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Welcome to the Pension Protection Act (PPA) and Fiduciary Adviser Legal Resource Center. This site provides a comprehensive collection of PPA legal and compliance resources for broker-dealers, registered investment advisers, investment adviser representatives, investment managers and plan sponsors seeking to offer participant-level investment advice to 401(k) plan participants.

For more information about this site or for assistance with establishing a PPA-compliant investment advice program, please feel free to contact Jason C. Roberts, Esq. at Edgerton & Weaver, LLP.
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FIDUCIARY ADVISER COMPLIANCE

What Steps Should Your Firm be Taking to Secure it's Place in the 401(k) Investment Advice Market?

Summary of DOL Field Assistance Bulletin No. 2007-01: Additional Guidance for RIAs and Broker-Dealers Re PPA

The Pension Protection Act: Potential for Profits and Pitfalls

Fiduciary Adviser Compensation

A DC Plan Sponsor Guide to PPA

Fiduciary Adviser Myth-Buster

Plan Adviser Giving Investment Advice is a Fiduciary

FIDUCIARY ADVISER TRAINING AND CERTIFICATION

Fiduciary Adviser Network Training Programs

Fiduciary Adviser Certification Process

Fiduciary Adviser Network Annual Audit

Detailed Description of Fiduciary Adviser Training, Certification and Audit Procedures

Qualified Default Investment Alternatives and Automatic Enrollment

Final Word on QDIA

Review of Qualified Default Investment Alternatives

QDIA Proposal

Automatic 401(k) Overview for Employers

Fee Disclosure and Analysis

Letter from the Committee on Education and Labor to DOL

Uncovering Hidden Fees

Comments to EBSA on Advice Fee Disclosure

DOL Report of Plan Fees and Reporting on
Form 5500

 

LEGAL & COMPLIANCE COUSELING

Edgerton & Weaver, LLP:
PPA risk analysis, legal and compliance counseling

Fiduciary Adviser Training, Certification and Auditing

PLAN-LEVEL ADVISERS

FI360:
Delivering the knowledge and practical application necessary for plan-level advisers to adhere to a defined fiduciary standard of care

PARTICIPANT-LEVEL ADVISERS

Fiduciary Adviser Network:
Fiduciary adviser training for adviser firms and due diligence and audit services for plan sponsors

Plan Consultants

Dietz and Lynch Financial Strategies Group:
Comprehensive consulting services for plan sponsors and fiduciaries, including benchmarking, fee analysis, vendor searches and on-going investment performance monitoring

401(k) Advisors:
Vendor benchmarking, 404(a)/404(c) guidance and producer services

Horizon Resources:
401k plan cost and investment analysis and plan design review

Financial Risk Analysis

Pension Governance, LLC:
Plan-related investment risk, corporate strategy, valuation and accounting analysis

 

Department of Labor - Employee Benefits Security Administration

Pension Protection Act

Guidance Relating to the Investment Advice Provisions of the PPA Field Assistance Bulletin 2007-01

ERISA in the United States Code

DOL Fiduciary Education Homepage

DOL Advisory Opinions

Study of 401(k) Plan Fees and Expenses

 

 

Summary of Litigation Claims Related to 401(k) Plan Fees

401(k) Fee Suits Not Soon to Retire

ING Life Insurance and Annuity Company ERISA Litigation

 

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