Financial Factors in Selecting Retirement Plan Investments Act
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Financial Factors in Selecting Retirement Plan Investments Act This bill permits fiduciaries of employer-sponsored retirement plans to consider environmental, social, governance, or similar factors when making investment decisions. It also nullifies the rule published by the Employee Benefits Security Administration on November 13, 2020, that requires fiduciaries to select investments and investment courses of action based solely on financial considerations.
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
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2023 · second_quarter · Education
1. Student loan relief provisions generally, including student loan payment pause; debt cancellation; and borrower defense to repayment discharges 2. H.J.Res.45/S.J.Res.22, Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Education relating to Waivers and Modifications of Federal Student Loans 3.School Staff Workforce related issues including staff shortages, teacher diversity, teacher preparation and tutoring services, teacher apprenticeship 4.Paraprofessionals and teacher pay 5.School staff working conditions, pay, shortages, respect, benefits 6.Enforcement of program integrity rules and efforts to identify low-value programs (higher education), including gainful employment regulations 7.Climate Change Education, Entirety 8.DC voucher/SOAR FY2024 funding and policy provisions 9.Postsecondary Student Success Grants (College completion) and funding 10.Online program management companies, role in higher education and compliance with incentive compensation ban 11.Green Ribbon Schools Act, Entirety 12.Right to Read Act, Book Banning; and Academic Censorship related issues 13.Career and Technical Education related issues 14.Instructional spending metrics (institutions of higher education) 15.Community School related issues 16.S.385, Full Service Community Schools Expansion Act, Entirety 17.H.R.5, Parents Bill of Rights, Entirety 18.H.R.3727 Teacher Health and Wellness Act 19.S.1774/H.R. 3761, Advancing Student Services in Schools Today Act 20.H.R.3726, Student Mental Health Rights Act 21.H.R.2949/S.1331, PSLF Payment Completion Fairness Act 22.S.1353, Adjunct Faculty Loan Fairness Act of 2023 23.Possible changes to federal collection and dissemination of higher education data, including through reauthorization of Education Sciences Reform Act (ESRA) or other legislation 24.H.R.3596/S.1762, Protecting our Students in Schools Act of 2023 25.Student Loan Interest Elimination Act (draft bill) 26.Americas College Promise Act 27.College for All Act 28.Inform Parents Act (draft bill) 29.Isakson-Roe Education Oversight Expansion Act (draft bill) 30.H.R.3188, Teaching Asian Pacific American History Act, Entirety 31.H.R.3188, Teaching Asian Pacific American History Act, Entirety 32.The IDEA Full Funding Act 33.H.R.2715/S.1202, Keep Our Promise to America's Children and Teachers (PACT) Act 34.H.R.793/S.161, JOBS Act, Pell Grant issues 35.S.1409, Kids Online Safety Act, Entirety Monitor the following: 1.Public Law 117-169, Inflation Reduction Act, Broadband related issues; American Families Plan; 2.Education provisions; and Climate generally 3.Public Law 117-58, Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, Indoor Air Quality in Schools; 4.Public Law 117-200, Joint Consolidation Loan Separation Act 5.H.R.2728, Young Farmer Success Act 6.Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF), Improvements and generally; Including PSLF waiver, regulations, and TEPSLF 7.Department of Education, Title IX and Sex-Related Eligibility Criteria for Male and Female Athletic Teams 8.Teacher loan forgiveness programs, generally 9.Electric Bus related issues 10.TEACH (Teacher Education Assistance for College and Higher Education) Grant program related issues, generally 11.Student Loan Servicing Reform and Consumer Protection related issues 12.Borrower defense rule issues 13.Public transparency for low financial-value postsecondary programs 14.Child Care and Pre-Kindergarten, generally 15.Child care workforce issues, generally 16.Recognizing Care Workers 17.Income-driven repayment plans (student loans), including Administrative adjustment, regulations, and generally 18.Keeping All Students Safe Act, Entirety 19.S.889, Protecting Students from Worthless Degrees Act 20.Accreditation (higher education) issues 21.School climate proposals, including Counseling Not Criminalization in Schools Act 22.Respond, Innovate, Succeed and Empower (RISE) Act
Client expense: $390,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2022 · fourth_quarter · Insurance
Legislation and rulemaking affecting annuities, variable life products and retirement savings including Biden Administration and Congressional proposals on tax reform. DOL - EBSA - Cybersecurity Guidance for Plan Sponsors, Fiduciaries, Record Keepers and Participants. DOL - EBSA - PTE 2020-02 - Improving Investment Advice for Workers & Retirees. DOL - EBSA - Financial Factors in Selecting Plan Investments - ZRIN 1210-AB95. DOL - EBSA - Improving Investment Advice for Workers and Retirees - ZRIN 1210-ZA29. DOL - EBSA - Pension Benefit Statements-Lifetime Income Illustrations - RIN 1210-AB20. DOL - EBSA - Fiduciary Duties Regarding Proxy Voting and Shareholder Rights - RIN 1210-AB91. DOL - OSEC - Rescission of Department of Labor Rule on Guidance (29 CFR Part 89 - RIN 1290-AA41). DOL - EBSA - Amendment to and Partial Revocation of Prohibited Transaction Exemption (PTE) 84-24 for Certain Transactions Involving Insurance Agents and Brokers, Pension Consultants, Insurance Companies, and Investment Company Principal Underwriters. DOL - EBSA - Definition of the Term Fiduciary - RIN 1210-AC02. DOL - EBSA - Prudence and Loyalty in Selecting Plan Investments and Exercising Shareholder Rights - RIN 1210-AC03/29 CFR 2550. DOL - EBSA - RFI on Possible Agency Actions to Protect Life Savings and Pensions from Threat of Climate-Related Financial Risk - RIN 1210-ZA30. DOL - EBSA - Compliance Assistance Release 2022-01 to 401(k) Plan Fiduciaries on Use of Cryptocurrencies - March 10, 2022. DOL - EBSA - Proposed Rule to Amend Procedures Governing the Filing and Processing of Prohibited Transaction Exemption (PTE) Applications - RIN 1210-ACO5. DOL - Wage and Hour Division - Employee or Independent Contractor Classification Under the Fair Labor Standards Act -- 87 FR 62218/RIN 1235-AA43. DOL - EBSA - Employee Benefits Security - Proposed Amendment to Prohibited Transaction Class Exemption 84-14 (the QPAM Exemption) - 29 CFR Part 2550/Z-RIN 1210 ZA07. DOL - EBSA - Voluntary Fiduciary Correction - 29 CFR Parts 2560 and 2570/RIN 1210-AB64. EOP - Executive Order on Climate-Related Financial Risk. EOP - Amending Executive Order 13959 - Addressing the Threat from Securities Investments That Finance Communist Chinese Military Companies (E.O. 13974 of Jan 13, 2021 - 86 FR 4875). EOP - Executive Order 13990 - Protecting Public Health and the Environment and Restoring Science to Tackle the Climate Crisis (Federal Register/Vol. 86, No. 14 - Monday, January 25, 2021). FINRA - Comment on Lessons From the COVID-19 Pandemic (Regulatory Notice 20-42). FINRA - Request for Comment on Effective Practices and rule Enhancements for Sales Practice Obligations for Complex Products and Options (Regulatory Notice 22-08). Proposals at the Department of Treasury for increasing Americans' access to guaranteed lifetime income solutions. Proposals at the Department of Labor for increasing Americans' access to guaranteed lifetime income solutions. DOL implementation of Division O of the Further Consolidated Appropriations Act 2020 (Public Law No: 116-94). Treasury/IRS implementation of Division O of the Further Consolidated Appropriations Act 2020 (Public Law No: 116-94). SEC - Implementation and Enforcement of Regulation BI and Form CRS. SEC implementation of Division O of the Further Consolidated Appropriations Act 2020 (Public Law No: 116-94). SEC - Reporting Threshold for Institutional Investment Managers - RIN 3235-AM65. SEC - Request for Information and Comments on Broker-Dealer and Investment Adviser Digital Engagement Practices, Related Tools and Methods, and Regulatory Considerations and Potential Approaches; Information and Comments on Investment Adviser Use of Technology to Develop and Provide Investment Advice - RIN 3235-AN00 (Release Nos. 34-92766; IA-5833; File No. S7-10-21). SEC - FINRA - Proposed Rule Change to Amend FINRA Rule 2231 (Customer Account Statements) - SR-FINRA-2021-024. SEC - FINRA - Proposed Rule Change to Extend the Effectiveness of Temporary FINRA Rule 3110.17 - SR-FINRA-2021-023. SEC - Staff Bulletin: Standards of Conduct for Broker-Dealers and Investment Advisers Account Recommendations for Retail Investors - March 29, 2022. SEC - Proposed Rule Enhancement and Standardization of Climate-Related Disclosures for Investors (17 CFR 210, 229, 232, 239, and 249, RIN 3235-AM87). The Lifetime Income for Employees Act (H.R. 6746 - 117th Congress). The American Infrastructure Bonds Act (S.1308 - 117th Congress). The Financial Factors in Selecting Retirement Plan Investment Act (S.1762/H.R. 3387-117th Congress). The Improving Access to Retirement Savings Act of 2021 (S.1703 - 117th Congress). The INVEST in America Act (H.R. 3684 - 117th Congress). The Local Infrastructure Financing Tools (LIFT) Act (HR 2634 - 117th Congress). The Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act (S. 420/H.R. 842-117th Congress). The Retirement Parity for Student Loans Act (S.1443/HR 2917 - 117th Congress). The Retirement Savings Lost and Found Act (S.1730 - 117th Congress). The Retirement Security and Savings Act of 2021 (S.1770 - 117th Congress). The Secure and Fair Enforcement (SAFE) Banking Act (S.910/H.R. 1996-117th Congress). The Securing a Strong Retirement Act (H.R.2954 - 117th Congress). The Securing and Enabling Commerce Using Remote and Electronic Notarization Act (S.1625/H.R. 3962 - 117th Congress). Womens Retirement Protection Act (S.2446/H.R. 4678 - 117th Congress). The Empowering States to Protect Seniors from Bad Actors Act (H.R. 5914 - 117th Congress). The Retirement Improvement and Savings Enhancement (RISE) Act (H.R. 5891 - 117th Congress). The Registration for Index-Linked Annuities (RILA) Act (S.3198/H.R. 4865 - 117th Congress). The Automatic Reenroll Act (S.3712/H.R. 6782 -117th Congress). The E-SIGN Modernization Act of 2022 (S.3715 - 117th Congress). The Lifetime Income for Employees Act (H.R. 6746 - 117th Congress). The Retirement Improvement and Savings Enhancement to Supplement Healthy Investments for the Nest Egg (RISE & SHINE) Act (S.4353 - 117th Congress). The Protecting Americas Retirement Security Act (H.R.7310 - 117th Congress). The Primary Regulators of Insurance Vote Act (S.4110/H.R.3099 - 117th Congress). The American Data Privacy and Protection Act (H.R.8152 - 117th Congress). The Employee and Retiree Access to Justice Act (S.4129/H.R.7740 - 117th Congress). The Enhancing American Retirement Now (EARN) Act (S.4808 - 117th Congress). The Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 - Division T and Division AA, Title I, Section 101 (H.R. 2617 - 117th Congress). The General Accounts Product Clarifications Act (H.R.9515 - 117th Congress). The Retirement Savings for Americans Act of 2022 (S.5271 - 117th Congress).
