404(a)(1)(B) provides that “A fiduciary shall discharge his duties with care, skill, prudence and diligence under the circumstances then prevailing that a prudent man acting in a like capacity and familiar with such matters would use in the conduct of an enterprise of a like character and with like aims.” The other ...
It is a legal classification used in the United States to designate investment entities that are subject to some additional legal requirements as found in the Employee Retirement Investment Security Act (ERISA) and the Internal Revenue Code Section 4975.
ERISA covers general benefits that aid employees in the event of sickness, accident, disability, death, or unemployment. These benefits include: Major Medical. Dental.
Section 3(42) of ERISA defines the term “benefit plan investor” to include: (1) any employee benefit plan, as defined in Section 3(3) of ERISA, that is subject to the provisions of Title I of ERISA (e.g., U.S. private pension and health and welfare plans); (2) a plan that is subject to the prohibited transaction ...
The Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) covers two types of retirement plans: defined benefit plans and defined contribution plans.
While ERISA plans (and their plan fiduciaries) employ a variety of legal vehicles to invest the plan's assets, employee benefits practitioners, and even those who may not work with plan investments on a day-to-day basis, are well served by a basic understanding of the most common investment vehicles for ERISA plan ...
There are also certain restrictions on investment choices. For example, both participant-directed accounts and IRAs cannot invest in collectibles, such as art, antiques, gems, certain coins or alcoholic beverages. They can invest in certain precious metals only if they meet specific requirements.
In general, ERISA does not cover plans established or maintained by governmental entities, churches for their employees, or plans which are maintained solely to comply with applicable workers compensation, unemployment or disability laws.
Generally, each person must be bonded in an amount equal to at least 10% of the amount of funds he or she handled in the preceding year.