I have recently written an article on “Capturing Rollovers.” The article discusses the DOL’s guidance on the issues involved in capturing rollovers, both by broker-dealers and RIAs. The article analyzed that guidance and discussed programs for RIAs and broker-dealers. You can download a PDF of the article by clicking on the
Together with Bruce Ashton and Summer Conley, I have authored an article titled “DOL Investigations: Broker-Dealers and RIAs as Targets.” To see the full text of the article, click on the link included here: http://www.drinkerbiddle.com/resources/publications/2011/dol-investigations-broker-dealers-and-rias-as-targets In the article we discuss that in recent months, we have heard of at least
This is another in a series of short articles about interesting issues under the DOL’s new disclosure requirements. If a covered service provider (for example, an RIA or a broker-dealer, or their individual advisers) fails to timely provide the disclosures required under 408(b)(2), the “arrangement,” or relationship, between the service
This is another in a series of emails about interesting issues related to 408(b)(2) disclosures. Since we are doing a considerable amount of work helping service providers comply with 408(b)(2), we have run across a number of less common, or even unusual, situations where the rules may—or may not—apply. Occasionally,
This is the second in a series of short articles about disclosures to plan sponsors and participants under the new DOL regulations for disclosures to plans and to participants. FACT: Many investment advisers (RIAs) and broker-dealers (BDs) use asset allocation models (AAMs) to help participants invest appropriately. RULE: The DOL
As we do work for “covered’ service providers to ERISA plans, we have seen a number of issues that we think are “flying under the radar.” As a result, I plan to write a series of short articles, like this one, about those issues. The first is the “related parties”
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