Tag: Alternative Assets

Experts say precious metals are drawing renewed interest as alternative investments in individual retirement accounts.

The consulting firm forecasted that the adoption of private capital in defined contribution plans will reach 6% in less than...

As the Department of Labor publishes comments on its proposed rule on alternative investments in defined contribution plans, industry leaders...

Courts are not required to treat the Department of Labor’s six-factor test for plan fiduciaries as anything more than one...

Among surveyed advisers, 70% said they believe more clients will invest in private markets over the next three years.

While more than half of surveyed employers were confident about employees’ abilities to retire on time, participants were far more...

The Department of Labor may help fiduciaries with its scenarios and test cases on including alternative investments in defined contribution plans,...

The much-anticipated safe harbor aims to reduce ‘regulatory burdens and litigation risk’ for the inclusion of private assets in defined...

The Department of Labor can finalize the rule after a public comment period lasting 30 or 60 days.

While policymakers and market leaders anticipate expanded access, industry experts still have concerns over transparency fees and liquidity.

Plan assets grew 27-fold while the number of participants increased 8-fold over 2 decades, per NEPC.

Retirement Advisor Council survey respondents shared which plans they think are best suited for private assets investments.

Addressing the House Committee on Financial Services, Paul Atkins said that 401(k)s should have access to alternative investments, much like...

Intel workers are contesting the private equity investments within their 401(k) plan.

The Department of Labor’s rule could be presented for public comment as soon as early February.

Former Assistant Secretary of Labor Lisa Gomez and Great Gray Trust Co.’s Jason Levy break down five misconceptions about utilizing...

Industry experts say 2026 will be defined by policy momentum and plan sponsor caution over alternative assets in defined contribution...

A New York district court had previously ruled that the pension plan's investment strategy did not violate fiduciary duties.

In recent remarks, Uyeda said policymakers needed to ‘provide guardrails, not gates’ for private equity, private credit and other nonpublic...

The Securities and Exchange Commission’s Fiscal Year 2026 Examination Priorities, released on Tuesday, signals heightened scrutiny across investment advisers, funds...