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When Are Cryptocurrencies Appropriate Investments for Retirement Plans and IRAs?

McDermott Will & Emery Employee Benefits

The US Department of Labor (DOL) recently issued guidance for the first time on the investment of retirement plan assets in cryptocurrencies. The post When Are Cryptocurrencies Appropriate Investments for Retirement Plans and IRAs? appeared first on EMPLOYEE BENEFITS BLOG. Compliance Assistance Release No.

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To the Moon After All? DOL Targets Cryptocurrency in Retirement Plans

Snell & Wilmer Benefits

2022-01 (the “Release”), the Department of Labor (the “Department”) signaled its intention to scrutinize inclusion of cryptocurrency assets and crypto-derivative products as investments in ERISA-covered retirement plans. In Compliance Assistance Release No.

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SEC Adopts Final Pay Versus Performance Rules

McDermott Will & Emery Employee Benefits

On August 25, 2022, the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted final rules to implement the pay versus performance disclosure requirement mandated by the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (Dodd-Frank Act).

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SECURE 2.0 Brings Significant Changes for 403(b) Plans

Proskauer's Employee Benefits & Executive Compensa

As part of our continuing series on SECURE 2.0 , signed into law December 29, 2022, this post focuses on significant changes for section 403(b) tax-sheltered annuity plans (“403(b) plans”). Multiple Employer and Pooled Employer 403(b) Plans SECURE 2.0 However, SECURE 2.0

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Salary Transparency Laws Set In Motion: What Does This Mean for New Yorkers?

HR Digest

Signed into law in 2022 by New York Governor Kathy Hochul, New York’s pay transparency law in 2023 is all set to go. The salary transparency law applies to employers based in New York City, as well as those that have at least one employee working out of the city. What Is Included under the Pay Transparency Law?

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The feds want your opinion on climate change and 401(k)s

Business Management Daily

The Employee Benefits Security Administration has had an on-again, off-again approach to whether employers can allow 401(k) investment choices to promote social, environmental, or other public policy causes—called economically targeted investments or sometimes environmental, social, or governance investing.

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Responsible Financial Innovation Act: Proposed Tax and Reporting for Digital Assets

McDermott Will & Emery Employee Benefits

On June 7, 2022, Senators Cynthia Lummis (R-WY) and Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) introduced the highly anticipated Responsible Financial Innovation Act (the bill), which sets out to create the first complete regulatory and bipartisan framework for digital assets.

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