Compliance October 21st, 2024 DOL Publishes 1st List of Firms Using Qualified Plan Exemptions The list includes nearly 900 companies as part of the DOL’s finalized amendment to PTE 84-14.
Compliance April 2nd, 2024 DOL Creates More Ways for QPAMs to Be Disqualified The rule adds kinds of misconduct that could result in disqualification and requires managers to also indemnify their clients if...
Compliance May 15th, 2023 DOL to Extend UBS, Credit Suisse 401(k) Asset Management Exemption The DOL proposes extending for one year beyond their merger the exemptions being used by UBS and Credit Suisse to...
Compliance March 22nd, 2023 EBSA Provides More Time for QPAM Exemption Proposal Comments The proposed changes to the QPAM exemption can now receive public comment until April 6.
Compliance February 28th, 2023 EBSA Head Says Disclosure, SECURE 2.0, ESG Are Key Priorities EBSA’s Lisa Gomez identified upcoming regulatory priorities related to SECURE 2.0 and the importance of effective disclosure at a conference...
Compliance November 29th, 2022 What Do the Mid-Terms Mean for ESG and SECURE 2.0? ESG-minded investors have cause for concern, as Republicans prepare to take control of the House.
Compliance November 17th, 2022 DOL Hosts Public Hearing on QPAM Proposal The commentators and DOL representatives had stark disagreements on the implications of some the proposal’s provisions.
Compliance October 14th, 2022 ERISA Industry Committee Comments in Opposition to New DOL QPAM Rule The DOL has proposed that QPAMs would be disqualified for 10 years for foreign convictions and for entering into non-prosecution...