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Executive Order Seeks to Expand Access to Crypto and Private Investments in Defined-Contribution Plans

Ballard Spahr LLP on 8/14/2025

On August 7, 2025, President Trump issued an executive order (the Order) instructing federal agencies to expand access to alternative asset investments for participants in defined-contribution retirement plans such as 401(k)...more

Trump Administration Executive Order Aims to Expand 401(k) Access to Private Markets, Alternative Investments

Alston & Bird on 8/13/2025

Our Investment Funds Team breaks down a new Executive Order signed by President Trump intended to expand access for 401(k) plans to invest in private equity, cryptocurrency, and other alternative assets....more

Preparing for 2024: Encore to 2023’s Cyber and Privacy Extravaganza

Carlton Fields on 1/18/2024

Step right up as we discuss some of 2023’s most notable cybersecurity and privacy regulatory and litigation developments and tips for keeping your program flying high. Regulatory Activity New regulatory requirements now in...more

2023 Year-End Employee Benefits Updates

Quarles & Brady LLP on 11/16/2023

This newsletter provides updates employers should be aware of heading into 2024, including an outline of the updated 2024 retirement and welfare plan limits, instructions related to the “gag order” attestation requirements...more

Appeal of Certification of Nationwide Class in ERISA Lawsuit

Goodwin on 12/21/2022

On December 1, 2022, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit vacated and remanded a district court’s decision to certify a class of more than 200,000 retirees alleging that collateralized loans serviced by the...more

Department of Labor Teases Cryptocurrency Interest

Morgan Lewis - ML Benefits on 9/30/2021

Hinting that the US Department of Labor (DOL) is currently working on guidance related to cryptocurrency, the Acting Assistant Secretary for the DOL’s Employee Benefits Security Administration recently commented that the DOL...more

ESG Disclosure Trends in SEC Filings

White & Case LLP on 8/17/2020

These are unprecedented times, and companies are facing important issues as they navigate the current economic, political, and social climate. The COVID-19 pandemic and Black Lives Matter movement have put the spotlight on...more

Jones Day’s Review of Business-Related Cases in the Supreme Court’s October Term 2016

Jones Day on 7/25/2017

During what many have labeled a “quiet Term,” the U.S. Supreme Court, working with only eight justices for most of the session, still delivered at least 30 rulings of particular interest to business and industry. These...more

A Trump Presidency: Potential Impact on Employee Benefits Law and Policy

Franczek P.C. on 11/10/2016

For many months, we have been speculating about how the results of the 2016 presidential election would impact employee benefits policy going forward. Now that Donald Trump has won the election and Republicans have secured a...more

SEC Proposes to Ease Intrastate Offering Exemption to Facilitate Crowdfunding

Stinson - Corporate & Securities Law Blog on 11/2/2015

The SEC has proposed amendments to Rule 147 under the Securities Act of 1933, which currently provides a safe harbor for compliance with the Section 3(a)(11) exemption from registration for intrastate securities offerings....more

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