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Ary Rosenbaum - The Rosenbaum Law Firm P.C.

Private Markets in 401(k) Plans: An Opportunity or a Pandora’s Box?

A new Empower survey has made some waves in the retirement plan industry. According to their July 2025 survey, a striking 68% of advisors already use private market investments—things like private equity, private credit, and...more

Jackson Lewis P.C.

A Fiduciary’s Next Steps After Trump’s August 2025 Executive Order: Opening the 401(k) Door to Alternative Investments

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On August 7, 2025, President Donald J. Trump issued an Executive Order designed to broaden access to alternative investments, such as private equity, commodities, real estate, and certain digital assets, for participants in...more

King & Spalding

Executive Order Seeks to Promote Incorporation of Alternative Assets in 401(k) Plans

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On August 7, 2025, President Trump issued an executive order entitled “Democratizing Access to Alternative Assets for 401(k) Investors” (the “Executive Order”),1 requiring the Department of Labor (“DOL”) and the Securities...more

Mayer Brown

Crafting Credit Facilities For Defined Contribution Plans

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INTRODUCTION - Over the past 50 years, the retirement landscape has steadily shifted from defined benefit (DB) pension plans to defined contribution (DC) plans. In fact, as of the fourth quarter of 2024, private sector DC...more

Groom Law Group, Chartered

Modernization of DC Plan Investments

There is a growing interest from the retirement industry and policymakers to modernize 401(k) and other defined contribution (“DC”) plan investments by incorporating alternative asset classes and lifetime income features. ...more

Latham & Watkins LLP

Department of Labor: Plan Fiduciaries Can Include Private Equity Investment Options for Defined Contribution Retirement Plans

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The U.S. Department of Labor (“DOL”) recently issued an information letter (“DOL Letter”) that could provide sponsors of private equity and other private investment funds a new source of investor capital – some of the...more

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DOL Release May Increase ERISA Defined Contribution Plan Interest in Private Equity Investments

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On June 3, 2020, the U.S. Department of Labor issued an information letter concluding that a plan fiduciary would not violate ERISA’s fiduciary duties solely because the fiduciary offers a professionally managed asset...more

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