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Trump Administration Issues Executive Order Regarding 401(k) Plan Investments in Alternative Assets

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On August 7, 2025, the Trump Administration issued an executive order to provide 401(k) plan participants with greater access to invest in “alternative assets” (the “Executive Order”). Pursuant to the Executive Order,...more

Vedder Price

President Trump Signs Executive Order Seeking to Facilitate 401(k) Access to Private Funds and Digital Assets

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On August 7, 2025, President Trump signed an executive order aimed at facilitating and expanding access to alternative investments — such as private equity, private credit, real estate and digital assets like cryptocurrency —...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

Executive Order Targets Access to Alternative Assets in Retirement Plans

On August 7, 2025, President Trump signed an Executive Order (the “Order”) aiming to facilitate the use of alternative investment assets, such as private equity, real estate, venture capital, digital assets, and hedge funds,...more

King & Spalding

What Does a Second Trump Administration Mean for the Private Funds Industry?

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The incoming Trump administration will bring significant changes to regulatory policy as it relates to the asset management industry, and private funds, in particular...more

Seward & Kissel LLP

DOL Publishes Final Regulation Expanding the Definition of an ERISA Fiduciary

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On April 25, 2024, the U.S. Department of Labor (the “DOL”) finalized a collection of regulatory changes in its ongoing quest to update the definition of a “fiduciary” under ERISA and Section 4975 of the Internal Revenue Code...more

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The Department of Labor’s New Fiduciary Rule: Frequently Asked Questions for Private Fund Advisers

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Core elements of the U.S. Department of Labor’s controversial new fiduciary investment advice rule (the “Fiduciary Rule”) became effective on June 9, 2017, despite President Trump’s February 3, 2017 memorandum ordering...more

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