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Executive Order Calls for More Access to Retirement Plan Alternative Asset Investment Options

Holland & Knight LLP on 8/14/2025

President Donald Trump on Aug. 7, 2025, signed an executive order (EO), "Democratizing Access for 401(k) Investors," and published a related fact sheet. The EO expresses the policy of the Trump Administration that "every...more

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

DOL ESG Rule Withstands Demolition of Chevron Deference

Carlton Fields on 4/29/2025

In Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo, the U.S. Supreme Court knocked down Chevron U.S.A. Inc. v. Natural Resources Defense Council Inc., leaving the doctrine of Chevron deference in rubble. The doctrine stated that, when a...more

Can The President Nullify The Affordable Care Act By Issuing Executive Orders?

Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd, P.A. on 10/13/2017

President Trump issued an Executive Order yesterday which purports to suggest three avenues for offering health insurance at a decreased cost to small employers and consumers for the overall goal of reducing healthcare costs...more

Update – A Rule Deferred: Department of Labor Delays Implementation of Fiduciary Rule

Snell & Wilmer on 3/17/2017

As we previously reported in our February 16, 2017 blog post, “A Rule Deferred: Department of Labor Delays Implementation of Fiduciary Rule,” the DOL anticipated delaying the effective date of the fiduciary rule by 180 days. ...more

DOL Fiduciary Rule – A Proposed Delay and Uncertain Future

Jackson Lewis P.C. on 3/3/2017

We’ve previously written about the Department of Labor’s new fiduciary rule, which expands the definition of who is considered a fiduciary under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act, as amended (“ERISA”) and the...more

DOL Fiduciary Rule – What’s Next?

K&L Gates LLP on 2/20/2017

On an almost daily basis, there are developments regarding the status of the Department of Labor’s (“DOL”) fiduciary rule creating a climate of uncertainty. Stakeholders, such as financial institutions that serve retirement...more

Trump Requires DOL to Reevaluate the Fiduciary Rule

Stinson - Corporate & Securities Law Blog on 2/6/2017

Under current law, stockbrokers are only required to recommend suitable investments to their clients. The Department of Labor has issued a so called “fiduciary rule” which requires brokers, advisors and insurance agents, when...more

The Trump Administration: Change By Appointment

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP on 11/21/2016

The election of Donald J. Trump as the 45th President of the United States, along with the Republican control of the majority of both the House of Representatives and the Senate, will likely result in significant changes in...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

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