On April 3, 2024, the Department of Labor (DOL) published final changes to Prohibited Transaction Class Exemption 84-14, commonly known as the “QPAM Exemption”. The changes make reliance on the QPAM Exemption more burdensome...more
On June 29, 2020, the U.S. Department of Labor (the Department) formally reinstated its “five-part test” for determining what constitutes “investment advice” under ERISA and Section 4975 of the Internal Revenue Code (the...more
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ERISA imposes stringent conduct standards (and potential liability) on any person who acts as a “fiduciary,” a term that includes a person who renders “investment advice” to an ERISA plan or an IRA. The DOL has issued a...more