Client expense: $190,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of
2022 · fourth_quarter · Retirement
H.R. 1319 - American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 H.R. 2617 - Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 H.R. 2796 - Family Attribution Modernization Act H.R. 2917 - Retirement Parity for Student Loans Act of 2021 H.R. 2927 - SAVE Act of 2021 H.R. 2954 - Securing a Strong Retirement Act of 2022 H.R. 3387 - Financial Factors in Selecting Retirement Plan Investments Act H.R. 5376 - Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 H.R. 5832 - Retirement Savings Lost and Found Act of 2021 H.R. 5891 - Retirement Improvement and Savings Enhancement (RISE) Act H.R. 6241 - Disaster Retirement Savings Act H.R. 6782 - Auto Reenroll Act of 2022 H.R. 7146 - Enhancing Emergency and Retirement Savings Act of 2022 H.R. 7310 - Protecting Americas Retirement Security Act H.R. 8125 - Starter-K Act of 2022 S. 1272 - SIMPLE Plan Modernization Act S. 1443 - Retirement Parity for Student Loans Act S. 1703 - Improving Access to Retirement Savings Act S. 1730 - Retirement Savings Lost and Found Act of 2021 S. 1762 - Financial Factors in Selecting Retirement Plan Investments Act S. 1770 - Retirement Security and Savings Act of 2021 S. 1870 - Enhancing Emergency and Retirement Savings Act of 2021 S. 2583 - Disaster Retirement Savings Act S. 3712 - Auto Reenroll Act of 2022 S. 3955 - Starter-K Act of 2022 S. 4086 - Increasing Small Business Retirement Choices Act S. 4353 - RISE & SHINE Act S. 4808 - EARN Act
Client expense: $275,157 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC)
2022 · fourth_quarter · Retirement
ISSUE Investment Advice Standard of Conduct HR 699, Mutual Fund Litigation Reform Act - amend the Investment Company Act of 1940 to provide complaint and burden of proof requirements for certain actions for breach of fiduciary duty HR 725/S 153, Personalized Care Act - amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand and improve health savings accounts, and for other purposes. HR 984, Retirement Inflation Protection Act - allows the basis of certain assets to be adjusted for inflation solely for the purpose of determining the gain or loss. S 380, Health Savings Act - modifies the requirements for health savings accounts (HSAs). HR 1584, Protecting Retirement Savers and Everyday Investors Act - impose a limitation on taxation and fees on transactions by certain securities industry participants. HR 1618/S 606, RESPOND Act - require the FRB and SEC to issue an annual report on the economic costs caused by the impacts of climate change, to require the Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board to establish a Federal Advisory Panel on the Economics of Climate Change. S 1443Retirement Parity for Student Loans Act -- allows certain employer-sponsored retirement plans to make matching contributions for an employee's student loan payments HR 2951 To direct the Secretary of the Treasury to modify Treasury Regulations relating to insurance-dedicated exchange-traded funds - enables ETFs as investment option in variable insurance products HR 2944 Reducing the Maximum Service Requirement for Long-term Part-time Workers to Make Elective Deferrals to 401(k) Plans Act -- to reduce the retirement plan period of service requirements for long-term, part-time employees. S 1703Improving Access to Retirement Savings Act of 2021 -- to increase retirement savings, to improve retirement plan administration, and for other purposes. S 1770Retirement Security & Savings Act -- to increase retirement savings, to improve retirement plan administration, and for other purposes. HR 3387/S 1762 Financial Factors in Selecting Retirement Plan Investment Act -- to permit retirement plans to consider certain factors in investment decisions. S 1272SIMPLE Plan Modernization Act -- increases the contribution limits for certain SIMPLE IRAs and modifies the requirements for replacing SIMPLE IRAs with 401(k) plans. HR 2741 Public Service Retirement Fairness Act -- To modify rules relating to 403(b) plans. HR 4262 Increasing Investor Opportunities Act - To amend the Investment Company Act of 1940 to prohibit limitations on closed-end companies investing in private funds S 2206Young American Savers Act of 2021 - directs the Department of the Treasury to establish as a permanent program the Federal Child Savings Account Program HR 4289 Well-Being Insurance for Seniors to be at Home (WISH) Act - to provide for long-term care insurance benefits HR 2913/S 2452 Encouraging Americans to Save Act - to provide matching payments for retirement savings and establish MyRA HR 4678/S 2446 Womens Retirement Protection Act of 2021 - to provide for greater spousal protection under defined contribution plans HR 5334/S 2870 Portable Retirement and Investment Account (PRIA) Act of 2021 - to establish portable retirement accounts S 2602,Retirement Security Flexibility Act of 2021 - modifies the nondiscrimination requirements that apply to certain employer-sponsored 401(k) retirement plans that include automatic contribution arrangements HR 2265, Financial Exploitation Prevention Act - allows for the delay of the redemption of a security issued by an open-end investment management company if the company or transfer agent reasonably believes the redemption involves the financial exploitation HR 5723, Social Security 2100 Act: A Sacred Trust - protect our Social Security system and improve benefits for current and future generations HR 4865/S 3198, Registration for Index Linked Annuities (RILA) Act - direct SEC to revise any rules necessary to enable issuers of index-linked annuities to register on a form tailored specifically to registered index-linked annuities S 2583 Disaster Retirement Savings Act - amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for rules for the use of retirement funds in connection with federally declared disasters. S 2601Strengthening Financial Security Through Short-Term Savings Accounts Act of 2021 -- allows employers to enroll employees in short-term savings accounts that are funded using automatic contributions deducted from participating employees' wages. HR 6746 Lifetime Income for Employees Act -- allows fiduciaries of pension plans to make default investment arrangements in annuity contracts HR 6782/S 3712 Auto Reenroll Act of 2022 -- allows sponsors of automatic contribution arrangements to reenroll their employees HR 5877/S 3746 Pension Risk Transfer Accountability Act of 2021 -- requires the Department of Labor to review pension risk transfer standards HR 6912 Pooled Employer Plan (PEP) Fix Act -- to require that named fiduciaries collect contributions to pooled employer plans HR 7107/S 2415 Long-Term Care Affordability Act -- allows the use of tax-exempt retirement plan distributions to pay for long-term health care insurance HR 7146/S 1870 Enhancing Emergency and Retirement Savings Act of 2022 -- permits penalty-free distributions, up to $1,000, from tax-exempt retirement plans for emergency personal expenses, limited to one distribution in a calendar year HR 2954 Securing a Strong Retirement of 2022 -- makes various changes with respect to employer-sponsored retirement plans, including providing for the automatic enrollment of employees in certain plans and increasing the age at which participants are required to begin receiving mandatory distributions. HR 7310, Protecting America's Retirement Security Act -- To protect Americas retirement security S 3955, Starter-K Act of 2022 -- allows employers who do not provide a retirement plan to establish a starter 401(k) deferral-only arrangement for plan years beginning after 2022 HR 7284, Informed Savers Act -- requires the Department of Labor to review the fee disclosure requirements associated with the administration of defined contribution retirement plans S 4086,Increasing Small Business Retirement Choices Act -- amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to better enable plan sponsors to implement beneficial plan features S 4087, Information Needed for Financial Options Risk Mitigation (INFORM) Act -- require pension plans that offer participants and beneficiaries the option of receiving lifetime annuity payments as lump sum payments, to meet certain notice and disclosure requirements S 4103, Helping Parents Save for College Act of 2022 -- allows a retirement savings tax credit for contributions to any qualified tuition program (e.g., a 529 qualified tuition plan). It also permits a rollover of unused contributions to a ROTH IRA savings account S 4147, Financial Freedom Act -- prohibit the Secretary of Labor from constraining the range or type of investments that may be offered in individual retirement accounts S 4154, Simplifying Small Business Retirement Savings Act -- provide better access to retirement plans through small businesses S 4153, Incentivizing Small Business Retirement Savings Act -- allows eligible small employers an additional pension plan startup cost tax credit HR 7740/S 4219, Employee and Retiree Access to Justice Act - limit mandatory arbitration agreements under ERISA ISSUE, Davis-Bacon Benefits Proposed Rule DOL S 4241, INDEX Act -- to require investment advisers for passively managed funds to arrange for pass-through voting of proxies HR 7594/S 4097, Too Narrow to Succeed Act - instruct DOL to conduct a survey of best practices for increasing the diversity of the asset management firms that invest American workers retirement plan funds S 4310, Emergency Savings Act of 2022 -- allow employers to offer pension-linked emergency savings accounts for financial emergencies S 4353, RISE and SHINE Act -- amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to improve retirement plan provisions S 4361, Savvy Savers Act -- require reports to Congress on reporting and disclosure requirements related to retirement plans S 4102 SSI Savings Penalty Elimination Act - increases resource limits used to determine eligibility for the Supplemental Security Income (SSI) program HR 8521/S 4241 INDEX Act - guidelines for passively managed funds (e.g., index funds) that vote shares on behalf of fund investors in proxy shareholder votes S 4613 Maximize Americans Retirement Security Act - clarify the fiduciary duty of plan administrators to select and maintain investments based solely on pecuniary factors HR 8579 Retirement Protection Act of 2022 - increase retirement savings, simplify and clarify retirement plan rules S 4808 EARN Act - to reform retirement provisions S 4973 Retirement Savings Modernization Act - amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to clarify the fiduciary duties regarding asset classes. HR 9252/ S 4406 Advancing Auto Portability Act - allows employees to transfer their retirement account upon terminating their employment to a similar account with a new employer. HR 9462/S 5271 Retirement Savings for Americans Act - establish the American Worker Retirement Plan HR 2617 Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 - to fund the government for through FY23, includes various retirement security provisions
Client expense: $810,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2022 · third_quarter · Insurance
Legislation and rulemaking affecting annuities, variable life products and retirement savings including Biden Administration and Congressional proposals on tax reform. DOL - EBSA - Cybersecurity Guidance for Plan Sponsors, Fiduciaries, Record Keepers and Participants. DOL - EBSA - PTE 2020-02 - Improving Investment Advice for Workers & Retirees. DOL - EBSA - Financial Factors in Selecting Plan Investments - ZRIN 1210-AB95. DOL - EBSA - Improving Investment Advice for Workers and Retirees - ZRIN 1210-ZA29. DOL - EBSA - Pension Benefit Statements-Lifetime Income Illustrations - RIN 1210-AB20. DOL - EBSA - Fiduciary Duties Regarding Proxy Voting and Shareholder Rights - RIN 1210-AB91. DOL - OSEC - Rescission of Department of Labor Rule on Guidance (29 CFR Part 89 - RIN 1290-AA41). DOL - EBSA - Amendment to and Partial Revocation of Prohibited Transaction Exemption (PTE) 84-24 for Certain Transactions Involving Insurance Agents and Brokers, Pension Consultants, Insurance Companies, and Investment Company Principal Underwriters. DOL - EBSA - Definition of the Term Fiduciary - RIN 1210-AC02. DOL - EBSA - Prudence and Loyalty in Selecting Plan Investments and Exercising Shareholder Rights - RIN 1210-AC03/29 CFR 2550. DOL - EBSA - RFI on Possible Agency Actions to Protect Life Savings and Pensions from Threat of Climate-Related Financial Risk - RIN 1210-ZA30. DOL - EBSA - Compliance Assistance Release 2022-01 to 401(k) Plan Fiduciaries on Use of Cryptocurrencies - March 10, 2022. DOL - EBSA - Proposed Rule to Amend Procedures Governing the Filing and Processing of Prohibited Transaction Exemption (PTE) Applications - RIN 1210-ACO5. EOP - Executive Order on Climate-Related Financial Risk. EOP - Amending Executive Order 13959 - Addressing the Threat from Securities Investments That Finance Communist Chinese Military Companies (E.O. 13974 of Jan 13, 2021 - 86 FR 4875). EOP - Executive Order 13990 - Protecting Public Health and the Environment and Restoring Science to Tackle the Climate Crisis (Federal Register/Vol. 86, No. 14 - Monday, January 25, 2021). FINRA - Comment on Lessons From the COVID-19 Pandemic (Regulatory Notice 20-42). FINRA - Request for Comment on Effective Practices and rule Enhancements for Sales Practice Obligations for Complex Products and Options (Regulatory Notice 22-08). Proposals at the Department of Treasury for increasing Americans' access to guaranteed lifetime income solutions. Proposals at the Department of Labor for increasing Americans' access to guaranteed lifetime income solutions. The Application of ERISA to Insurance Company General Accounts and General Account Contracts (H.R. 7278 - 115th Congress). The Lifetime Income for Employees Act (H.R. 6746 - 117th Congress). DOL implementation of Division O of the Further Consolidated Appropriations Act 2020 (Public Law No: 116-94). Treasury/IRS implementation of Division O of the Further Consolidated Appropriations Act 2020 (Public Law No: 116-94). SEC - Implementation and Enforcement of Regulation BI and Form CRS. SEC implementation of Division O of the Further Consolidated Appropriations Act 2020 (Public Law No: 116-94). SEC - Reporting Threshold for Institutional Investment Managers - RIN 3235-AM65. SEC - Request for Information and Comments on Broker-Dealer and Investment Adviser Digital Engagement Practices, Related Tools and Methods, and Regulatory Considerations and Potential Approaches; Information and Comments on Investment Adviser Use of Technology to Develop and Provide Investment Advice - RIN 3235-AN00 (Release Nos. 34-92766; IA-5833; File No. S7-10-21). SEC - FINRA - Proposed Rule Change to Amend FINRA Rule 2231 (Customer Account Statements) - SR-FINRA-2021-024. SEC - FINRA - Proposed Rule Change to Extend the Effectiveness of Temporary FINRA Rule 3110.17 - SR-FINRA-2021-023. SEC - Staff Bulletin: Standards of Conduct for Broker-Dealers and Investment Advisers Account Recommendations for Retail Investors - March 29, 2022. SEC - Proposed Rule Enhancement and Standardization of Climate-Related Disclosures for Investors (17 CFR 210, 229, 232, 239, and 249, RIN 3235-AM87). The American Infrastructure Bonds Act (S.1308 - 117th Congress). The Financial Factors in Selecting Retirement Plan Investment Act (S.1762/H.R. 3387-117th Congress). The Improving Access to Retirement Savings Act of 2021 (S.1703 - 117th Congress). The INVEST in America Act (H.R. 3684 - 117th Congress). The Local Infrastructure Financing Tools (LIFT) Act (HR 2634 - 117th Congress). The Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act (S. 420/H.R. 842-117th Congress). The Retirement Parity for Student Loans Act (S.1443/HR 2917 - 117th Congress). The Retirement Savings Lost and Found Act (S.1730 - 117th Congress). The Retirement Security and Savings Act of 2021 (S.1770 - 117th Congress). The Secure and Fair Enforcement (SAFE) Banking Act (S.910/H.R. 1996-117th Congress). The Securing a Strong Retirement Act (H.R.2954 - 117th Congress). The Securing and Enabling Commerce Using Remote and Electronic Notarization Act (S.1625/H.R. 3962 - 117th Congress). Womens Retirement Protection Act (S.2446/H.R. 4678 - 117th Congress). The Empowering States to Protect Seniors from Bad Actors Act (H.R. 5914 - 117th Congress). The Retirement Improvement and Savings Enhancement (RISE) Act (H.R. 5891 - 117th Congress). The Registration for Index-Linked Annuities (RILA) Act (S.3198/H.R. 4865 - 117th Congress). The Automatic Reenroll Act (S.3712/H.R. 6782 -117th Congress). The E-SIGN Modernization Act of 2022 (S.3715 - 117th Congress). The Lifetime Income for Employees Act (H.R. 6746 - 117th Congress). The Retirement Improvement and Savings Enhancement to Supplement Healthy Investments for the Nest Egg (RISE & SHINE) Act (S.4353 - 117th Congress). The Protecting Americas Retirement Security Act (H.R.7310 - 117th Congress). The Primary Regulators of Insurance Vote Act (S.4110/H.R.3099 - 117th Congress). The American Data Privacy and Protection Act (H.R.8152 - 117th Congress). The Employee and Retiree Access to Justice Act (S.4129/H.R.7740 - 117th Congress). The Enhancing American Retirement Now (EARN) Act (S.4808 - 117th Congress).
