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Fiduciary Duties in Selecting Designated Investment Alternatives - A Proposed Rule by the Employee Benefits Security Administration on 03/31/2026
This document contains a proposed regulation that clarifies, and provides a safe harbor for, a fiduciary's duty of prudence under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) in connection with the selection of designated investment alternatives for a participant-directed individual account plan, including asset allocation funds that include investments in alternative assets. The overarching goal of the proposed regulation is to alleviate certain regulatory burdens and litigation risk that interfere with the ability of American workers to achieve, through their retirement accounts, the competitive ... (full story)