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Goodwin

DOL Abandons ESG Rule in Investment Duties Regulation; Rescinds Cryptocurrency Guidance

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On May 28, 2025, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) took two major steps that signal a shift in its approach to fiduciary oversight under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (ERISA)....more

McAfee & Taft

Bitcoin ETFs and workplace retirement plans: DOL has ‘serious concerns’

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The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) recently approved applications from large investment firms to offer spot bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs). Retail investors can now buy bitcoin ETFs on traditional...more

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Podcast Episode 189: Adding Context to Compliance and Color To Your Legal Practice

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In this episode of the Legal Marketing 2.0 Podcast, Guy is joined by Patrick Hayes. Patrick Hayes is a partner and chair of the Investment Management practice at Calfee, Halter & Griswold LLP where he supports investment...more

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2022 End of Year Plan Sponsor “To Do” List (Part 3) Qualified Retirement Plans

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As 2022 comes to an end, we are pleased to present our traditional End of Year Plan Sponsor “To Do” Lists. This year, we present our “To Do” Lists in four separate SW Benefits Updates. Part 1 covered health and welfare plan...more

Ary Rosenbaum - The Rosenbaum Law Firm P.C.

Timing is everything

In the 1970s, the Phillie Phanatic was born. While Mr. Met was the first mascot in baseball history, the Phanatic was a bigger hit. Soon everyone wanted one and The New York Yankees hired the people to design the mascot,...more

Ary Rosenbaum - The Rosenbaum Law Firm P.C.

DOL has grave concern over Fidelity bitcoin decision

The Department of Labor criticized Fidelity Investments’ plan to allow investors to put bitcoin in their 401(k) accounts....more

Ary Rosenbaum - The Rosenbaum Law Firm P.C.

I wouldn’t try reading too much into the DOL crypto guidance

One of the problems with a Department of Labor (DOL) guidance, there are certain professionals who read too much into things....more

Fisher Phillips

Dept of Labor Sued in Crypto 401(k) Guidance Lawsuit: What Employers Need to Know

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The battle over crypto 401(k)s reached a fever pitch last week as 401(k) provider ForUsAll Inc. filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) in a Washington, D.C. federal court on June 2, alleging that federal...more

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DOL Warns Against Plan Investments in Cryptocurrency

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Given the current market volatility, the U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL) concerns related to the addition of cryptocurrencies in qualified retirement plans seems prescient. In Compliance Assistance Release No. 2022-01, the...more

Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP

DOL Warns Employers About Including Cryptocurrency in 401(k) Plan Investment Options

Late last month, Fidelity Investments created a minor firestorm when it announced that it would allow retirement plan sponsors to offer bitcoin as an investment option for participants. In reaction to this move, the...more

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Cryptocurrencies As Investment Options In 401(k) Plans

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On March 10, 2022, the U.S. Department of Labor (“DOL”) issued a Compliance Assistance Release (the “Release”) addressing its views on the availability of cryptocurrencies on 401(k) investment platforms. This guidance comes...more

Harris Beach Murtha PLLC

DOL Raises “Serious Concerns” About 401(k) Plan Investments in Cryptocurrencies

On March 10, 2022, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) issued Compliance Assistance Release No. 2022-01 (the “Release”, available here) which cautions ERISA plan fiduciaries to exercise “extreme care” before they consider...more

Williams Mullen

PODCAST: Williams Mullen's Benefits Companion - Cryptocurrency in 401(k) Plans

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On this episode of Williams Mullen's Benefits Companion, host Brydon DeWitt is joined once again by Beryl Ball, principal financial advisor at CAPTRUST, who offers insight on the recent strongly worded DOL compliance release...more

Dorsey & Whitney LLP

DOL Warns 401(k) Plan Fiduciaries about Cryptocurrency Investments

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Investments in Cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin and Ethereum are becoming more and more mainstream. Driven by outrageous returns, and presenting outrageous volatility and risk, both traditional institutional and individual...more

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Department of Labor Cautions ERISA Fiduciaries on Offering Cryptocurrency Investments

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The U.S. Department of Labor has issued a stark warning to ERISA fiduciaries about offering cryptocurrencies and related products as potential investment options for plan participants. In Compliance Assistance Release No....more

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP

DOL makes no secret of its concerns about crypto

The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) issued Compliance Assistance Release No. 2022-01 on March 10, 2022, cautioning 401(k) plan fiduciaries to “exercise extreme care” before they allow participant investments in cryptocurrency...more

Ary Rosenbaum - The Rosenbaum Law Firm P.C.

The DOL won’t allow Crypto into 401(k)

I invested in cryptocurrency, turned on into it by Mike Alfred, who I know from his Brightscope days. While I like to invest my own, I think these are investments that have no place in qualified retirement plans as an...more

Epstein Becker & Green

[Webinar] Hot Topics and Trends in Employee Benefits: What Employers Need to Know - November 3rd, 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm ET

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Attorneys from our Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation practice provide insights on current issues facing various types of employee benefits programs. Topics include: - Cybersecurity - DOL Audit Initiatives -...more

Ary Rosenbaum - The Rosenbaum Law Firm P.C.

Retirement Plan Advisors Advantage - August 2021

How a Financial Advisor Can Start Or Grow Their 401(k) Advisory Business - It’s odd, but I do get some great ideas from professional wrestling in my business approach as an ERISA attorney/retirement plan provider. Like in...more

Fisher Phillips

6 Things Employers Need to Know Before Offering Cryptocurrency in 401(k)s

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Cryptocurrencies are currently one of the hottest topics in the world, and for good reason. Bitcoin’s fluctuations over the past year – from $10,000 in July 2020 to $63,000 in April 2021 and now settled to around $41,000 –...more

Ary Rosenbaum - The Rosenbaum Law Firm P.C.

Crypto can only be offered in a self-directed window

People know that I love crypto investing, but hate it as a potential 401(k) investment for almost all plan participants....more

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