Client expense: $150,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of
2022 · third_quarter · Retirement
ISSUE Investment Advice Standard of Conduct HR 699, Mutual Fund Litigation Reform Act - amend the Investment Company Act of 1940 to provide complaint and burden of proof requirements for certain actions for breach of fiduciary duty HR 725/S 153, Personalized Care Act - amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand and improve health savings accounts, and for other purposes. HR 984, Retirement Inflation Protection Act - allows the basis of certain assets to be adjusted for inflation solely for the purpose of determining the gain or loss. S 380, Health Savings Act - modifies the requirements for health savings accounts (HSAs). HR 1584, Protecting Retirement Savers and Everyday Investors Act - impose a limitation on taxation and fees on transactions by certain securities industry participants. HR 1618/S 606, RESPOND Act - require the FRB and SEC to issue an annual report on the economic costs caused by the impacts of climate change, to require the Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board to establish a Federal Advisory Panel on the Economics of Climate Change. S 1443Retirement Parity for Student Loans Act -- allows certain employer-sponsored retirement plans to make matching contributions for an employee's student loan payments HR 2951 To direct the Secretary of the Treasury to modify Treasury Regulations relating to insurance-dedicated exchange-traded funds - enables ETFs as investment option in variable insurance products HR 2944 Reducing the Maximum Service Requirement for Long-term Part-time Workers to Make Elective Deferrals to 401(k) Plans Act -- to reduce the retirement plan period of service requirements for long-term, part-time employees. S 1703Improving Access to Retirement Savings Act of 2021 -- to increase retirement savings, to improve retirement plan administration, and for other purposes. S 1770Retirement Security & Savings Act -- to increase retirement savings, to improve retirement plan administration, and for other purposes. HR 3387/S 1762 Financial Factors in Selecting Retirement Plan Investment Act -- to permit retirement plans to consider certain factors in investment decisions. S 1272SIMPLE Plan Modernization Act -- increases the contribution limits for certain SIMPLE IRAs and modifies the requirements for replacing SIMPLE IRAs with 401(k) plans. HR 2741 Public Service Retirement Fairness Act -- To modify rules relating to 403(b) plans. HR 4262 Increasing Investor Opportunities Act - To amend the Investment Company Act of 1940 to prohibit limitations on closed-end companies investing in private funds S 2206Young American Savers Act of 2021 - directs the Department of the Treasury to establish as a permanent program the Federal Child Savings Account Program HR 4289 Well-Being Insurance for Seniors to be at Home (WISH) Act - to provide for long-term care insurance benefits HR 2913/S 2452 Encouraging Americans to Save Act - to provide matching payments for retirement savings and establish MyRA HR 4678/S 2446 Womens Retirement Protection Act of 2021 - to provide for greater spousal protection under defined contribution plans HR 5334/S 2870 Portable Retirement and Investment Account (PRIA) Act of 2021 - to establish portable retirement accounts S 2602,Retirement Security Flexibility Act of 2021 - modifies the nondiscrimination requirements that apply to certain employer-sponsored 401(k) retirement plans that include automatic contribution arrangements HR 2265, Financial Exploitation Prevention Act - allows for the delay of the redemption of a security issued by an open-end investment management company if the company or transfer agent reasonably believes the redemption involves the financial exploitation HR 5723, Social Security 2100 Act: A Sacred Trust - protect our Social Security system and improve benefits for current and future generations HR 4865/S 3198, Registration for Index Linked Annuities (RILA) Act - direct SEC to revise any rules necessary to enable issuers of index-linked annuities to register on a form tailored specifically to registered index-linked annuities S 2583 Disaster Retirement Savings Act - amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for rules for the use of retirement funds in connection with federally declared disasters. S 2601Strengthening Financial Security Through Short-Term Savings Accounts Act of 2021 -- allows employers to enroll employees in short-term savings accounts that are funded using automatic contributions deducted from participating employees' wages. HR 6746 Lifetime Income for Employees Act -- allows fiduciaries of pension plans to make default investment arrangements in annuity contracts HR 6782/S 3712 Auto Reenroll Act of 2022 -- allows sponsors of automatic contribution arrangements to reenroll their employees HR 5877/S 3746 Pension Risk Transfer Accountability Act of 2021 -- requires the Department of Labor to review pension risk transfer standards HR 6912 Pooled Employer Plan (PEP) Fix Act -- to require that named fiduciaries collect contributions to pooled employer plans HR 7107/S 2415 Long-Term Care Affordability Act -- allows the use of tax-exempt retirement plan distributions to pay for long-term health care insurance HR 7146/S 1870 Enhancing Emergency and Retirement Savings Act of 2022 -- permits penalty-free distributions, up to $1,000, from tax-exempt retirement plans for emergency personal expenses, limited to one distribution in a calendar year HR 2954 Securing a Strong Retirement of 2022 -- makes various changes with respect to employer-sponsored retirement plans, including providing for the automatic enrollment of employees in certain plans and increasing the age at which participants are required to begin receiving mandatory distributions. HR 7310, Protecting America's Retirement Security Act -- To protect Americas retirement security S 3955, Starter-K Act of 2022 -- allows employers who do not provide a retirement plan to establish a starter 401(k) deferral-only arrangement for plan years beginning after 2022 HR 7284, Informed Savers Act -- requires the Department of Labor to review the fee disclosure requirements associated with the administration of defined contribution retirement plans S 4086,Increasing Small Business Retirement Choices Act -- amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to better enable plan sponsors to implement beneficial plan features S 4087, Information Needed for Financial Options Risk Mitigation (INFORM) Act -- require pension plans that offer participants and beneficiaries the option of receiving lifetime annuity payments as lump sum payments, to meet certain notice and disclosure requirements S 4103, Helping Parents Save for College Act of 2022 -- allows a retirement savings tax credit for contributions to any qualified tuition program (e.g., a 529 qualified tuition plan). It also permits a rollover of unused contributions to a ROTH IRA savings account S 4147, Financial Freedom Act -- prohibit the Secretary of Labor from constraining the range or type of investments that may be offered in individual retirement accounts S 4154, Simplifying Small Business Retirement Savings Act -- provide better access to retirement plans through small businesses S 4153, Incentivizing Small Business Retirement Savings Act -- allows eligible small employers an additional pension plan startup cost tax credit HR 7740/S 4219, Employee and Retiree Access to Justice Act - limit mandatory arbitration agreements under ERISA ISSUE, Davis-Bacon Benefits Proposed Rule DOL S 4241, INDEX Act -- to require investment advisers for passively managed funds to arrange for pass-through voting of proxies HR 7594/S 4097, Too Narrow to Succeed Act - instruct DOL to conduct a survey of best practices for increasing the diversity of the asset management firms that invest American workers retirement plan funds S 4310, Emergency Savings Act of 2022 -- allow employers to offer pension-linked emergency savings accounts for financial emergencies S 4353, RISE and SHINE Act -- amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to improve retirement plan provisions S 4361, Savvy Savers Act -- require reports to Congress on reporting and disclosure requirements related to retirement plans S 4406,Advancing Auto Portability Act -- to provide incentives for the use of automatic portability arrangements under defined contribution plans S 4102 SSI Savings Penalty Elimination Act - increases resource limits used to determine eligibility for the Supplemental Security Income (SSI) program HR 8521/S 4241 INDEX Act - guidelines for passively managed funds (e.g., index funds) that vote shares on behalf of fund investors in proxy shareholder votes S 4613 Maximize Americans Retirement Security Act - clarify the fiduciary duty of plan administrators to select and maintain investments based solely on pecuniary factors HR 8579 Retirement Protection Act of 2022 - increase retirement savings, simplify and clarify retirement plan rules S 4808 EARN Act - to reform retirement provisions
2022 · third_quarter · Retirement
H.R. 1319 - American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 H.R. 2796 - Family Attribution Modernization Act H.R. 2917 - Retirement Parity for Student Loans Act of 2021 H.R. 2927 - SAVE Act of 2021 H.R. 2954 - Securing a Strong Retirement Act of 2022 H.R. 3387 - Financial Factors in Selecting Retirement Plan Investments Act H.R. 5376 - Build Back Better Act H.R. 5832 - Retirement Savings Lost and Found Act of 2021 H.R. 5891 - Retirement Improvement and Savings Enhancement (RISE) Act H.R. 6241 - Disaster Retirement Savings Act H.R. 6782 - Auto Reenroll Act of 2022 H.R. 7146 - Enhancing Emergency and Retirement Savings Act of 2022 H.R. 7310 - Protecting Americas Retirement Security Act H.R. 8125 - Starter-K Act of 2022 S. 1272 - SIMPLE Plan Modernization Act S. 1443 - Retirement Parity for Student Loans Act S. 1703 - Improving Access to Retirement Savings Act S. 1730 - Retirement Savings Lost and Found Act of 2021 S. 1762 - Financial Factors in Selecting Retirement Plan Investments Act S. 1770 - Retirement Security and Savings Act of 2021 S. 1870 - Enhancing Emergency and Retirement Savings Act of 2021 S. 2583 - Disaster Retirement Savings Act S. 3712 - Auto Reenroll Act of 2022 S. 3955 - Starter-K Act of 2022 S. 4086 - Increasing Small Business Retirement Choices Act S. 4353 - RISE & SHINE Act S. 4808 - EARN Act
Client expense: $353,041 · Firm income: Not reported
Retirement Security as in the following bills: - Retirement Security and Savings Act (S. 1770) - Retirement Parity for Student Loans Act (H.R. 2917 & S. 1443) - The Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement Act (H.R. 1994) - Securing a Strong Retirement Act (H.R. 2954) - Lifetime Income for Employees Act (H.R. 6746) - Expanding Access to Retirement Savings for Family Caregivers Act (H.R. 3644) - Enhancing Emergency and Retirement Savings Act (S. 1870 / H.R. 7146) - Financial Factors in Selecting Retirement Plan Investments Act (S. 1762/ H.R. 3387) - Womens Pension Protection Act (S. 2446) - Retirement Improvement and Savings Enhancement Act (H.R. 5891) - RISE & SHINE Act (S. 4353) - Enhancing American Retirement Now (EARN) Act Providing Lifetime Income Illustrations on Retirement Benefit Statements Defined Contribution Retirement Plan Design and Modernization Fiduciary Concerns Related to Advice and Education in Retirement Plans Preserving Tax-Deferred Treatment of Defined Contribution Plans Preserving the Structure of the Defined Contribution System (Retirement Plan Consolidation) Qualified Default Investment Alternatives (QDIA) Portability of Annuities in Defined Contribution Plans Multiple Employer Plans Student Loans Remote Notarization General Account Products ESG Investments Proxy Voting Emergency Savings
Client expense: $620,000 · Firm income: Not reported
2022 · second_quarter · Insurance
