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US Government Reopens Discussion of Private Pension Investments Expectations

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The Department of Labor has taken two recent actions that indicate where the approach to retirement investment policy may go under the new administration....more

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Social Security Fairness Act Restores Social Security Benefits to Eligible Public Employees

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On January 5, 2025, Former President Biden signed the Social Security Fairness Act (SSFA), H.R. 82, into law. The SSFA, which garnered bipartisan support in Congress, repeals certain provisions of the Social Security Act that...more

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Biden Administration Issues Final Rule Expanding ERISA Fiduciary Definition, Enhancing Protections for Pension Plan Participants

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On April 23, the US Department of Labor (DOL) released a final rule significantly expanding the definition of who qualifies as a fiduciary under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) (the Retirement Security...more

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Multiemployer Pension Plans (and Contributing Employers) Look to American Rescue Plan for Relief

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The American Rescue Plan Act 2021, signed into law by President Joseph Biden on March 11, 2021, provides for significant relief to the most troubled multiemployer pension plans. The extent to which such relief also extends to...more

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Podcast: How Will the Biden Administration Impact Public Pension Investments?

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In this episode of Public Pensions & Investments Briefings, Nossaman Public Pensions & Investments Group Partner Peter Mixon and Institutional Limited Partners Association Senior Policy Counsel Chris Hayes discuss what impact...more

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American Rescue Plan Brings $86 Billion in Relief to Failing Multiemployer Pension Plans

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The American Rescue Plan that was sent to President Biden’s desk on March 11, 2021 includes an $86 Billion aid package that provides financial assistance to underfunded multiemployer pension plans facing critical or declining...more

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What Took So Long? Democrats Quickly Introduce Pension Relief Bill

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House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard Neal (D-Mass.) introduced the Emergency Pension Plan Relief Act of 2021 (EPPRA) on January 21, 2021. EPPRA represents the latest legislative attempt to address the...more

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Outlook for Multiemployer Pension Plan Reform in 2021

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The ongoing effort to provide relief for troubled multiemployer pension plans took many twists and turns in 2020, and the year ended once again without an agreed-upon solution. Looking forward to 2021, the incoming Biden...more

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