News & Analysis as of August 23, 2025

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Modernization of DC Plan Investments

Groom Law Group, Chartered on 6/10/2025

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

Texas Federal Court Allows an ERISA Fiduciary Challenge Against Alleged "ESG Investing" Without Any ESG Funds

Troutman Pepper Locke on 5/16/2025

On January 10, 2025, in Spence v. American Airlines, a federal district court in Texas ruled that American Airlines (the company) and the committee overseeing its 401(k) plans (the committee) breached their duty of loyalty...more

Surprise. Nasdaq 100 survey shows demand for Nasdaq 100 fund

Ary Rosenbaum - The Rosenbaum Law Firm P.C. on 5/13/2025

Nothing surprises me much anymore, neither should the results of the survey that a Nasdaq 100 survey supports the inclusion of Nasdaq 100 index funds....more

Climate Suit Against Directors of UK’s Largest Pension Plan Heads to Appeals Court

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP on 4/21/2023

A British appeals court will review the 2022 dismissal of a novel lawsuit accusing current and former directors of the United Kingdom’s largest private pension plan of mismanagement for, among other reasons, failing to divest...more

DOL Warns 401(k) Plan Fiduciaries about Cryptocurrency Investments

Dorsey & Whitney LLP on 3/23/2022

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

Amazon taps Fidelity for its 401(k)

Ary Rosenbaum - The Rosenbaum Law Firm P.C. on 12/16/2019

Amazon is a mover and shaker in e-commerce and they have a pretty large 401(k) plan now. As of the end of 2018, their 401(k) plan has almost $6 billion in assets....more

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