Legislation and rulemaking affecting annuities, variable life products and retirement savings including Biden Administration and Congressional proposals on tax reform. DOL - EBSA - Cybersecurity Guidance for Plan Sponsors, Fiduciaries, Record Keepers and Participants. DOL - EBSA - PTE 2020-02 - Improving Investment Advice for Workers & Retirees. DOL - EBSA - Financial Factors in Selecting Plan Investments - ZRIN 1210-AB95. DOL - EBSA - Improving Investment Advice for Workers and Retirees - ZRIN 1210-ZA29. DOL - EBSA - Pension Benefit Statements-Lifetime Income Illustrations - RIN 1210-AB20. DOL - EBSA - Fiduciary Duties Regarding Proxy Voting and Shareholder Rights - RIN 1210-AB91. DOL - OSEC - Rescission of Department of Labor Rule on Guidance (29 CFR Part 89 - RIN 1290-AA41). DOL - EBSA - Amendment to and Partial Revocation of Prohibited Transaction Exemption (PTE) 84-24 for Certain Transactions Involving Insurance Agents and Brokers, Pension Consultants, Insurance Companies, and Investment Company Principal Underwriters. DOL - EBSA - Definition of the Term Fiduciary - RIN 1210-AC02. DOL - EBSA - Prudence and Loyalty in Selecting Plan Investments and Exercising Shareholder Rights - RIN 1210-AC03/29 CFR 2550. DOL - EBSA - RFI on Possible Agency Actions to Protect Life Savings and Pensions from Threat of Climate-Related Financial Risk - RIN 1210-ZA30. DOL - EBSA - Compliance Assistance Release 2022-01 to 401(k) Plan Fiduciaries on Use of Cryptocurrencies - March 10, 2022. DOL - EBSA - Proposed Rule to Amend Procedures Governing the Filing and Processing of Prohibited Transaction Exemption (PTE) Applications - RIN 1210-ACO5. EOP - Executive Order on Climate-Related Financial Risk. EOP - Amending Executive Order 13959 - Addressing the Threat from Securities Investments That Finance Communist Chinese Military Companies (E.O. 13974 of Jan 13, 2021 - 86 FR 4875). EOP - Executive Order 13990 - Protecting Public Health and the Environment and Restoring Science to Tackle the Climate Crisis (Federal Register/Vol. 86, No. 14 - Monday, January 25, 2021). FINRA - Comment on Lessons From the COVID-19 Pandemic (Regulatory Notice 20-42). FINRA - Request for Comment on Effective Practices and rule Enhancements for Sales Practice Obligations for Complex Products and Options (Regulatory Notice 22-08). Proposals at the Department of Treasury for increasing Americans' access to guaranteed lifetime income solutions. Proposals at the Department of Labor for increasing Americans' access to guaranteed lifetime income solutions. The Application of ERISA to Insurance Company General Accounts and General Account Contracts (H.R. 7278 - 115th Congress). The Lifetime Income for Employees Act (H.R. 6746 - 117th Congress). DOL implementation of Division O of the Further Consolidated Appropriations Act 2020 (Public Law No: 116-94). Treasury/IRS implementation of Division O of the Further Consolidated Appropriations Act 2020 (Public Law No: 116-94). SEC - Implementation and Enforcement of Regulation BI and Form CRS. SEC implementation of Division O of the Further Consolidated Appropriations Act 2020 (Public Law No: 116-94). SEC - Reporting Threshold for Institutional Investment Managers - RIN 3235-AM65. SEC - Request for Information and Comments on Broker-Dealer and Investment Adviser Digital Engagement Practices, Related Tools and Methods, and Regulatory Considerations and Potential Approaches; Information and Comments on Investment Adviser Use of Technology to Develop and Provide Investment Advice - RIN 3235-AN00 (Release Nos. 34-92766; IA-5833; File No. S7-10-21). SEC - FINRA - Proposed Rule Change to Amend FINRA Rule 2231 (Customer Account Statements) - SR-FINRA-2021-024. SEC - FINRA - Proposed Rule Change to Extend the Effectiveness of Temporary FINRA Rule 3110.17 - SR-FINRA-2021-023. SEC - Staff Bulletin: Standards of Conduct for Broker-Dealers and Investment Advisers Account Recommendations for Retail Investors - March 29, 2022. SEC - Proposed Rule Enhancement and Standardization of Climate-Related Disclosures for Investors (17 CFR 210, 229, 232, 239, and 249, RIN 3235-AM87). The American Infrastructure Bonds Act (S.1308 - 117th Congress). The Financial Factors in Selecting Retirement Plan Investment Act (S.1762/H.R. 3387-117th Congress). The Improving Access to Retirement Savings Act of 2021 (S.1703 - 117th Congress). The INVEST in America Act (H.R. 3684 - 117th Congress). The Local Infrastructure Financing Tools (LIFT) Act (HR 2634 - 117th Congress). The Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act (S. 420/H.R. 842-117th Congress). The Retirement Parity for Student Loans Act (S.1443/HR 2917 - 117th Congress). The Retirement Savings Lost and Found Act (S.1730 - 117th Congress). The Retirement Security and Savings Act of 2021 (S.1770 - 117th Congress). The Secure and Fair Enforcement (SAFE) Banking Act (S.910/H.R. 1996-117th Congress). The Securing a Strong Retirement Act (H.R.2954 - 117th Congress). The Securing and Enabling Commerce Using Remote and Electronic Notarization Act (S.1625/H.R. 3962 - 117th Congress). Womens Retirement Protection Act (S.2446/H.R. 4678 - 117th Congress). The Empowering States to Protect Seniors from Bad Actors Act (H.R. 5914 - 117th Congress). The Retirement Improvement and Savings Enhancement (RISE) Act (H.R. 5891 - 117th Congress). The Registration for Index-Linked Annuities (RILA) Act (S.3198/H.R. 4865 - 117th Congress). The Automatic Reenroll Act (S.3712/H.R. 6782 -117th Congress). The E-SIGN Modernization Act of 2022 (S.3715 - 117th Congress). The Lifetime Income for Employees Act (H.R. 6746 - 117th Congress). The Retirement Improvement and Savings Enhancement to Supplement Healthy Investments for the Nest Egg (RISE & SHINE) Act (S.4353 - 117th Congress). The Enhancing American Retirement Now (EARN) Act (Senate Finance Committee). The Protecting Americas Retirement Security Act (H.R.7310 - 117th Congress). The Primary Regulators of Insurance Vote Act (S.4110/H.R.3099 - 117th Congress). The American Data Privacy and Protection Act (H.R.8152 - 117th Congress). The Employee and Retiree Access to Justice Act (S.4129/H.R.7740 - 117th Congress).
2022 · second_quarter · Retirement
ISSUE Investment Advice Standard of Conduct HR 699, Mutual Fund Litigation Reform Act - amend the Investment Company Act of 1940 to provide complaint and burden of proof requirements for certain actions for breach of fiduciary duty HR 725/S 153, Personalized Care Act - amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand and improve health savings accounts, and for other purposes. HR 984, Retirement Inflation Protection Act - allows the basis of certain assets to be adjusted for inflation solely for the purpose of determining the gain or loss. S 380, Health Savings Act - modifies the requirements for health savings accounts (HSAs). HR 1584, Protecting Retirement Savers and Everyday Investors Act - impose a limitation on taxation and fees on transactions by certain securities industry participants. HR 1618/S 606, RESPOND Act - require the FRB and SEC to issue an annual report on the economic costs caused by the impacts of climate change, to require the Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board to establish a Federal Advisory Panel on the Economics of Climate Change. S 1443Retirement Parity for Student Loans Act -- allows certain employer-sponsored retirement plans to make matching contributions for an employee's student loan payments HR 2951 To direct the Secretary of the Treasury to modify Treasury Regulations relating to insurance-dedicated exchange-traded funds - enables ETFs as investment option in variable insurance products HR 2944 Reducing the Maximum Service Requirement for Long-term Part-time Workers to Make Elective Deferrals to 401(k) Plans Act -- to reduce the retirement plan period of service requirements for long-term, part-time employees. S 1703Improving Access to Retirement Savings Act of 2021 -- to increase retirement savings, to improve retirement plan administration, and for other purposes. S 1770Retirement Security & Savings Act -- to increase retirement savings, to improve retirement plan administration, and for other purposes. HR 3387/S 1762 Financial Factors in Selecting Retirement Plan Investment Act -- to permit retirement plans to consider certain factors in investment decisions. S 1272SIMPLE Plan Modernization Act -- increases the contribution limits for certain SIMPLE IRAs and modifies the requirements for replacing SIMPLE IRAs with 401(k) plans. HR 2741 Public Service Retirement Fairness Act -- To modify rules relating to 403(b) plans. HR 4262 Increasing Investor Opportunities Act - To amend the Investment Company Act of 1940 to prohibit limitations on closed-end companies investing in private funds S 2206Young American Savers Act of 2021 - directs the Department of the Treasury to establish as a permanent program the Federal Child Savings Account Program HR 4289 Well-Being Insurance for Seniors to be at Home (WISH) Act - to provide for long-term care insurance benefits HR 2913/S 2452 Encouraging Americans to Save Act - to provide matching payments for retirement savings and establish MyRA HR 4678/S 2446 Womens Retirement Protection Act of 2021 - to provide for greater spousal protection under defined contribution plans HR 5334/S 2870 Portable Retirement and Investment Account (PRIA) Act of 2021 - to establish portable retirement accounts S 2602,Retirement Security Flexibility Act of 2021 - modifies the nondiscrimination requirements that apply to certain employer-sponsored 401(k) retirement plans that include automatic contribution arrangements HR 2265, Financial Exploitation Prevention Act - allows for the delay of the redemption of a security issued by an open-end investment management company if the company or transfer agent reasonably believes the redemption involves the financial exploitation HR 5723, Social Security 2100 Act: A Sacred Trust - protect our Social Security system and improve benefits for current and future generations HR 5891, Retirement Improvement and Savings Enhancement (RISE) Act - to improve and enhance retirement savings HR 4865/S 3198, Registration for Index Linked Annuities (RILA) Act - direct SEC to revise any rules necessary to enable issuers of index-linked annuities to register on a form tailored specifically to registered index-linked annuities S 2583 Disaster Retirement Savings Act - amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for rules for the use of retirement funds in connection with federally declared disasters. S 2601Strengthening Financial Security Through Short-Term Savings Accounts Act of 2021 -- allows employers to enroll employees in short-term savings accounts that are funded using automatic contributions deducted from participating employees' wages. HR 6746 Lifetime Income for Employees Act -- allows fiduciaries of pension plans to make default investment arrangements in annuity contracts HR 6782/S 3712 Auto Reenroll Act of 2022 -- allows sponsors of automatic contribution arrangements to reenroll their employees HR 5877/S 3746 Pension Risk Transfer Accountability Act of 2021 -- requires the Department of Labor to review pension risk transfer standards HR 6912 Pooled Employer Plan (PEP) Fix Act -- to require that named fiduciaries collect contributions to pooled employer plans HR 7107/S 2415 Long-Term Care Affordability Act -- allows the use of tax-exempt retirement plan distributions to pay for long-term health care insurance HR 7146/S 1870 Enhancing Emergency and Retirement Savings Act of 2022 -- permits penalty-free distributions, up to $1,000, from tax-exempt retirement plans for emergency personal expenses, limited to one distribution in a calendar year HR 2954 Securing a Strong Retirement of 2022 -- makes various changes with respect to employer-sponsored retirement plans, including providing for the automatic enrollment of employees in certain plans and increasing the age at which participants are required to begin receiving mandatory distributions. HR 7310, Protecting America's Retirement Security Act -- To protect Americas retirement security S 3955, Starter-K Act of 2022 -- allows employers who do not provide a retirement plan to establish a starter 401(k) deferral-only arrangement for plan years beginning after 2022 HR 7284, Informed Savers Act -- requires the Department of Labor to review the fee disclosure requirements associated with the administration of defined contribution retirement plans S 4086,Increasing Small Business Retirement Choices Act -- amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to better enable plan sponsors to implement beneficial plan features S 4087, Information Needed for Financial Options Risk Mitigation (INFORM) Act -- require pension plans that offer participants and beneficiaries the option of receiving lifetime annuity payments as lump sum payments, to meet certain notice and disclosure requirements S 4103, Helping Parents Save for College Act of 2022 -- allows a retirement savings tax credit for contributions to any qualified tuition program (e.g., a 529 qualified tuition plan). It also permits a rollover of unused contributions to a ROTH IRA savings account S 4147, Financial Freedom Act -- prohibit the Secretary of Labor from constraining the range or type of investments that may be offered in individual retirement accounts S 4154, Simplifying Small Business Retirement Savings Act -- provide better access to retirement plans through small businesses S 4153, Incentivizing Small Business Retirement Savings Act -- allows eligible small employers an additional pension plan startup cost tax credit HR 7740/S 4219, Employee and Retiree Access to Justice Act - limit mandatory arbitration agreements under ERISA ISSUE, Davis-Bacon Benefits Proposed Rule DOL S 4241, INDEX Act -- to require investment advisers for passively managed funds to arrange for pass-through voting of proxies HR 7594/S 4097, Too Narrow to Succeed Act - instruct DOL to conduct a survey of best practices for increasing the diversity of the asset management firms that invest American workers retirement plan funds S 4310, Emergency Savings Act of 2022 -- allow employers to offer pension-linked emergency savings accounts for financial emergencies S 4353, RISE and SHINE Act -- amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to improve retirement plan provisions S 4361, Savvy Savers Act -- require reports to Congress on reporting and disclosure requirements related to retirement plans DRAFT, Enhancing American Retirement Now (EARN) Act - to improve retirement security S 4406,Advancing Auto Portability Act -- to provide incentives for the use of automatic portability arrangements under defined contribution plans
2022 · second_quarter · Retirement
H.R. 1319 - American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 H.R. 2796 - Family Attribution Modernization Act H.R. 2917 - Retirement Parity for Student Loans Act of 2021 H.R. 2927 - SAVE Act of 2021 H.R. 2954 - Securing a Strong Retirement Act of 2022 H.R. 3387 - Financial Factors in Selecting Retirement Plan Investments Act H.R. 5376 - Build Back Better Act H.R. 5832 - Retirement Savings Lost and Found Act of 2021 H.R. 5891 - Retirement Improvement and Savings Enhancement (RISE) Act H.R. 6241 - Disaster Retirement Savings Act H.R. 6782 - Auto Reenroll Act of 2022 H.R. 7146 - Enhancing Emergency and Retirement Savings Act of 2022 H.R. 7310 - Protecting Americas Retirement Security Act H.R. 8125 - Starter-K Act of 2022 S. 1272 - SIMPLE Plan Modernization Act S. 1443 - Retirement Parity for Student Loans Act S. 1703 - Improving Access to Retirement Savings Act S. 1730 - Retirement Savings Lost and Found Act of 2021 S. 1762 - Financial Factors in Selecting Retirement Plan Investments Act S. 1770 - Retirement Security and Savings Act of 2021 S. 1870 - Enhancing Emergency and Retirement Savings Act of 2021 S. 2583 - Disaster Retirement Savings Act S. 3712 - Auto Reenroll Act of 2022 S. 3955 - Starter-K Act of 2022 S. 4086 - Increasing Small Business Retirement Choices Act S. 4353 - RISE & SHINE Act
