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Dual registrant regulatory roundup - May 2024

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Welcome to the Regulatory Roundup. Each month, Eversheds Sutherland Investment Services attorneys review significant regulatory developments (including notable rulemakings and guidance from securities regulators) from the...more

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EBSA releases 2022 enforcement tally

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The Department of Labor’s Employee Benefits Security Administration, announced their enforcement tally by claiming they recovered $1.4 billion for fiscal year 2022. That contrasts with EBSA recovering $2.4 billion in 2021,...more

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Company sued over retirement plan

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A California environmental consultant is being sued by the Department if Labor for failing to manage or administer their profit-sharing plan since the late 1990s or early 2000s, effectively barring distribution of...more

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DOL Finalizes Rule Opening Door to ESG Investing in Retirement Plans

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Regulatory Developments - CFPB Issues Guidance on Investigation Practices by Consumer Reporting Agencies - On November 22, the DOL announced a final rule under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) to...more

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Financial Services Weekly Roundup: The CFPB Digs Into “Seasoned” Qualified Mortgages

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In the News. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) issued a notice of proposed rulemaking to create a new category of “seasoned” qualified mortgages; the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) Office of...more

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2019 in Review – ERISA Enforcement

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The US Department of Labor (DOL) has published its Fiscal Year 2019 "Fact Sheet" documenting the criminal and civil enforcement activities of its Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) under the Employee Retirement...more

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EBSA recovers billions for participants

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The U.S. Department of Labor’s Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) released its program results for 2019. EBSA’s enforcement and benefit advisor programs recovered over $2.5 billion in payments to plans,...more

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Prudent Process Defeats DOL

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A recently released case highlights the protection afforded by a retirement plan committee that takes its role seriously. In Scalia v. WPN Corp., No. 2:14-cv-01494, 2019 WL 4748052 (W.D. Pa. Sept. 30, 2019)), a Pennsylvania...more

Broker-Dealer Compliance + Regulation

First State Charges Broker-Dealer in Connection with Violations of DOL Fiduciary Rule

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On February 15, 2018, the Enforcement Section of the Massachusetts Securities Division (the “Division”) of the Office of the Secretary of the Commonwealth charged a registered broker-dealer (the “Broker-Dealer”) that operated...more

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Proof Again That Small Plans and Their Fiduciaries Can Get Sued

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I’ve heard of for years on how small 401(k) plans and their plan fiduciaries don’t get sued. While they are never going to be the target for a class action lawsuit because they don’t have enough assets to justify an ERISA...more

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Investment Management Update - April 2016

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Below is a summary of recent investment management developments that affect registered investment companies, private equity funds, hedge funds, investment advisers, and others in the investment management industry. ...more

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Investment Management Update - October 2015

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Below is a summary of recent investment management developments that affect registered investment companies, private equity funds, hedge funds, investment advisers, and others in the investment management industry. Schwab...more

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