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From Wall Street to Main Street: Investor Advocate Puts Private Funds on the 401(k) Horizon

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On June 25, 2025, the SEC’s Office of the Investor Advocate (OIAD) released its annual report to Congress on its policy priorities for fiscal year 2026. The office was established by Congress to focus on retail investor...more

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

SEC 2025 Examination Priorities: Retirees and Rollovers

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The SEC’s Division of Examinations issued its 2025 Exam Priorities a few months ago. 2025-exam-priorities.pdf Many articles have been written about those priorities, but none—at least that I have seen—have addressed the focus...more

Seward & Kissel LLP

DOL Publishes Final Regulation Expanding the Definition of an ERISA Fiduciary

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On April 25, 2024, the U.S. Department of Labor (the “DOL”) finalized a collection of regulatory changes in its ongoing quest to update the definition of a “fiduciary” under ERISA and Section 4975 of the Internal Revenue Code...more

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Game of Tomes: A Guide to the DOL’s Retirement Security Rule Proposal

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The new “retirement security rule” package, issued by the U.S. Department of Labor (the “DOL”) on October 31, 2023, is the latest chapter in an almost 15-year effort by the DOL to amend the five-part test in its 1975...more

Foley & Lardner LLP

SEC Adds Twenty New Crypto Asset Enforcers

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The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) recently announced that it will be adding 20 positions to its newly renamed Crypto Assets and Cyber Unit, including fraud analysts, investigative staff attorneys, trial counsels,...more

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Private Equity Investments In 401(K) Plans – The DOL Says Not So Fast

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Hot button ERISA fiduciary issues remain a focus for investment committees of 401(k) plans in 2022. From “excessive” fee litigation – including litigation over the duty to monitor the fees charged by various mutual funds...more

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