Client expense: $223,503 · Firm income: Not reported
Retirement Security as in the following bills: - Retirement Security and Savings Act (S. 1770) - Retirement Parity for Student Loans Act (H.R. 2917 & S. 1443) - The Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement Act (H.R. 1994) - Securing a Strong Retirement Act (H.R. 2954) - Lifetime Income for Employees Act (6746) - Expanding Access to Retirement Savings for Family Caregivers Act (H.R. 3644) - Enhancing Emergency and Retirement Savings Act (S. 1870 / H.R. 7146) - Financial Factors in Selecting Retirement Plan Investments Act (S. 1762/ H.R. 3387) - Womens Pension Protection Act (S. 2446) - Retirement Improvement and Savings Enhancement Act (H.R. 5891) - Auto Reenroll Act of 2022 (S. 3712 / H.R. 6782) Providing Lifetime Income Illustrations on Retirement Benefit Statements Defined Contribution Retirement Plan Design and Modernization Fiduciary Concerns Related to Advice and Education in Retirement Plans Electronic Delivery of Plan Documents Preserving Tax-Deferred Treatment of Defined Contribution Plans Preserving the Structure of the Defined Contribution System (Retirement Plan Consolidation) Qualified Default Investment Alternatives (QDIA) Safe Harbor for Plan Sponsors Selecting Annuity Providers on Plan Menus Portability of Annuities in Defined Contribution Plans Automatic IRA/401(k) Retirement Plans Collective Investment Trusts in 403(b) Plans Multiple Employer Plans Student Loans Remote Notarization General Account Products ESG Investments Proxy Voting Emergency Savings Build Back Better Act (HR 5376)
Client expense: $560,000 · Firm income: Not reported
2022 · first_quarter · Insurance
Legislation and rulemaking affecting annuities, variable life products and retirement savings including Biden Administration and Congressional proposals on tax reform. DOL - EBSA - Cybersecurity Guidance for Plan Sponsors, Fiduciaries, Record Keepers and Participants. DOL - EBSA - PTE 2020-02 - Improving Investment Advice for Workers & Retirees. DOL - EBSA - Financial Factors in Selecting Plan Investments - ZRIN 1210-AB95. DOL - EBSA - Improving Investment Advice for Workers and Retirees - ZRIN 1210-ZA29. DOL - EBSA - Pension Benefit Statements-Lifetime Income Illustrations - RIN 1210-AB20. DOL - EBSA - Fiduciary Duties Regarding Proxy Voting and Shareholder Rights - RIN 1210-AB91. DOL - OSEC - Rescission of Department of Labor Rule on Guidance (29 CFR Part 89 - RIN 1290-AA41). DOL - EBSA - Amendment to and Partial Revocation of Prohibited Transaction Exemption (PTE) 84-24 for Certain Transactions Involving Insurance Agents and Brokers, Pension Consultants, Insurance Companies, and Investment Company Principal Underwriters. DOL - EBSA - Definition of the Term Fiduciary - RIN 1210-AC02. DOL - EBSA - Prudence and Loyalty in Selecting Plan Investments and Exercising Shareholder Rights - RIN 1210-AC03/29 CFR 2550. DOL - EBSA - RFI on Possible Agency Actions to Protect Life Savings and Pensions from Threat of Climate-Related Financial Risk - RIN 1210-ZA30. DOL - EBSA - Compliance Assistance Release 2022-01 to 401(k) Plan Fiduciaries on Use of Cryptocurrencies - March 10, 2022. DOL - EBSA - Proposed Rule to Amend Procedures Governing the Filing and Processing of Prohibited Transaction Exemption (PTE) Applications - RIN 1210-ACO5. EOP - Executive Order on Climate-Related Financial Risk. EOP - Amending Executive Order 13959 - Addressing the Threat from Securities Investments That Finance Communist Chinese Military Companies (E.O. 13974 of Jan 13, 2021 - 86 FR 4875). EOP - Executive Order 13990 - Protecting Public Health and the Environment and Restoring Science to Tackle the Climate Crisis (Federal Register/Vol. 86, No. 14 - Monday, January 25, 2021). FINRA - Comment on Lessons From the COVID-19 Pandemic (Regulatory Notice 20-42). Proposals at the Department of Treasury for increasing Americans' access to guaranteed lifetime income solutions. Proposals at the Department of Labor for increasing Americans' access to guaranteed lifetime income solutions. The Application of ERISA to Insurance Company General Accounts and General Account Contracts (H.R. 7278 - 115th Congress). The Lifetime Income for Employees Act (H.R. 6746 - 117th Congress). DOL implementation of Division O of the Further Consolidated Appropriations Act 2020 (Public Law No: 116-94). Treasury/IRS implementation of Division O of the Further Consolidated Appropriations Act 2020 (Public Law No: 116-94). SEC - Implementation and Enforcement of Regulation BI and Form CRS. SEC implementation of Division O of the Further Consolidated Appropriations Act 2020 (Public Law No: 116-94). SEC - Reporting Threshold for Institutional Investment Managers - RIN 3235-AM65. SEC - Request for Information and Comments on Broker-Dealer and Investment Adviser Digital Engagement Practices, Related Tools and Methods, and Regulatory Considerations and Potential Approaches; Information and Comments on Investment Adviser Use of Technology to Develop and Provide Investment Advice - RIN 3235-AN00 (Release Nos. 34-92766; IA-5833; File No. S7-10-21). SEC - FINRA - Proposed Rule Change to Amend FINRA Rule 2231 (Customer Account Statements) - SR-FINRA-2021-024. SEC - FINRA - Proposed Rule Change to Extend the Effectiveness of Temporary FINRA Rule 3110.17 - SR-FINRA-2021-023. SEC - Staff Bulletin: Standards of Conduct for Broker-Dealers and Investment Advisers Account Recommendations for Retail Investors - March 29, 2022. The American Families Plan. The American Infrastructure Bonds Act (S.1308 - 117th Congress). The Bipartisan Infrastructure Framework. The Financial Factors in Selecting Retirement Plan Investment Act (S.1762/H.R. 3387-117th Congress). The Improving Access to Retirement Savings Act of 2021 (S.1703 - 117th Congress). The INVEST in America Act (H.R. 3684 - 117th Congress). The Local Infrastructure Financing Tools (LIFT) Act (HR 2634 - 117th Congress). The Primary Regulators of Insurance Vote Act (H.R.3099 - 117th Congress). The Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act (S. 420/H.R. 842-117th Congress). The Retirement Parity for Student Loans Act (S.1443/HR 2917 - 117th Congress). The Retirement Savings Lost and Found Act (S.1730 - 117th Congress). The Retirement Security and Savings Act of 2021 (S.1770 - 117th Congress). The Secure and Fair Enforcement (SAFE) Banking Act (S.910/H.R. 1996-117th Congress). The Securing a Strong Retirement Act (H.R.2954 - 117th Congress). The Securing and Enabling Commerce Using Remote and Electronic Notarization Act (S.1625/H.R. 3962 - 117th Congress). Womens Retirement Protection Act (S.2446/H.R. 4678 - 117th Congress). The Empowering States to Protect Seniors from Bad Actors Act (H.R. 5914 - 117th Congress). The Retirement Improvement and Savings Enhancement (RISE) Act (H.R. 5891 - 117th Congress). The Registration for Index-Linked Annuities (RILA) Act (S.3198/H.R. 4865 - 117th Congress). The Automatic Reenroll Act (S.3712/H.R. 6782 -117th Congress). The E-SIGN Modernization Act of 2022 (S.3715 - 117th Congress). The Lifetime Income for Employees Act (H.R. 6746 - 117th Congress).
2022 · first_quarter · Retirement
ISSUE Investment Advice Standard of Conduct HR 699, Mutual Fund Litigation Reform Act - amend the Investment Company Act of 1940 to provide complaint and burden of proof requirements for certain actions for breach of fiduciary duty HR 725/S 153, Personalized Care Act - amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand and improve health savings accounts, and for other purposes. HR 984, Retirement Inflation Protection Act - allows the basis of certain assets to be adjusted for inflation solely for the purpose of determining the gain or loss. S 380, Health Savings Act - modifies the requirements for health savings accounts (HSAs). HR 1584, Protecting Retirement Savers and Everyday Investors Act - impose a limitation on taxation and fees on transactions by certain securities industry participants. HR 1618/S 606, RESPOND Act - require the FRB and SEC to issue an annual report on the economic costs caused by the impacts of climate change, to require the Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board to establish a Federal Advisory Panel on the Economics of Climate Change. S 1443Retirement Parity for Student Loans Act -- allows certain employer-sponsored retirement plans to make matching contributions for an employee's student loan payments HR 2951 To direct the Secretary of the Treasury to modify Treasury Regulations relating to insurance-dedicated exchange-traded funds - enables ETFs as investment option in variable insurance products HR 2944 Reducing the Maximum Service Requirement for Long-term Part-time Workers to Make Elective Deferrals to 401(k) Plans Act -- to reduce the retirement plan period of service requirements for long-term, part-time employees. S 1703Improving Access to Retirement Savings Act of 2021 -- to increase retirement savings, to improve retirement plan administration, and for other purposes. S 1770Retirement Security & Savings Act -- to increase retirement savings, to improve retirement plan administration, and for other purposes. HR 3387/S 1762 Financial Factors in Selecting Retirement Plan Investment Act -- to permit retirement plans to consider certain factors in investment decisions. S 1272SIMPLE Plan Modernization Act -- increases the contribution limits for certain SIMPLE IRAs and modifies the requirements for replacing SIMPLE IRAs with 401(k) plans. HR 2741 Public Service Retirement Fairness Act -- To modify rules relating to 403(b) plans. HR 4262 Increasing Investor Opportunities Act - To amend the Investment Company Act of 1940 to prohibit limitations on closed-end companies investing in private funds S 2206Young American Savers Act of 2021 - directs the Department of the Treasury to establish as a permanent program the Federal Child Savings Account Program HR 4289 Well-Being Insurance for Seniors to be at Home (WISH) Act - to provide for long-term care insurance benefits HR 2913/S 2452 Encouraging Americans to Save Act - to provide matching payments for retirement savings and establish MyRA HR 4678/S 2446 Womens Retirement Protection Act of 2021 - to provide for greater spousal protection under defined contribution plans HR 5334/S 2870 Portable Retirement and Investment Account (PRIA) Act of 2021 - to establish portable retirement accounts S 2602,Retirement Security Flexibility Act of 2021 - modifies the nondiscrimination requirements that apply to certain employer-sponsored 401(k) retirement plans that include automatic contribution arrangements HR 2265, Financial Exploitation Prevention Act - allows for the delay of the redemption of a security issued by an open-end investment management company if the company or transfer agent reasonably believes the redemption involves the financial exploitation HR 5723, Social Security 2100 Act: A Sacred Trust - protect our Social Security system and improve benefits for current and future generations HR 5891, Retirement Improvement and Savings Enhancement (RISE) Act - to improve and enhance retirement savings HR 4865/S 3198, Registration for Index Linked Annuities (RILA) Act - direct SEC to revise any rules necessary to enable issuers of index-linked annuities to register on a form tailored specifically to registered index-linked annuities S 2583 Disaster Retirement Savings Act - amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for rules for the use of retirement funds in connection with federally declared disasters. S 2601Strengthening Financial Security Through Short-Term Savings Accounts Act of 2021 -- allows employers to enroll employees in short-term savings accounts that are funded using automatic contributions deducted from participating employees' wages. HR 6746 Lifetime Income for Employees Act -- allows fiduciaries of pension plans to make default investment arrangements in annuity contracts HR 6782/S 3712 Auto Reenroll Act of 2022 -- allows sponsors of automatic contribution arrangements to reenroll their employees HR 5877/S 3746 Pension Risk Transfer Accountability Act of 2021 -- requires the Department of Labor to review pension risk transfer standards HR 6912 Pooled Employer Plan (PEP) Fix Act -- to require that named fiduciaries collect contributions to pooled employer plans DRAFT Emergency Savings Act of 2022 - to facilitate emergency savings options through employer provided accounts HR 7107/S 2415 Long-Term Care Affordability Act -- allows the use of tax-exempt retirement plan distributions to pay for long-term health care insurance HR 7146/S 1870 Enhancing Emergency and Retirement Savings Act of 2022 -- permits penalty-free distributions, up to $1,000, from tax-exempt retirement plans for emergency personal expenses, limited to one distribution in a calendar year HR 2954 Securing a Strong Retirement of 2022 -- makes various changes with respect to employer-sponsored retirement plans, including providing for the automatic enrollment of employees in certain plans and increasing the age at which participants are required to begin receiving mandatory distributions.
