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Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Department of Labor (DOL) Rulemaking Process

Proskauer - Regulatory & Compliance

From Wall Street to Main Street: Investor Advocate Puts Private Funds on the 401(k) Horizon

On June 25, 2025, the SEC’s Office of the Investor Advocate (OIAD) released its annual report to Congress on its policy priorities for fiscal year 2026. The office was established by Congress to focus on retail investor...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

Ary Rosenbaum - The Rosenbaum Law Firm P.C.

Retirement Plan Advisors Advantage - September 2019

Some "Truths" About The Retirement Plan Business. You may not be able to handle it. I'm very outspoken, probably too much. Many people in the industry don't like flamethrowers who call things as they see it. While it...more

Ary Rosenbaum - The Rosenbaum Law Firm P.C.

It’s legal until it’s not

Shelf space payments where mutual fund companies pay to get access on a particular 401(k) custodial platform is a trending topic. The payments made are for access and if you don’t pay if you’re a mutual fund company, you...more

Mayer Brown Free Writings + Perspectives

SEC to vote on Regulation Best Interest; DOL to issue a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking for its Fiduciary Rule

The Securities and Exchange Commission posted an Open Meeting Agenda for June 5, 2019, when the Commission will vote on whether to adopt Regulation Best Interest, the related Form CRS Relationship Summary and a standard of...more

Womble Bond Dickinson

What’s In Store For A Fiduciary Standard in 2019

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In its Fall 2018 regulatory agenda, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) announced that final rulemaking on the Best Interest Regulation is set for September 2019, before the close of the federal government’s fiscal...more

Mintz - Employment Viewpoints

Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals Invalidates the 2016 Final Department of Labor Fiduciary Rule and Related Prohibited Transaction...

What’s a financial advisor to do? On March 15, 2018, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals in Chamber of Commerce of the U.S. v. U.S. Dep’t. of Labor, No. 17-10238, 2018 U.S. App. LEXIS 6472 (5th Cir. Mar. 15, 2018) vacated –...more

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP

The Final Rule: The Fifth Request for Public Comments

On June 29, 2017, the Department of Labor (DOL) released a request for information (RFI), seeking public comments yet again on its new “investment advice” fiduciary definition and related exemptions (Final Rule) which became...more

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