP, and Thelen LLP, three of the most prominent corporate law firms in the world. He has advised thousands of clients on a ...

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Dodd-Frank's 401(k) disclosure rules could create exposure for employers
Kansas City Business Journal
ERISA requires employers to justify expenses charged to the overall retirement plan. Ron Sanders, CEO of ONE Retirement LLC in Leawood, said the 401(k) industry typically bundles charges, making ... James reports about banking, financial services, ...

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Kiboga Police nets 14 for attacking LC1 boss
New Vision
They included Anatarius Byaruhanga, Eric Kigozi, Stephen Sseguya, Erisa Ntulage, Vincent Asiimwe and Dan Mugambe. Others were Ronald Bunya, Lawrence Kisitu, David Mubiru, Swaibu Mubiru, Godfrey Ssenyange, Robert Kayanja, Isaac Lutaakome and Ismael ...

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Social missions
Financial Times
In the US, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (Erisa) is one example. While Erisa does not prohibit managers taking into account other factors, it requires pension plan fiduciaries to maximise the financial return of their investments.

9th Circuit: Equitable Remedies Post-Amara — Mere Violations of Law Do Not ...
JD Supra (press release)
by Lane Powell PC - ERISA Law on 5/17/2012 As you probably know, CIGNA v. Amara, 131 S.Ct. 1866, 1878-80 (2011) contains dicta that can be viewed as expanding the range of “equitable relief” available to ERISA plan participants under Section 502(a)(3).

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Andrew L. Oringer
Bloomberg BNA
Andrew L. Oringer, a partner in Ropes & Gray's Tax & Benefits Department, leads the firm's ERISA and executive compensation practice in New York. Oringer advises the firm's clients on employee benefits strategies in the context of corporate ...

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Alden J. Bianchi
Bloomberg BNA
He is also a co-author of Bloomberg BNA Compensation Planning Portfolio 374: "ERISA-Litigation, Procedure, Preemption and Other Title I Issues," and a report available on the Bloomberg BNA Benefits Practice Resource Center as part of the Benefits ...

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Steven J. Sacher
Bloomberg BNA
His practice is concentrated on ERISA/employee benefits matters, and involves counseling plan sponsors and other clients and representing them in the federal courts and before relevant federal agencies and congressional committees.

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Final Disclosure Requirements – FAQs Issued
JD Supra (press release)
It also provides additional detail and clarification concerning disclosure for ERISA-covered Section 403(b) plans. In terms of plan-related and investment-related information, the FAB makes clear that if both are provided in a single document it is not ...
Video: 401(k) Fee Disclosure Requirements--Plan Participant CommunicationsHR.BLR.com
New Guidance On ERISA Participant-Level Fee DisclosuresMondaq News Alerts (registration)
Disclosure FAQs Help Early Adopters, But Plans May Need to Adjust, Borzi SaysBloomberg BNA
Lexology (registration) -Linex Legal (press release) (registration)
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Research and Markets: Employee Benefits Law: ERISA and Beyond - An Essential ...
SunHerald.com
ERISA the Employee Retirement Income Security Act requires that employee benefit plans meet the demands of no fewer than three federal agencies: the Internal Revenue Service (IRS); the Department of Labor (DOL); and the Pension Benefit Guaranty ...
Steven J. SacherBloomberg BNA

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Chesapeake Energy Corporation (NYSE:CHK) Former Employee Alert: Investigation
SBWire (press release)
An investigation on behalf of former and current employees of Chesapeake Energy Corporation (NYSE:CHK) concerning potential ERISA breaches of fiduciary duty was initiated and former and current employees of Chesapeake Energy Corporation should contact ...

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How Schwab is gearing up its RIAs to fight for 401(k) assets
RIABiz
Well, as deals like this one unfold — pushed by mega-changes in ERISA regulations — it becomes clear that do-gooding is good business. If Schwab and Fidelity are getting in on the act, expect much more of this training to happen as 401(k) assets come ...

Video: 401(k) Fee Disclosure Requirements--Plan Participant Communications
HR.BLR.com
Fiduciaries are charged by ERISA with certain responsibilities. Failure to meet those responsibilities can result in fines ranging from 5% to 100% of the amount involved in the failure, excise taxes, and civil or criminal penalties.
New Guidance On ERISA Participant-Level Fee DisclosuresMondaq News Alerts (registration)
Disclosure FAQs Help Early Adopters, But Plans May Need to Adjust, Borzi SaysBloomberg BNA
Deadlines approaching for fee disclosures under ERISA, and DOL issues guidance ...Lexology (registration)
Linex Legal (press release) (registration)
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Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP Adds Leading Private Equity and Real Estate Groups to ...
MarketWatch (press release)
In this capacity, Mr. Smith advises clients on securities, governance, ERISA, Investment Advisers Act and structural issues. He has extensive experience with all alternative asset classes, including venture capital and later-stage growth equity ...

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Employers urge Congress to pass pension funding relief legislation
Business Insurance
The letter was signed by such well-known employers as Alcoa Inc., BP America Inc., Caterpillar Inc., General Motors Co. and Lockheed Martin Corp., as well as by several benefits lobbying groups, including the American Benefits Council and the ERISA ...

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5 Mistakes People Make With The Rollover for Business Startups (ROBS) Structure
NuWire Investor
The usage of rollovers for business startups, or ROBS, is growing at a rapid pace and sadly, many financial professionals attempting to provide oversight do not properly understand the ERISA and Internal Revenue Code guidelines.

New Guidance On ERISA Participant-Level Fee Disclosures
Mondaq News Alerts (registration)
... Benefits Security Administration Field Assistance Bulletin 2012-2, which offers guidance in the form of "Frequently Asked Questions" on the fee disclosure rules for participant-directed individual account plans under section 404(a) of ERISA.
Disclosure FAQs Help Early Adopters, But Plans May Need to Adjust, Borzi SaysBloomberg BNA

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