"[I]n a letter addressed to the heads of the IRS, Department of Labor, PBGC and the new Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. Ron Wyden, Chairman of the Senate Committee on Finance, and Tom Harkin, Chairman of the Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions urge these agencies 'to consider clarifying all of the circumstances and conditions under which de-risking strategies are permissible in the absence of a formal plan termination' and 'to move forward expeditiously with rules to protect plan participants.' While acknowledging the right of employers to terminate parts of their plans, the Senators want guidance requiring advance notice and expanded disclosure of the risks to participants, and new rules to clarify the standards that apply to the choice of an annuity provider and other fiduciary duties involved."  MORE >>