2022 · first_quarter · Retirement
H.R. 1319 - American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 H.R. 2796 - Family Attribution Modernization Act H.R. 2917 - Retirement Parity for Student Loans Act of 2021 H.R. 2927 - SAVE Act of 2021 H.R. 2954 - Securing a Strong Retirement Act of 2022 H.R. 3387 - Financial Factors in Selecting Retirement Plan Investments Act H.R. 5376 - Build Back Better Act H.R. 5832 - Retirement Savings Lost and Found Act of 2021 H.R. 5891 - Retirement Improvement and Savings Enhancement (RISE) Act H.R. 6241 - Disaster Retirement Savings Act H.R. 6782 - Auto Reenroll Act of 2022 H.R. 7146 - Enhancing Emergency and Retirement Savings Act of 2022 H.R. 7310 - Protecting Americas Retirement Security Act S. 1443 - Retirement Parity for Student Loans Act S. 1703 - Improving Access to Retirement Savings Act S. 1730 - Retirement Savings Lost and Found Act of 2021 S. 1762 - Financial Factors in Selecting Retirement Plan Investments Act S. 1770 - Retirement Security and Savings Act of 2021 S. 1870 - Enhancing Emergency and Retirement Savings Act of 2021 S. 2583 - Disaster Retirement Savings Act S. 3712 - Auto Reenroll Act of 2022 S. 3955 - Starter-K Act of 2022
Client expense: $285,202 · Firm income: Not reported
Retirement Security as in the following bills: - Automatic Retirement Plan Act (reintroduced as part of the Build Back Better Act) - Retirement Security and Savings Act (S. 1770) - Retirement Parity for Student Loans Act (H.R. 2917 & S. 1443) - The Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement Act (H.R. 1994) - Securing a Strong Retirement Act (H.R. 2954) - Lifetime Income for Employees Act (Not yet reintroduced) - Expanding Access to Retirement Savings for Family Caregivers Act (H.R. 3644) - Enhancing Emergency and Retirement Savings Act (S. 1870) - Financial Factors in Selecting Retirement Plan Investments Act (S. 1762/ H.R. 3387) - Womens Pension Protection Act (S. 2446) - Retirement Improvement and Savings Enhancement Act (H.R. 5891) Providing Lifetime Income Illustrations on Retirement Benefit Statements Defined Contribution Retirement Plan Design and Modernization Fiduciary Concerns Related to Advice and Education in Retirement Plans Electronic Delivery of Plan Documents Tax Reform Preserving Tax-Deferred Treatment of Defined Contribution Plans Preserving the Structure of the Defined Contribution System (Retirement Plan Consolidation) Qualified Default Investment Alternatives (QDIA) Safe Harbor for Plan Sponsors Selecting Annuity Providers on Plan Menus Portability of Annuities in Defined Contribution Plans Automatic IRA/401(k) Retirement Plans Collective Investment Trusts in 403(b) Plans Multiple Employer Plans Infrastructure Student Loans Remote Notarization General Account Products CARES Act ESG Investments Proxy Voting Emergency Savings Build Back Better Act
Client expense: $550,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Retirement Security as in the following bills: - Automatic Retirement Plan Act (reintroduced as part of the Build Back Better Act) - Retirement Security and Savings Act (S. 1770) - Retirement Parity for Student Loans Act (H.R. 2917 & S. 1443) - The Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement Act (H.R. 1994) - Securing a Strong Retirement Act (H.R. 2954) - Lifetime Income for Employees Act (Not yet reintroduced) - Expanding Access to Retirement Savings for Family Caregivers Act (H.R. 3644) - Enhancing Emergency and Retirement Savings Act (S. 1870) - Financial Factors in Selecting Retirement Plan Investments Act (S. 1762/ H.R. 3387) - Womens Pension Protection Act (S. 2446) - Retirement Improvement and Savings Enhancement Act (H.R. 5891) Providing Lifetime Income Illustrations on Retirement Benefit Statements Defined Contribution Retirement Plan Design and Modernization Fiduciary Concerns Related to Advice and Education in Retirement Plans Electronic Delivery of Plan Documents Tax Reform Preserving Tax-Deferred Treatment of Defined Contribution Plans Preserving the Structure of the Defined Contribution System (Retirement Plan Consolidation) Qualified Default Investment Alternatives (QDIA) Safe Harbor for Plan Sponsors Selecting Annuity Providers on Plan Menus Portability of Annuities in Defined Contribution Plans Automatic IRA/401(k) Retirement Plans Collective Investment Trusts in 403(b) Plans Multiple Employer Plans Infrastructure Student Loans Remote Notarization General Account Products CARES Act ESG Investments Proxy Voting Emergency Savings Build Back Better Act
Client expense: $500,000 · Firm income: Not reported
2021 · fourth_quarter · Retirement
Build Back Better Act (BBBA) - H.R. 5376 - retirement policy and revenue-raising provisions Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) - H.R. 3684 -defined benefit pension stabilization option provision Automatic Retirement Plan Act (ARPA) Retirement Improvement and Savings Enhancement (RISE) Act - H.R. 5891 Enhancing Emergency and Retirement Savings Act of 2021 - S. 1870 ABLE Employment Flexibility ACT (AEFA) - H.R. 4672 Womens Retirement Protection Act (WRPA) - S. 2446/H.R. 4678 Encouraging Americans to Save Act (EASA_ - S. 2452/H.R. 2913 Improving Access to Retirement Savings Act - S. 1703 Retirement Savings Lost and Found Act - S. 1730 Retirement Parity for Student Loans Act - S. 1443/H.R. 2917 Financial Factors in Selecting Retirement Plan Investment Act - S. 1762 Retirement Security and Savings Act of 2021 - S. 1770 Enhancing Emergency and Retirement Savings Act of 2021 - S. 1870 Securing a Strong Retirement Act - H.R. 2954 Retirement Security Flexibility Act - S. 2602 Emergency Pension Plan Relief Act - H.R. 409 Emergency Pension Plan Relief Act - H.R. 423 Cybersecurity Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) principals in investing ERISA Uniformity Financial wellness Mortality Tables - improvements Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) premiums Tax Incentives for 401 (k) contributions Telework practices Electronic communication Regulatory DOL - sub-regulatory guidance - reduction of cybersecurity risks for retirement plan sponsors Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021 - H.R. 133 (Public Law 116-260) - employer-sponsored retirement and other benefit plans - implementation issues American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 - H.R. 1319, (Public Law 117-2) - PBGC, IRS - IFR - new assistance program for financially troubled multiemployer plans DOL/IRS/PBGC - Form 5500 reporting requirements - proposed rules and forms revisions PBGC/IRS - Missing Participants - request for clarifying guidance on missing participant benefits DOL - best practices for missing participants IRS - final regulations - automatic postponements during Federally declared disasters DOL/EBSA- Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) investment and proxy voting guidance, - proposed regulations, temporary non-enforcement policy DOL (EBSA) - guidance on maximum duration of relief extending certain participant and plan deadlines resulting from COVID-19 Treasury/IRS - safe harbor correction method for automatic contribution arrangements
2021 · third_quarter · Retirement
Legislative Build Back Better Act (BBBA) - retirement savings provisions Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) - defined benefit pension stabilization option provision Automatic Retirement Plan Act (ARPA) Enhancing Emergency and Retirement Savings Act of 2021 - S. 1870 ABLE Employment Flexibility ACT (AEFA) - H.R. 4672 Womens Retirement Protection Act (WRPA) - S. 2446/H.R. 4678 Encouraging Americans to Save Act (EASA_ - S. 2452/H.R. 2913 Improving Access to Retirement Savings Act - S. 1703 Retirement Savings Lost and Found Act - S. 1730 Retirement Parity for Student Loans Act - S. 1443/H.R. 2917 Financial Factors in Selecting Retirement Plan Investment Act - S. 1762 Retirement Security and Savings Act of 2021 - S. 1770 Enhancing Emergency and Retirement Savings Act of 2021 - S. 1870 Securing a Strong Retirement Act - H.R. 2954 Retirement Security Flexibility Act - S. 2602 Emergency Pension Plan Relief Act - H.R. 409 Emergency Pension Plan Relief Act - H.R. 423 Cybersecurity Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) principals in investing ERISA Uniformity Financial wellness Mortality Tables - improvements Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) premiums Tax Incentives for 401 (k) contributions Telework practices Extension of spousal consent to defined contribution plans Regulatory DOL - sub-regulatory guidance - reduction of cybersecurity risks for retirement plan sponsors Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021 - H.R. 133 (Public Law 116-260) - employer-sponsored retirement and other benefit plans - implementation issues American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 - H.R. 1319, (Public Law 117-2) - PBGC, IRS - IFR - new assistance program for financially troubled multiemployer plans DOL/IRS/PBGC - Form 5500 reporting requirements - proposed rules and forms revisions PBGC/IRS - Missing Participants - request for clarifying guidance on missing participant benefits DOL - best practices for missing participants IRS - final regulations - automatic postponements during Federally declared disasters DOL - Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) investment and proxy voting guidance, temporary non-enforcement policy DOL (EBSA) - guidance on maximum duration of relief extending certain participant and plan deadlines resulting from COVID-19 Treasury/IRS - safe harbor correction method for automatic contribution arrangements IRS -Employee Plans Compliance Resolution System (EPCRS) - updated IRS - mandatory 60-day postponement of certain tax-related deadlines Treasury/IRS - Notice 2021-48 - guidance on single-employer pension plan relief included in the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARPA) DOL/Treasury/IRS - Pooled Employer Plans (PEPs) and Multiple Employer Plans (MEPs) - comments on registration requirements, service crediting guidance and other issues DOL (EBSA) - investment advice guidance and related prohibited transaction exemptions Treasury/IRS - Remote notarization DOL - Interim Final Rule on Lifetime Income Illustration Requirements - temporary frequently asked questions (FAQs) - timing clarification DOL - redefinition of fiduciary DOL -de-risking of defined benefit pension plans Emergency savings Executive compensation ERISA Uniformity EEOC - workplace diversity data deadline (EEO-1) Component 1 data) Mortality Tables - improvements Multiemployer pension plan issues Paid leave proposals and issues State retirement plan initiatives Student loan repayment benefit PBGC/IRS - withholding issue for terminating plans IRS Tax Forms W4-P and W4-R (suggesting changes)
2021 · fourth_quarter · Retirement
H.R. 1319 - American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 H.R. 2796 - Family Attribution Modernization Act H.R. 2917 - Retirement Parity for Student Loans Act of 2021 H.R. 2927 - SAVE Act of 2021 H.R. 2954 - Securing a Strong Retirement Act of 2021 H.R. 3387 - Financial Factors in Selecting Retirement Plan Investments Act H.R. 5376 - Build Back Better Act H.R. 5832 - Retirement Savings Lost and Found Act of 2021 H.R. 5891 - Retirement Improvement and Savings Enhancement (RISE) Act H.R. 6241 - Disaster Retirement Savings Act S. 1443 - Retirement Parity for Student Loans Act S. 1703 - Improving Access to Retirement Savings Act S. 1730 - Retirement Savings Lost and Found Act of 2021 S. 1762 - Financial Factors in Selecting Retirement Plan Investments Act S. 1770 - Retirement Security and Savings Act of 2021 S. 1870 - Enhancing Emergency and Retirement Savings Act S. 2383 - Disaster Retirement Savings Act S. 2583 - Disaster Retirement Savings Act
Client expense: $295,849 · Firm income: Not reported
2021 · fourth_quarter · Retirement
