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Retirement: Investment Advice

Legislative — proposals, bills and analysis from the 109th and 110th Congresses (2006-present)
Regulatory — administrative rules and information from U.S. offices and agencies
Judicial — current and past court cases and amicus briefs
Press Releases — Council statements and advisories to the news media
Archive — all materials dated prior to 2006

Official Source Documents

June 17, 2009 — Summary of Education and Labor HELP Subcommittee Chairman's Substitute to the Conflicted Investment Advice Prohibition Act (H.R. 1988)

June 17, 2009 — McCarthy Amendment to the Conflicted Investment Advice Prohibition Act (H.R. 1988)

June 17, 2009 — Education and Labor HELP Subcommittee Chairman's Substitute to the Conflicted Investment Advice Prohibition Act (H.R. 1988)

April 23, 2009 — Conflicted Investment Advice Prohibition Act (H.R. 1988)

Council Materials

October 1, 2009 — Council Testimony on Investment Advice before House Ways and Means Committee

July 9, 2009 — Council Summary of Investment Advice Legislative Issues

June 5, 2009 — Council Proposed Modification of H.R. 1988

June 1, 2009 — Council Comments on the Conflicted Investment Advice Prohibition Act (H.R. 1988)

                                                                                                        

Official Source Documents

February 26, 2010 — DOL Fact Sheet on Re-Proposed Investment Advice Regulations

February 26, 2010 — DOL Proposed Regulations on Investment Advice replacing prior 2009 guidance

November 19, 2009 — DOL Withdrawal of Final Investment Advice Regulations

November 16, 2009 — DOL Delay of Final Investment Advice Regulations Effective Date

July 10, 2009 — Treasury Department Proposed Investor Protection Legislation

July 10, 2009 — Treasury Department Fact Sheet on Investor Protection Legislation

February 3, 2009 — DOL Delay of Investment Advice Regulation Effective Date and Extension of Comment Period

January 21, 2009 — White House Memo Regarding Status of Pending Regulations

January 16, 2009 — DOL Final Regulations on Investment Advice

August 21, 2008 — DOL Proposed Regulations on Provision of Investment Advice

August 21, 2008 — DOL Proposed Class Exemption for Provision of Investment Advice

February 2, 2007 — Field Assistance Bulletin 2007-01 on Investment Advice Exemptions

December 1, 2006 — DOL Request for Information on Investment Advice Provision for Individual Account Plans

December 1, 2006 — DOL Request for Information on Investment Advice Provision for Individual Retirement and Similar Plans

Council Materials

March 1, 2010 — Summary of Proposed Investment Advice Regulations (Courtesy of Davis & Harman, LLP)

March 6, 2009 — Council Comment Letter to DOL on Final Investment Advice Regulations

October 6, 2008 — Council Comment Letter to DOL/EBSA on Investment Advice Proposed Regulations

July 10, 2007 — Testimony of Melissa Kahn on Behalf of the American Benefits Council Before the ERISA Advisory Council Working Group on Financial Literacy

Official Source Documents

July 9, 2009 — Parsons v. Anheuser-Busch QDIA Complaint

                                                                                                        

Council Materials

                                                                                                        

October 1, 2009 — Defined benefit pension plan relief critically needed, advice legislation should protect existing arrangements

July 10, 2007 — Council testifies before DOL advisory panel on need for expanded financial literacy

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