ERISA Retirement Plans: Fiduciary Compliance and Risk Management for Investment Fund Selection and Fee Disclosures
Discharging Fiduciary Duties and Limiting Fiduciary Liability
Recording of a 90-minute premium CLE webinar with Q&A
This CLE course will provide an overview for counsel on key regulatory and litigation developments impacting the scope of fiduciary duties in selecting and replacing plan investment funds and providing plan fee disclosures. The program will also provide practical advice for plan sponsors and providers in discharging their fiduciary duties and limiting fiduciary liabilities.
Outline
- Fiduciary duties for providers and sponsors
- Plan investments (target date, stable value funds and qualified default investment alternatives)
- Developments in fee disclosure rules
- Safe harbor retirement plans: Section 404(c)
- Key case law developments
Benefits
The panel will review these and other key questions:
- What risks do fiduciaries face in selecting or replacing investment funds or designating QDIAs?
- What are best practices for compliance with the Section 404(c) safe harbors for retirement plans?
- What tips does the DOL provide in its recently released informal guidance on fiduciary obligations with respect to target funds?
Following the speaker presentations, you'll have an opportunity to get answers to your specific questions during the interactive Q&A.
Faculty
Lisa H. Barton
Partner
Morgan Lewis & Bockius
Her practice encompasses all aspects of employee benefits, including the design, drafting, and operation of... | Read More
Her practice encompasses all aspects of employee benefits, including the design, drafting, and operation of tax-qualified retirement plans and health and welfare plans. She advises clients with respect to compliance with the Internal Revenue Code, ERISA, COBRA, and other federal and state laws affecting employee benefit plans.
CloseMichael B. Richman
Of Counsel
Morgan Lewis & Bockius
He practices in employee benefits and the investment management and securities areas. He principally focuses on... | Read More
He practices in employee benefits and the investment management and securities areas. He principally focuses on matters under ERISA fiduciary responsibility rules, including fiduciary governance of ERISA plans, prohibited transaction issues in proposed transactions and those under government investigation, and preparing requests to DOL for prohibited transaction exemptions and advisory opinions.
CloseLindsay B. Jackson
Morgan Lewis & Bockius
She focuses her practice on matters under the ERISA fiduciary responsibility rules, and the related tax, corporate and... | Read More
She focuses her practice on matters under the ERISA fiduciary responsibility rules, and the related tax, corporate and securities laws in connection with employee benefit plan investments and other services provided to employee benefit plans. She also handles issues related to prohibited transactions and exemptions and the Department of Labor’s fee disclosure requirements.
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