Focus on . . . DOL Issues Guidance on Providing Investment Information to Pension Plan Participants

Pratt, David

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Focus on . . . DOL Issues Guidance on Providing Investment Information to Pension Plan Participants

David A. Pratt

Albany Law School

1996

Journal of Pension Benefits, Vol. 4, No. 1, p. 43, Autumn 1996

Abstract:
Employers that offer defined contribution plans are aware of the delicate balance between giving plan participants much-needed information about investing and offering them investment advice-the latter means additional fiduciary liability under ERISA for the employer. Now a Department of Labor draft interpretive bulletin helps employers negotiate this tricky area.

Number of Pages in PDF File: 8

Keywords: Department of Labor, pension plans, investment, ERISA

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Date posted: September 26, 2009

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Pratt, David A., Focus on . . . DOL Issues Guidance on Providing Investment Information to Pension Plan Participants (1996). Journal of Pension Benefits, Vol. 4, No. 1, p. 43, Autumn 1996. Available at SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=1478605

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David A. Pratt (Contact Author)

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