403(b) Providers Struggle to Adopt Changes

Absence of Regulatory Guidance Frustrates Adoption Efforts

November 16, 2009

PALM BEACH, Fla. - Almost a year after new rules governing 403(b) retirement plans for educational and non-profit workers were supposed to take effect, plan sponsors, vendors and third-party administrators are still struggling to comprehend the myriad of changes. In lieu of the promised guidance from the Department of Labor and the Internal Revenue Service, industry leaders are trying to develop best practices to fill in the regulatory gaps and standardize competing formats, as well as interpret the confusing wording of Form 5500 Schedule C, which governs eligibility, compensation and fiduciary rules.

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