91 FR 16088 — Fiduciary Duties in Selecting Designated Investment Alternatives ERISAProposed Rules (FR)Proposed Mar 31, 2026
ered plans. In 1979, the Department published a regulation on this topic, titled Investment Duties (hereinafter 1979 Investment Duties Regulation).[2] The 1979 Investment Duties Regulation, in relevant part, provides that ERISA's duty of prudence is satisfied by a plan fiduciary when selecting an investment if the fidu…
86 FR 57272 — Prudence and Loyalty in Selecting Plan Investments and Exercising Shareholder Rights ERISAProposed Rules (FR)Proposed Oct 14, 2021
…raph (b)(3) of the proposal carries forward, without change, regulatory language dating back to the 1979 Investment Duties regulation, and states that an investment manager appointed pursuant to the provisions of section 402(c)(3) of the Act to manage all or part of the assets of a plan may, for purposes of compliance …
ERISACourt RulingsAug 25, 1995★ strong match
. Kelly, 465 F. Supp. at 354.
Taggart owned 91.2 percent of Respondent, AMCI. By causing
this transaction, Respondent Taggart effectively acted on his behalf as well as on behalf of the MPEHA Board of Managers.
These conflicting loyalties meant that he could not exercise his
best judgment solely in the interest of MPEH…
ERISARegulationsJan 1, 2017
… hours of service in 1978, incurring a one-year break in service; and is reemployed by X on June 1, 1979. A completes 800 hours of service during the remainder of 1979 and 600 hours of service from January 1, 1980 through May 31, 1980. Under paragraph (b)(1)(iii) of this section, A's reemployment commencement date is J…
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
…tation
12.
PTE 86-128, 51 FR 41686 (November 18, 1986), replaced PTE 79-1, 44 FR 5963 (January 30, 1979) and PTE 84-46, 49 FR 22157 (May 25, 1984).
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13.
Plan trustees, plan administrators and employers were permitted to rely on the exemption if they returned or credited to the plan all profits (recapt…
90 FR 28004 — Removal of Interpretive Bulletins Relating to the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 ERISAFinal Rules (FR)Jul 1, 2025related by meaning
make an advance to a fiduciary to cover expenses to be properly and actually incurred by such person in performing duties with respect to the plan.[5] However, in 1977, the Department issued a final regulation under section 408(c)(2) at 29 CFR 2550.408c-2 that replaced Interpretive Bulletin 75-6.[6]
Accordingly, the De…
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…
87 FR 73822 — Prudence and Loyalty in Selecting Plan Investments and Exercising Shareholder Rights ERISAFinal Rules (FR)Dec 1, 2022
… any amendments to paragraph (b)(1) of the current regulation. Like the current regulation (and the 1979 Investment Duties regulation before it), paragraph (b)(1) of the NPRM provided that the requirements of section 404(a)(1)(B) of the Act set forth in paragraph (a) are satisfied with respect to a particular investmen…
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
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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
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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
act me if you have any questions at [Insert Telephone Number of a Person Employed by the Applicant Who Is Knowledgeable About this Matter].
Sincerely, [Insert Name and Title of Person Employed by the Applicant]
Footnotes
1.
Under Reorganization Plan No. 4 of 1978, 5 U.S.C. App., the authority of the Secretary of Treas…
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
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89 FR 32302 — Amendment to Prohibited Transaction Exemption 84-24 ERISAFinal Rules (FR)Apr 25, 2024★ strong match
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85 FR 72846 — Financial Factors in Selecting Plan Investments ERISAFinal Rules (FR)Nov 13, 2020
…uart Cohen, General Motors Corp. (May 14, 1993).
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27.
44 FR 37221, 37225 (June 26, 1979).
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28.
44 FR at 37222 (June 26, 1979) (emphasis added).
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29.
See 29 CFR 2509.94-1 and 2509.2015-01.
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30.
See
Hecker
v.
Deere & Co.,
556 F.3d 575, 586 (7th Cir. 2009…
29 C.F.R. § 2520.104b-3(a) — Summary of material modifications to the plan and changes in the information required to be included in the summary plan description. ERISARegulationsJan 1, 2017
…odification in June, 1978. The modification, by its terms, becomes effective beginning in plan year 1979. Before the beginning of plan year 1979, the prospective modification is withdrawn. No summary of the material modification is required to be disclosed.
ERISACourt RulingsApr 27, 1995related by meaning
ely filing of annual reports for the
fiscal years 1988, 1989, 1990 and 1991. Therefore,
ORDER
IT IS ORDERED that assessment of the civil money penalty against the Respondent in the total amount of four thousand dollars
($4,000) is hereby REVERSED.
Furthermore, IT IS ORDERED that, in the event of future
noncompliance wi…
ERISACourt RulingsFeb 22, 2000★ strong match
…years.) They had to cancel vacations in order
to get the work done. (T 59)
The Plans were formed in 1979, with two
80 FR 22004 — Proposed Amendment to Prohibited Transaction Exemption (PTE) 75-1, Part V, Exemptions From Prohibitions Respecting Certain Classes of Transactions Involving Em… ERISAProposed Rules (FR)Proposed Apr 20, 2015related by meaning
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11.
See
Preamble to PTE 75-1, Part V, 40 FR 50845 (Oct. 31, 1975); ERISA Advisory Opinion 86-12A (March 19, 1986).
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12. Because of this limitation, the Department views it as unnecessary to condition this exemption on the fiduciary's adherence to the impartial conduct standards, including…
ERISARegulationsJan 1, 2017
…ake effect on the first day of the calendar year in which the purchase is concluded. On February 1, 1979, the negotiations conclude with Company A's purchase of Company B. The plan therefore becomes effective on February 1, 1979, retroactive to January 1, 1979. The summary plan description must be filed and disclosed n…
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…