The DOL Employee Benefits Security Administration proposed amendments to a Prohibited Transaction Exemption to clarify the circumstances under which relief may be provided for misconduct self-corrected under the DOL's Voluntary Fiduciary Correction Program.
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Senator Pat J. Toomey (R-PA) introduced the Retirement Savings Modernization Act, which would make explicit the authority of defined contribution retirement plan fiduciaries to invest in a wide variety of assets, including commodities, digital assets, private equity and real estate.
The Louisiana State Treasury notified one of its advisers that it will liquidate investments with the adviser by the end of 2022 over concerns the adviser's support of ESG policies would be detrimental to the state's economy.
A group of financial trade associations requested an extension to a comment deadline on proposed amendments to a Prohibited Transaction Class Exemption ("QPAM"). The exemption allows qualified registered investment advisers, banks, savings and loans and insurance companies to engage in otherwise prohibited transactions related to ERISA plan assets.
Multiple regulatory agencies published semiannual agendas that include rules the agencies are currently considering to propose or promulgate.