DOL Issues Final Rule for ERISA Fiduciaries Considering Socially ...

This final rule clarifies how and when fiduciaries of retirement plans subject to the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) can make investment ...

US Department of Labor announces final rule to remove barriers to ...

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Labor today announced a final rule that allows plan fiduciaries to consider climate change and other ...

Final Rule on Prudence and Loyalty in Selecting Plan Investments ...

The final rule clarifies how ERISA's fiduciary duties of prudence and loyalty apply to selecting investments and investment courses of action and exercising ...

DOL'S Final Rule Gives ERISA Fiduciaries Green Light to Consider ...

The 2022 Final Rule removes the emphasis on the pecuniary factors in selecting ESG investments and is intended to provide clarity on how ERISA's ...

The Department of Labor Issues New Rules on ESG and Proxy Voting

... final rule in which the DOL: (i) clarifies the extent to which plan fiduciaries may consider Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) factors when ...

The DOL's final fiduciary rule expands the scope of investment ...

The Final Rule imposes ERISA's fiduciary protections on many types of investment advisory relationships that were exempted under the DOL's previous regulatory ...

DOL Final Rule on ESG Factors to Take Effect February 1, 2023

... rule as a mandate to consider ESG ... Although the Final Rule removes the documentation requirement, the DOL reminds fiduciaries that ERISA.

DOL's New Rule on ERISA Investment Duties and Its Relationship to ...

On November 22, 2022, the Department of Labor (“DOL”) released its final rule entitled, “Prudence and Loyalty in Selecting Plan Investments and ...

DOL's Final Rule on Investment Duties of ERISA Fiduciaries ...

The final rule issued by the DOL prescribing the obligations of ERISA fiduciaries when selecting investments for ERISA plans became effective 1/12/21.

DOL Finalizes Latest Iteration of ESG & Proxy Guidance

The United States Department of Labor (DOL) recently released final regulations (the Final Rule) that would allow retirement plan fiduciaries to consider ...

DOL Issues Final ESG Rule, Allowing Latitude for Fiduciaries to ...

While the DOL's Final ESG Rule removes obstacles erected by the 2020 Regulation to fiduciaries' consideration of ESG investment options for 401( ...

The DOL's Final Fiduciary Rule: What Private Fund Managers Need ...

On April 23, 2024, the U.S. Department of Labor (“DOL” or “Department”) released its final fiduciary rule, marking the completion of its ...

DOL Reframes ESG Investing and Proxy Voting for ERISA Fiduciaries

The US Department of Labor released a final rule reframing how ERISA-regulated fiduciaries can consider environmental, social, and governance factors in ...

What plan sponsors should know about DOL's final fiduciary rule

A new Department of Labor (DOL) regulation expands the scope of fiduciary investment advice under ERISA.

DOL Issues Final Rule on Consideration of ESG Factors and ...

DOL Issues Final Rule on Consideration of ESG Factors and Exercise of Shareholder Rights by Retirement Plan Fiduciaries ... The Final Rule will ...

ESG Investing and Proxy Voting: DOL's New Final Rule - K&L Gates

Executive Summary: The Department of Labor released a final rule that addresses fiduciary duties when (1) considering ESG factors in ...

Do We Finally Have a Final Answer on ESG Investments and ...

Seyfarth Synopsis: At the end of November, the DOL issued final regulations on ERISA's fiduciary duties when investing plan assets.

Considering Non-Pecuniary Factors by ERISA Plan Fiduciaries

In late 2022, the Department of Labor (“DOL”) lifted the prohibition against the consideration of non-pecuniary factors by retirement plan ...

DOL Issues Final Rule on ESG Investing and Proxy Voting

For nearly 40 years, the DOL has issued guidance that sought to provide a framework for ERISA fiduciaries considering investments for reasons ...

DOL Issues Final Rule on Retirement Plan ESG Investments and

' The final rule clarifies that retirement plan fiduciaries may consider environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors when making investment decisions ...