Private Equity & Alternative Assets

Executive and regulatory actions are opening government-supervised retirement savings to private equity, digital assets, and other alternative investments, expanding the market for asset managers while shifting risk onto retail retirement savers.

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  Donald Trump

  Signed and issued the executive order directing the Department of Labor and SEC to revise guidance and regulations governing alternative asset access in defined-contribution retirement plans.
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  Department of Labor

  Directed within 180 days to reexamine ERISA fiduciary guidance, consider rescinding the 2021 Supplemental Private Equity Statement, and propose new rules or safe harbors facilitating alternative asset investments in 401(k) plans.
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  Securities and Exchange Commission

  Directed to consider revisions to accredited investor and qualified purchaser regulations to broaden retirement-saver access to alternative asset investments.
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