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DOL proposal could chill the use of ESG in retirement funds
The agency argued a fiduciary responsibility involves focusing solely on returns for participants
Opening defined-contribution plans to private equity is a mistake
U.S. regulators dropped the ball in a recent letter clarifying that regulations do not prohibit the use of private equity funds in 401(k) plans
Labor Department gathers information on how retirement plans use ESG funds
The agency is likely collecting data to shape a proposed rule on investment selection
DOL encourages use of private equity funds in retirement plans
Investor advocates warn high-risk, high-fee investments could harm savers
SEC should accelerate its late leap to electronic delivery
The agency could do more to make e-delivery the default option for shareholder communications, while preserving shareholders’ right to request printed material
Rutledge leaving Labor Department at end of May
The assistant secretary of Labor worked on plans to permit electronic plan disclosures
Bloomberg seeks to restore DOL fiduciary rule as part of his retirement agenda
A spokeswoman for the Bloomberg campaign says the SEC’s Reg BI ‘doesn’t set an adequate fiduciary standard’
Labor Department says ESG investments aren’t always `prudent’
Socially responsible investors say rules could sow confusion among managers
ICI’s Paul Schott Stevens: DOL fiduciary rule review is opportunity for SEC
Jay Clayton, chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission, has a window of opportunity to work with the Department of Labor to establish a consistent best-interest standard of conduct that spans retirement and non-retirement accounts.
Should the Financial Planning Coalition support the DOL’s fiduciary proposal?
A two-sided debate about the FPC's stance on the proposed fiduciary rule.
DOL fiduciary rule fails by only focusing on fees and expenses
Fees and expenses matter, but in a procedurally prudent investment process, their management should account for less than 10% of a fiduciary's total efforts
