81 FR 21181 — Amendment to and Partial Revocation of Prohibited Transaction Exemption (PTE) 86-128 for Securities Transactions Involving Employee Benefit Plans and Broker-De… ERISAFinal Rules (FR)Apr 8, 2016related by meaning
36.
FINRA Regulatory Notice 12-25, p. 3 (2012).
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37.
Donovan
v.
Mazzola,
716 F.2d 1226, 1232 (9th Cir. 1983).
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38. One commenter requested an adjustment to the “prudence” component of the Best Interest Standard, under which the standard would be that of a “prudent person serving cli…
89 FR 32122 — Retirement Security Rule: Definition of an Investment Advice Fiduciary ERISAFinal Rules (FR)Apr 25, 2024
… notification to the insurance company, it will result in an annual cost of approximately $201,363.[858]
Costs Associated With Policies and Procedures
89 FR 32346 — Amendment to Prohibited Transaction Exemptions 75-1, 77-4, 80-83, 83-1, and 86-128 ERISAFinal Rules (FR)Apr 25, 2024related by meaning
nd in its text, PTE 2020-02 has been broadly amended to encompass compensation for advice irrespective of the product recommended.
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6. ERISA section 408(a) and Code section 4975(c)(2), expressly permit the Department (through the Reorganization Plan No. 4 of 1978) to grant “a conditional or uncondition…
89 FR 32302 — Amendment to Prohibited Transaction Exemption 84-24 ERISAFinal Rules (FR)Apr 25, 2024★ strong match
…s, respectively. This results in an hour burden of 260,967 hours with an equivalent cost of $43,244,858 in the first year.[86]
Table 6—Hour Burden and Equivalent Cost Associated With the All Material Facts
Activity
Year 1
Subsequent years
Burden hours
Equivalent burden cost
Burden hours
Equivalent burden cost
Legal
260…
89 FR 43675 — Prohibited Transaction Exemption 2006-06 for Services Provided in Connection With the Termination of Abandoned Individual Account Plans ERISAFinal Rules (FR)May 17, 2024related by meaning
section 4975(c)(2) necessitate proposing an amendment to the exemption.
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26.
See 29 CFR 2578.1(d)(2)(v).
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27.
See Section I(a)(3) of this exemption amendment.
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28.
See
paragraph 29 CFR 2578.1(c)(3) of the QTA Regulation or in the case of a QTA described in Section …
80 FR 22021 — Proposed Amendment to and Proposed Partial Revocation of Prohibited Transaction Exemption (PTE) 86-128 for Securities Transactions Involving Employee Benefit P… ERISAProposed Rules (FR)Proposed Apr 20, 2015related by meaning
s) earned in connection with the transactions covered by the exemption.
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7.
67 FR 64137 (October 17, 2002).
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8.
See Advisory Opinion 2011-08A (June 21, 2011).
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9.
This proposal would move the definitions from Section I to Section VII. The other sections are re-ordered…
90 FR 3667 — Prohibited Transaction Exemption (PTE) 2002-51 To Permit Certain Transactions Identified in the Voluntary Fiduciary Correction Program ERISAFinal Rules (FR)Jan 15, 2025related by meaning
C. Notwithstanding the foregoing and solely with respect to applicants seeking relief with respect to the VFC Program other than through the SCC, section IV.A. and IV.B. shall not apply to a transaction described in section I.A., provided that: (1) the applicant under the VFC Program has met all of the other applicable…
87 FR 70753 — Prohibited Transaction Exemption (PTE) 2002-51 To Permit Certain Transactions Identified in the Voluntary Fiduciary Correction Program ERISAProposed Rules (FR)Proposed Nov 21, 2022related by meaning
tent commenters suggest changes to the SC Component, the Department requests comments on whether corresponding changes to the exemption are necessary. The Department is proposing to amend Section I.A. of the exemption to clarify that excise tax relief is available for transactions that are corrected under the SC Compon…
81 FR 21147 — Amendment to and Partial Revocation of Prohibited Transaction Exemption (PTE) 84-24 for Certain Transactions Involving Insurance Agents and Brokers, Pension Co… ERISAFinal Rules (FR)Apr 8, 2016related by meaning
upremacy when the two regimes cannot be harmonized or accommodated”).
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50.
See BancOklahoma Mortg. Corp.
v.
Capital Title Co., Inc., 194 F.3d 1089 (10th Cir. 1999) (stating that McCarran-Ferguson Act bars the application of a federal statute only if (1) the federal statute does not specifically relate…
89 FR 32260 — Amendment to Prohibited Transaction Exemption 2020-02 ERISAFinal Rules (FR)Apr 25, 2024related by meaning
ns
were made negligently or intentionally.”) (emphasis added);
see Mathews
v.
