The Department of Labor will engage in new rulemaking to replace Biden era regulations labeled “Prudence and Loyalty in Selecting Plan Investments and Exercising Shareholder Rights” that allowed plan fiduciaries may consider...more
Effective 17 June 2024, the US Department of Labor (DOL) adopted comprehensive amendments to Prohibited Transaction Exemption (PTE) 84-14, also known as the “QPAM exemption” (Exemption)....more
12/19/2024
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In July, two Federal District Courts in Texas issued orders staying the effective date of the Department of Labor’s (DOL) fiduciary rule (Fiduciary Rule)....more
This alert is the second in a series. In our first alert, “History and State of Play,” our global financial services policy team described the status of the Department of Labor’s (DOL) proposed rule on socially responsible...more
Three items of key importance with respect to the Department of Labor’s (“DOL”) rule changing the definition of the term “fiduciary” (the “Fiduciary Rule”) happened on May 22, 2017:
1. Secretary of Labor Alexander Acosta...more
On an almost daily basis, there are developments regarding the status of the Department of Labor’s (“DOL”) fiduciary rule creating a climate of uncertainty. Stakeholders, such as financial institutions that serve retirement...more
In the face of controversy and following thousands of comments from market participants and lawmakers, the Department of Labor (“DOL”) has finalized sweeping changes to the definition of “fiduciary” under the Employee...more