Legislation and rulemaking affecting annuities, variable life products and retirement savings including Biden Administration and Congressional proposals on tax reform. DOL - EBSA - Cybersecurity Guidance for Plan Sponsors, Fiduciaries, Record Keepers and Participants. DOL - EBSA - PTE 2020-02 - Improving Investment Advice for Workers & Retirees. DOL - EBSA - Financial Factors in Selecting Plan Investments - ZRIN 1210-AB95. DOL - EBSA - Improving Investment Advice for Workers and Retirees - ZRIN 1210-ZA29. DOL - EBSA - Pension Benefit Statements-Lifetime Income Illustrations - RIN 1210-AB20. DOL - EBSA - Fiduciary Duties Regarding Proxy Voting and Shareholder Rights - RIN 1210-AB91. DOL - OSEC - Rescission of Department of Labor Rule on Guidance (29 CFR Part 89 - RIN 1290-AA41). DOL - EBSA - Amendment to and Partial Revocation of Prohibited Transaction Exemption (PTE) 84-24 for Certain Transactions Involving Insurance Agents and Brokers, Pension Consultants, Insurance Companies, and Investment Company Principal Underwriters. DOL - EBSA - Definition of the Term Fiduciary - RIN 1210-AC02. DOL - EBSA - Prudence and Loyalty in Selecting Plan Investments and Exercising Shareholder Rights (RIN - 1210-AC03/ 29 CFR 2550). EOP - Executive Order on Climate-Related Financial Risk. EOP - Amending Executive Order 13959 - Addressing the Threat from Securities Investments That Finance Communist Chinese Military Companies (E.O. 13974 of Jan 13, 2021 - 86 FR 4875). EOP - Executive Order 13990 - Protecting Public Health and the Environment and Restoring Science to Tackle the Climate Crisis (Federal Register/Vol. 86, No. 14 - Monday, January 25, 2021). FINRA - Comment on Lessons From the COVID-19 Pandemic (Regulatory Notice 20-42). Proposals at the Department of Treasury for increasing Americans' access to guaranteed lifetime income solutions. Treasury - IRS Proposed Rulemaking: Multiple Employer Plans (26 CFR Part 1 [REG-121508-18] RIN 1545-BO97). Treasury - IRS Proposed Rulemaking: Updated Life Expectancy and Distribution Period Tables Used for Purposes of Determining Minimum Required Distributions (26 CFR Part 1 [REG-132210-18] RIN 1545-BP11). Proposals at the Department of Labor for increasing Americans' access to guaranteed lifetime income solutions. SEC - Implementation and Enforcement of Regulation BI and Form CRS. SEC - Updated Disclosure Requirements and Summary Prospectus for Variable Annuity and Variable Life Insurance Contracts (17 CFR Parts 230, 232, 239, 240, 270, and 274). SEC - Request for Information and Comments on Broker-Dealer and Investment Adviser Digital Engagement Practices, Related Tools and Methods, and Regulatory Considerations and Potential Approaches; Information and Comments on Investment Adviser Use of Technology to Develop and Provide Investment Advice - RIN 3235-AN00 (Release Nos. 34-92766; IA-5833; File No. S7-10-21). SEC - FINRA - Proposed Rule Change to Amend FINRA Rule 2231 (Customer Account Statements) - SR-FINRA-2021-024. SEC - FINRA - Proposed Rule Change to Extend the Effectiveness of Temporary FINRA Rule 3110.17 - SR-FINRA-2021-023. SEC - Electronic Recordkeeping Requirements for Broker-Dealers, Security-Based Swap Dealers, and Major Security-Based Swap Participants - (RIN 3235-AM76 - Release No. 34-93614; File No. S7-19-2 - 17 CFR Part 240). The Automatic Retirement Plan Act of 2017 (H.R. 4523 - 115th Congress). The Retirement Plan Simplification Act of 2017 (H.R. 4524 - 115th Congress). The Expanding Access to Retirement Savings for Caregivers Act (H.R. 3078 - 116th Congress). The Application of ERISA to Insurance Company General Accounts and General Account Contracts (H.R. 7278 - 115th Congress). Senior Investor Pandemic and Fraud Protection Act - House Financial Services National Security, International Development and Monetary Policy Subcommittee (Discussion Draft). The Enhancing Emergency and Retirement Savings Act (S.1870-117th Congress). The Financial Exploitation Prevention Act (H.R. 2265 - 117th Congress). The Financial Factors in Selecting Retirement Plan Investment Act (S.1762/H.R. 3387-117th Congress). The Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2022 (H.R.4345 - 117th Congress). The Improving Access to Retirement Savings Act of 2021 (S.1703 - 117th Congress). The Military Spouses Retirement Security Act (S.1273/HR 1453 - 117th Congress). The Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act (S.420/H.R. 842-117th Congress). The Retirement Parity for Student Loans Act (S.1443/HR 2917 - 117th Congress). The Retirement Savings Lost and Found Act (S.1730 - 117th Congress). The Retirement Security and Savings Act of 2021 (S.1770 - 117th Congress). The Securing a Strong Retirement Act (H.R.2954 - 117th Congress). The Securing and Enabling Commerce Using Remote and Electronic Notarization Act (S.1625/H.R. 3962 - 117th Congress). The Senior Security Act (S.856/H.R.1565 - 117th Congress). The Servicemember Retirement Improvement Act (H.R. 905 - 116th Congress). The E-SIGN Modernization Act. (S.4159 - 116th Congress). The Lifetime Income for Employees Act (H.R. 8990 - 116th Congress). The Secure and Fair Enforcement (SAFE) Banking Act (S.910/H.R. 1996 - 117th Congress). Build Back Better Act (H.R. 5367 - 117th Congress). Womens Retirement Protection Act (S.2446/H.R. 4678 - 117th Congress). National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (S.2792/H.R. 4350 - 117th Congress). Elder Justice Reauthorization and Modernization Act of 2021 (S.2674/H.R.4969 - 117th Congress). The Retirement Improvement and Savings Enhancement (RISE) Act (H.R. 5891 - 117th Congress). The Registration for Index-Linked Annuities (RILA) Act (S.3198/H.R. 4865 - 117th Congress). Build Back Better Act (H.R. 5367 - 117th Congress). The Long-Term Care Affordability Act (S.2415 - 117th Congress). The Financial Fitness Act (H.R. 5779 - 117th Congress). DOL implementation of Division O of the Further Consolidated Appropriations Act 2020 (Public Law No: 116-94). Treasury/IRS implementation of Division O of the Further Consolidated Appropriations Act 2020 (Public Law No: 116-94). SEC implementation of Division O of the Further Consolidated Appropriations Act 2020 (Public Law No: 116-94). Treasury - IRS - Draft of the 2022 IRS Form W-4P and W4-R, Withholding Certificate for Periodic Pension or Annuity Payments. Treasury - IRS - Notice 2021-03 - Extension of Temporary Relief from the Physical Presence Requirement for Spousal Consents Under Qualified Retirement Plans.
2021 · fourth_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
Legislation and rulemaking affecting annuities, variable life products and retirement savings including Biden Administration and Congressional proposals on tax reform. EOP - Executive Order on Climate-Related Financial Risk. EOP - Amending Executive Order 13959 - Addressing the Threat from Securities Investments That Finance Communist Chinese Military Companies (E.O. 13974 of Jan 13, 2021 - 86 FR 4875). EOP - Executive Order 13990 - Protecting Public Health and the Environment and Restoring Science to Tackle the Climate Crisis (Federal Register/Vol. 86, No. 14 - Monday, January 25, 2021). FINRA - Comment on Lessons From the COVID-19 Pandemic (Regulatory Notice 20-42). DOL - EBSA - Cybersecurity Guidance for Plan Sponsors, Fiduciaries, Record Keepers and Participants. DOL - EBSA - PTE 2020-02 - Improving Investment Advice for Workers & Retirees. DOL - EBSA - Financial Factors in Selecting Plan Investments - ZRIN 1210-AB95. DOL - EBSA - Improving Investment Advice for Workers and Retirees - ZRIN 1210-ZA29. DOL - EBSA - Pension Benefit Statements-Lifetime Income Illustrations - RIN 1210-AB20. DOL - EBSA - Fiduciary Duties Regarding Proxy Voting and Shareholder Rights - RIN 1210-AB91. DOL - EBSA - Amendment to and Partial Revocation of Prohibited Transaction Exemption (PTE) 84-24 for Certain Transactions Involving Insurance Agents and Brokers, Pension Consultants, Insurance Companies, and Investment Company Principal Underwriters. DOL - EBSA - Prudence and Loyalty in Selecting Plan Investments and Exercising Shareholder Rights (RIN - 1210-AC03/ 29 CFR 2550). DOL - EBSA - Definition of the Term Fiduciary - RIN 1210-AC02. SEC - Reporting Threshold for Institutional Investment Managers - RIN 3235-AM65. SEC - Request for Information and Comments on Broker-Dealer and Investment Adviser Digital Engagement Practices, Related Tools and Methods, and Regulatory Considerations and Potential Approaches; Information and Comments on Investment Adviser Use of Technology to Develop and Provide Investment Advice - RIN 3235-AN00 (Release Nos. 34-92766; IA-5833; File No. S7-10-21). SEC - FINRA - Proposed Rule Change to Amend FINRA Rule 2231 (Customer Account Statements) - SR-FINRA-2021-024. SEC - FINRA - Proposed Rule Change to Extend the Effectiveness of Temporary FINRA Rule 3110.17 - SR-FINRA-2021-023. SEC - Electronic Recordkeeping Requirements for Broker-Dealers, Security-Based Swap Dealers, and Major Security-Based Swap Participants - (RIN 3235-AM76 - Release No. 34-93614; File No. S7-19-2 - 17 CFR Part 240). Treasury - IRS Proposed Rulemaking: Updated Life Expectancy and Distribution Period Tables Used for Purposes of Determining Minimum Required Distributions (26 CFR Part 1 [REG-132210-18] RIN 1545-BP11). Proposals at the Department of Treasury for increasing Americans' access to guaranteed lifetime income solutions. Proposals at the Department of Labor for increasing Americans' access to guaranteed lifetime income solutions. Department of Labor rule to expand the scope of persons and entities that would be considered a fiduciary under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act. The Consumer Data Privacy Act - (Sen. Wyden (D-OR) - Discussion Draft). The CECL Consumer Impact and Study Bill of 2019 (H.R. 3182 - 116th Congress). The Corporate Management Accountability Act of 2019 (S.1885/H.R. 4320 - 116th Congress). The Cybersecurity and Financial System Resilience Act of 2019 (H.R. 4458 - 116th Congress). Senior Investor Pandemic and Fraud Protection Act - House Financial Services National Security, International Development and Monetary Policy Subcommittee (Discussion Draft). House Energy and Commerce Committee - Privacy Bill (Discussion Draft). The American Families Plan. The Bipartisan Infrastructure Framework. The Diversity and Inclusion Data Accountability and Transparency Act. (H.R. 2123 - 117th Congress). The Diversity Data Accountability Act (H.R.2001 - 117th Congress). The ESG Disclosure Simplification Act. (H.R. 1187 - 117th Congress). The Financial Exploitation Prevention Act (H.R. 2265 - 117th Congress). The Financial Factors in Selecting Retirement Plan Investment Act (S.1762/H.R. 3387-117th Congress). The Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2022 (H.R. 4345 - 117th Congress). The Improving Corporate Governance Through Diversity Act. (H.R. 1277 - 117th Congress). The INVEST in America Act (H.R. 3684 - 117th Congress). The Primary Regulators of Insurance Vote Act (H.R.3099 - 117th Congress). The Promoting Diversity and Inclusion in Banking Act. (H.R. 2516 - 117th Congress). The Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act (S.420/H.R. 842-117th Congress). The Secure and Fair Enforcement (SAFE) Banking Act (S.910/H.R. 1996-117th Congress). The Securing and Enabling Commerce Using Remote and Electronic Notarization Act (S.1625/H.R. 3962 - 117th Congress). The Senior Security Act (S.856/H.R. 1565 - 117th Congress). The Shareholder Political Transparency Act. (H.R. 1087 - 117th Congress). The E-SIGN Modernization Act. (S.4159 - 116th Congress). The SAFE Banking Act (S.910/H.R. 1996 - 117th Congress). National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (S.2792/H.R. 4350 - 117th Congress). Elder Justice Reauthorization and Modernization Act of 2021 (S.2674/H.R. 4969 - 117th Congress). The Empowering States to Protect Seniors from Bad Actors Act (H.R. 5914 - 117th Congress). The Registration for Index-Linked Annuities (RILA) Act (S.3198/H.R. 4865 - 117th Congress). The Financial Fitness Act (H.R. 5779 - 117th Congress). DOL implementation of Division O of the Further Consolidated Appropriations Act 2020 (Public Law No: 116-94). Treasury/IRS implementation of Division O of the Further Consolidated Appropriations Act 2020 (Public Law No: 116-94). SEC implementation of Division O of the Further Consolidated Appropriations Act 2020 (Public Law No: 116-94). SEC - Implementation and Enforcement of Regulation BI and Form CRS.
