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DOL QPAM Notification Deadline of September 15 Fast Approaching

The amendments to the QPAM Exemption include a September 15, 2024 notification deadline that will apply to many asset managers. This blog post includes a brief summary of the US Department of Labor’s (DOL’s) recent technical...more

DOL Publishes QPAM Exemption Amendments: Action Items and Considerations for QPAMS, Plan Sponsors

The US Department of Labor (DOL) published final amendments to Prohibited Transaction Class Exemption 84-14, the so-called “QPAM Exemption,” in the Federal Register on April 3, 2024. The amendments are anticipated to affect...more

US Department of Labor Proposes Extensive Changes to QPAM Exemption

The US Department of Labor (DOL) published in the July 27, 2022, Federal Register a number of proposed changes to Prohibited Transaction Class Exemption (PTE) 84-14, the so-called “QPAM Exemption.” Investment managers of US...more

ERISA Fiduciaries: DOL Proposed Rule Signals More Ease for ESG Investing

The US Department of Labor on October 14 published in the Federal Register a “Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on Prudence and Loyalty in Selecting Plan Investments and Exercising Shareholder Rights.” The proposed rule, if...more

Target Date Funds: Facing Increasing Congressional, Regulatory, and Legal Scrutiny

In recent years, target retirement date funds (TDFs) have become a very popular investment option on participant-directed defined contribution plan investment lineups. But, as discussed in this LawFlash, as TDFs have grown in...more

Common and Collective Investment Funds: SEC Action Warrants Attention but Offers Limited Guidance

A recent enforcement action (Proceeding) by the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) against a state-chartered trust company (Trust Company) has attracted attention in the banking and asset management industries. ...more

DOL Proposes Rules on Pooled Plan Provider Registration Process

Like many of our clients, we have been anxiously awaiting guidance from regulators on pooled employer plans, which may enter the retirement plan marketplace as soon as January 1, 2021. ...more

SECURE Act Increases Access to Retirement Plans with 'Pooled Employer Plans'

For more than seven years now, policymakers and taxpayers have clamored for Congress to change the law to permit “open” multiple employer plans (MEPs) – that is, retirement plans that are adopted by multiple unrelated...more

IRS and DOL Issue Guidance on Including Deferred Annuities in Target Date Funds

Guidance addresses nondiscrimination, qualified default investment alternative, and annuity safe harbor rules. On October 24, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) each issued...more

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