Chevron Corp.,
362 F.3d 1172, 1183 (9th Cir. 2004).
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37. 84 FR 33348, note 303. The Department observes that this requirement is also consistent with, for example, the requirement under section 206 of the Advisers Act, which …
88 FR 76032 — Proposed Amendment to Prohibited Transaction Exemptions 75-1, 77-4, 80-83, 83-1, and 86-128 ERISAProposed Rules (FR)Proposed Nov 3, 2023related by meaning
tionary authority or control with respect to IRAs could continue to rely on PTE 86-128, as long as they comply with all of the exemption's conditions. The Department is also proposing certain technical changes to the exemption, including deleting subsection IV(b)(1), and redesignating remaining sections as needed. The …
81 FR 20946 — Definition of the Term “Fiduciary”; Conflict of Interest Rule-Retirement Investment Advice ERISAFinal Rules (FR)Apr 8, 2016related by meaning
-21(d).
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48.
Reorganization Plan No. 4 of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App. (2000)).
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49.
Id. at section 102.
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50. Reorganization Plan, Message of the President.
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51.
See, e.g., Public Citizen
v.
Dep't of Health and Human Servs.,
332 F.3d 654, 668 (2003) (the ratif…
91 FR 16088 — Fiduciary Duties in Selecting Designated Investment Alternatives ERISAProposed Rules (FR)Proposed Mar 31, 2026
…(11th Cir. 2024);
Pioneer Ctrs. Holding Co. Emp. Stock Ownership Plan & Trust
v.
Alerus Fin., N.A.,
858 F.3d 1324, 1336 (10th Cir. 2017) (rejecting burden-shifting as to causation of loss),
petition for cert. dismissed,
585 U.S. 1056 (2018). Consequently, a defendant fiduciary that complies with the proposed regulation…
79 FR 13949 — Amendment Relating to Reasonable Contract or Arrangement Under Section 408(b)(2)-Fee Disclosure ERISAProposed Rules (FR)Proposed Mar 12, 2014related by meaning
e of more than $100 million, adjusted for inflation, or increase expenditures by the private sector of more than $100 million, adjusted for inflation. 13. Federalism Statement
81 FR 21139 — Amendment to Prohibited Transaction Exemption (PTE) 75-1, Part V, Exemptions From Prohibitions Respecting Certain Classes of Transactions Involving Employee Be… ERISAFinal Rules (FR)Apr 8, 2016related by meaning
under section 4975 of the Code] is hereby transferred to the Secretary of Labor”).
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9.
29 CFR 2550.408b-2(e); 26 CFR 54.4975-6(a)(5). Back to Citation
10.
See
PTE 86-128, Exemption for Securities Transactions Involving Employee Benefit Plans and Broker-Dealers, 51 FR 41686 (November 18, 1986), as ame…
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For 502(c)(8) civil penalty proceedings, this section shall apply in lieu of § 18.57 of this title.
75 FR 53172 — Prohibited Transaction Exemption Procedures; Employee Benefit Plans ERISAProposed Rules (FR)Proposed Aug 30, 2010related by meaning
he same investment manager, and the execution of certain foreign exchange transactions between a plan and a bank or broker-dealer.
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3. Additional information concerning the requirements for obtaining administrative relief under PTE 96-62 (as amended) may be obtained by accessing the complete text of th…
81 FR 21089 — Class Exemption for Principal Transactions in Certain Assets Between Investment Advice Fiduciaries and Employee Benefit Plans and IRAs ERISAFinal Rules (FR)Apr 8, 2016related by meaning
ption.
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60.
See, e.g.,
PTE 75-1, Part II, 40 FR 50845 (Oct. 31, 1975), as amended at 71 FR 5883 (Feb. 3, 2006).
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61. 29 CFR 2570.31(j).
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62.
The same commenter also requested clarification that an IRA owner will not be deemed to fail the Independence requirement simpl…
88 FR 75979 — Proposed Amendment to Prohibited Transaction Exemption 2020-02 ERISAProposed Rules (FR)Proposed Nov 3, 2023related by meaning
utes] × $63.45 = $793.
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65.
5 U.S.C. 601
et seq.
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66.
5 U.S.C. 601(2), 603(a);
see5 U.S.C. 551.
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67. Public Law 104-4, 109 Stat. 48 (Mar. 22, 1995).
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68.
Reorganization Plan No. 4 of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App. 1 (2018)) generally transferred the authority of …
ERISARegulationsJan 1, 2017related by meaning
For 502(c)(6) civil penalty proceedings, this section shall apply in lieu of § 18.57 of this title.