Investment Opportunities, New Guidance, Cryptocurrency

New Kids on the Blockchain: Cryptocurrencies in 401(k) Accounts

Carlton Fields on 8/27/2025

Department of Labor (DOL) watchers have experienced regulatory whiplash in recent years. During the Biden administration, for example, the DOL issued Compliance Assistance Release (CAR) No. 2022-01, which flouted its...more

CSA Release Guidance on Public Crypto Asset Funds

Stikeman Elliott LLP on 9/25/2023

This summer, the Canadian Securities Administrators (“CSA”) published CSA Staff Notice 81-336 Guidance on Crypto Asset Investment Funds that are Reporting Issuers (the “Notice”) concerning funds that seek to invest in crypto...more

DOL Warns Against Plan Investments in Cryptocurrency

Laner Muchin, Ltd. on 5/20/2022

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

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

Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP on 5/20/2022

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

The European Supervisory Authorities' Warning on the Risks of Cryptoassets

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP on 3/28/2022

On March 17, 2022, the European Banking Authority, the European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority and the European Securities and Markets Authority (together, the European Supervisory Authorities or “ESAs”)...more

Investment Services Regulatory Update - February 2018

Vedder Price on 2/13/2018

New Rules, Proposed Rules, Guidance and Alerts – SEC STAFF GUIDANCE AND ALERTS - SEC Staff Issues Guidance on Cryptocurrency-related Holdings - On January 18, 2018, the staff of the SEC’s Division of Investment...more