We regularly
advise plan fiduciaries as to their duties under ERISA, and counsel clients regarding prohibited transactions with ERISA plans and exemptions from the prohibited transaction rules.
Not exact matches
We all need to take our
fiduciary responsibilities seriously,
advising and
planning in an effort to ensure that each of our clients will be well cared for financially.
«Any recommendation that generates a fee for the advisor... if you get compensation by virtue of the person leaving the money in the
plan and you are
advising them to keep the money in the
plan, that's likely to be
fiduciary advice.»
In the meantime, Sweeney is
advising her clients, who are retirement
plan fiduciaries and financial service providers, to hold tight until there is more direction from the DOL.
So, if the trigger for the
fiduciary duty is when you «
advise» investing funds in an IRA or ERISA
plan, the
fiduciary cheerleaders belatedly realized their coveted term «advisor» is now reasonably applied to any licensed individual who makes the recommendation and triggers their
fiduciary duty.
A member of Eversheds Sutherland (US)'s Tax Practice Group, Larry White
advises clients regarding estate, gift and generation - skipping transfer tax; income taxation of estates and trusts; wills, trusts and administration of estates; life insurance
planning; tax controversies; and
fiduciary litigation.
Advising on issues of pension
plan governance, including
fiduciary duties, proper delegation and statutory requirements.
Private client lawyers
advise wealthy families, individuals, trustees and
fiduciaries on all aspects of estate
planning, including asset management, tax
planning, wills and trusts, charitable contributions and various types of estate litigation.
She
advises banks, broker - dealers, and other financial services clients on the
fiduciary responsibility provisions of ERISA, including considerations associated with the structuring, developing, and offering of financial products and services to ERISA
plans.
She
advises individual and corporate
fiduciaries with respect to probate matters, trust accountings and the ongoing administration of trusts and estates, as well as post-mortem tax
planning and income tax
planning.
Eversheds Sutherland offers a deep bench of litigators, many of whom have handled significant ERISA matters, along with an experienced team of ERISA practitioners who routinely
advise plan sponsors, administrators and
fiduciaries.