2021 · fourth_quarter · Insurance
Legislation and rulemaking affecting annuities, variable life products and retirement savings including Biden Administration and Congressional proposals on tax reform. DOL - EBSA - Cybersecurity Guidance for Plan Sponsors, Fiduciaries, Record Keepers and Participants. DOL - EBSA - PTE 2020-02 - Improving Investment Advice for Workers & Retirees. DOL - EBSA - Financial Factors in Selecting Plan Investments - ZRIN 1210-AB95. DOL - EBSA - Improving Investment Advice for Workers and Retirees - ZRIN 1210-ZA29. DOL - EBSA - Pension Benefit Statements-Lifetime Income Illustrations - RIN 1210-AB20. DOL - EBSA - Fiduciary Duties Regarding Proxy Voting and Shareholder Rights - RIN 1210-AB91. DOL - OSEC - Rescission of Department of Labor Rule on Guidance (29 CFR Part 89 - RIN 1290-AA41). DOL - EBSA - Amendment to and Partial Revocation of Prohibited Transaction Exemption (PTE) 84-24 for Certain Transactions Involving Insurance Agents and Brokers, Pension Consultants, Insurance Companies, and Investment Company Principal Underwriters. DOL - EBSA - Definition of the Term Fiduciary - RIN 1210-AC02. DOL - EBSA - Prudence and Loyalty in Selecting Plan Investments and Exercising Shareholder Rights - RIN 1210-AC03/29 CFR 2550. EOP - Executive Order on Climate-Related Financial Risk. EOP - Amending Executive Order 13959 - Addressing the Threat from Securities Investments That Finance Communist Chinese Military Companies (E.O. 13974 of Jan 13, 2021 - 86 FR 4875). EOP - Executive Order 13990 - Protecting Public Health and the Environment and Restoring Science to Tackle the Climate Crisis (Federal Register/Vol. 86, No. 14 - Monday, January 25, 2021). FINRA - Comment on Lessons From the COVID-19 Pandemic (Regulatory Notice 20-42). Proposals at the Department of Treasury for increasing Americans' access to guaranteed lifetime income solutions. Proposals at the Department of Labor for increasing Americans' access to guaranteed lifetime income solutions. The Application of ERISA to Insurance Company General Accounts and General Account Contracts (H.R. 7278 - 115th Congress). The E-SIGN Modernization Act (S.4159 - 116th Congress). The Lifetime Income for Employees Act (HR. 8990 - 116th Congress). DOL implementation of Division O of the Further Consolidated Appropriations Act 2020 (Public Law No: 116-94). Treasury/IRS implementation of Division O of the Further Consolidated Appropriations Act 2020 (Public Law No: 116-94). SEC - Implementation and Enforcement of Regulation BI and Form CRS. SEC implementation of Division O of the Further Consolidated Appropriations Act 2020 (Public Law No: 116-94). SEC - Reporting Threshold for Institutional Investment Managers - RIN 3235-AM65. SEC - Request for Information and Comments on Broker-Dealer and Investment Adviser Digital Engagement Practices, Related Tools and Methods, and Regulatory Considerations and Potential Approaches; Information and Comments on Investment Adviser Use of Technology to Develop and Provide Investment Advice - RIN 3235-AN00 (Release Nos. 34-92766; IA-5833; File No. S7-10-21). SEC - FINRA - Proposed Rule Change to Amend FINRA Rule 2231 (Customer Account Statements) - SR-FINRA-2021-024. SEC - FINRA - Proposed Rule Change to Extend the Effectiveness of Temporary FINRA Rule 3110.17 - SR-FINRA-2021-023. The American Families Plan. The American Infrastructure Bonds Act (S.1308 - 117th Congress). The Bipartisan Infrastructure Framework. The Financial Factors in Selecting Retirement Plan Investment Act (S.1762/H.R. 3387-117th Congress). The Improving Access to Retirement Savings Act of 2021 (S.1703 - 117th Congress). The INVEST in America Act (H.R. 3684 - 117th Congress). The Local Infrastructure Financing Tools (LIFT) Act (HR 2634 - 117th Congress). The Primary Regulators of Insurance Vote Act (H.R.3099 - 117th Congress). The Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act (S. 420/H.R. 842-117th Congress). The Retirement Parity for Student Loans Act (S.1443/HR 2917 - 117th Congress). The Retirement Savings Lost and Found Act (S.1730 - 117th Congress). The Retirement Security and Savings Act of 2021 (S.1770 - 117th Congress). The Secure and Fair Enforcement (SAFE) Banking Act (S.910/H.R. 1996-117th Congress). The Securing a Strong Retirement Act (H.R.2954 - 117th Congress). The Securing and Enabling Commerce Using Remote and Electronic Notarization Act (S.1625/H.R. 3962 - 117th Congress). Womens Retirement Protection Act (S.2446/H.R. 4678 - 117th Congress). The Empowering States to Protect Seniors from Bad Actors Act (H.R. 5914 - 117th Congress). The Retirement Improvement and Savings Enhancement (RISE) Act (H.R. 5891 - 117th Congress). The Registration for Index-Linked Annuities (RILA) Act (S.3198/H.R. 4865 - 117th Congress).
2021 · fourth_quarter · Retirement
ISSUE Investment Advice Standard of Conduct HR 699, Mutual Fund Litigation Reform Act - amend the Investment Company Act of 1940 to provide complaint and burden of proof requirements for certain actions for breach of fiduciary duty HR 725/S 153, Personalized Care Act - amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand and improve health savings accounts, and for other purposes. HR 984, Retirement Inflation Protection Act - allows the basis of certain assets to be adjusted for inflation solely for the purpose of determining the gain or loss. S 380, Health Savings Act - modifies the requirements for health savings accounts (HSAs). HR 1584, Protecting Retirement Savers and Everyday Investors Act - impose a limitation on taxation and fees on transactions by certain securities industry participants. HR 1618/S 606, RESPOND Act - require the FRB and SEC to issue an annual report on the economic costs caused by the impacts of climate change, to require the Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board to establish a Federal Advisory Panel on the Economics of Climate Change. S 1443Retirement Parity for Student Loans Act -- allows certain employer-sponsored retirement plans to make matching contributions for an employee's student loan payments HR 2951 To direct the Secretary of the Treasury to modify Treasury Regulations relating to insurance-dedicated exchange-traded funds - enables ETFs as investment option in variable insurance products HR 2954 Securing a Strong Retirement Act of 2021 -- To increase retirement savings, simplify and clarify retirement plan rules, and for other purposes. HR 2944 Reducing the Maximum Service Requirement for Long-term Part-time Workers to Make Elective Deferrals to 401(k) Plans Act -- to reduce the retirement plan period of service requirements for long-term, part-time employees. S 1703Improving Access to Retirement Savings Act of 2021 -- to increase retirement savings, to improve retirement plan administration, and for other purposes. S 1770Retirement Security & Savings Act -- to increase retirement savings, to improve retirement plan administration, and for other purposes. HR 3387/S 1762 Financial Factors in Selecting Retirement Plan Investment Act -- to permit retirement plans to consider certain factors in investment decisions. S 1870Enhancing Emergency and Retirement Savings Act of 2021 -- permits penalty-free distributions from tax-exempt retirement plans for emergency personal expenses. S 1272SIMPLE Plan Modernization Act -- increases the contribution limits for certain SIMPLE IRAs and modifies the requirements for replacing SIMPLE IRAs with 401(k) plans. HR 2741 Public Service Retirement Fairness Act -- To modify rules relating to 403(b) plans. HR 4262 Increasing Investor Opportunities Act - To amend the Investment Company Act of 1940 to prohibit limitations on closed-end companies investing in private funds S 2206Young American Savers Act of 2021 - directs the Department of the Treasury to establish as a permanent program the Federal Child Savings Account Program HR 4289 Well-Being Insurance for Seniors to be at Home (WISH) Act - to provide for long-term care insurance benefits HR 2913/S 2452 Encouraging Americans to Save Act - to provide matching payments for retirement savings and establish MyRA HR 4678/S 2446 Womens Retirement Protection Act of 2021 - to provide for greater spousal protection under defined contribution plans S 2415Long-Term Care Affordability Act - allows the use of tax-exempt retirement plan distributions to pay for long-term health care insurance S 2583To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for rules for the use of retirement funds in connection with federally declared disasters - allows penalty-free distributions from tax-exempt retirement plans for a federally declared disaster HR 5334/S 2870 Portable Retirement and Investment Account (PRIA) Act of 2021 - to establish portable retirement accounts S 2602Retirement Security Flexibility Act of 2021 - auto enrollment safe harbor S 2602,Retirement Security Flexibility Act of 2021 - modifies the nondiscrimination requirements that apply to certain employer-sponsored 401(k) retirement plans that include automatic contribution arrangements HR 2265, Financial Exploitation Prevention Act - allows for the delay of the redemption of a security issued by an open-end investment management company if the company or transfer agent reasonably believes the redemption involves the financial exploitation HR 5723, Social Security 2100 Act: A Sacred Trust - protect our Social Security system and improve benefits for current and future generations HR 5891, Retirement Improvement and Savings Enhancement (RISE) Act - to improve and enhance retirement savings HR 4865/S 3198, Registration for Index Linked Annuities (RILA) Act - direct SEC to revise any rules necessary to enable issuers of index-linked annuities to register on a form tailored specifically to registered index-linked annuities HR 5877, Pension Risk Transfer Accountability Act - require the Secretary of Labor to review certain provisions of the Code of Federal Regulations related to fiduciary standards under ERISA
2021 · third_quarter · Retirement
H.R. 1319 - American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 H.R. 2796 - Family Attribution Modernization Act H.R. 2917 - Retirement Parity for Student Loans Act of 2021 H.R. 2927 - SAVE Act of 2021 H.R. 2954 - Securing a Strong Retirement Act of 2021 H.R. 3387 - Financial Factors in Selecting Retirement Plan Investments Act H.R. 5376 - Build Back Better Act S. 1443 - Retirement Parity for Student Loans Act S. 1703 - Improving Access to Retirement Savings Act S. 1730 - Retirement Savings Lost and Found Act of 2021 S. 1762 - Financial Factors in Selecting Retirement Plan Investments Act S. 1770 - Retirement Security and Savings Act of 2021 S. 1870 - Enhancing Emergency and Retirement Savings Act S. 2383 - Disaster Retirement Savings Act
Client expense: $206,468 · Firm income: Not reported
2021 · third_quarter · Retirement
H.R. 2954, Securing a Strong Retirement Act of 2021 H.R. 3387/S. 1762, Financial Factors in Selecting Retirement Plan Investments Act S. 1770, Retirement Security and Savings Act of 2021 Interim final rule, Special Financial Assistance Program for Financially Troubled Multiemployer Plans; Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) (86 Fed. Reg. 36,598 - 36,631, July 12, 2021) Various issues relating to multiemployer pension plans; multiemployer pension recapitalization and reform plan (MPRRP); single employer defined contribution plans and defined benefit plans; e-delivery of retirement plan disclosures and notices; funding for single employer pension plans; remote notarization and remote witnessing procedures; brokerage windows in self-directed retirement plans; U.S. Department of Labors review of the definition of investment advice fiduciary; fiduciary investment duties and fiduciary status
Client expense: $16,360,000 · Firm income: Not reported
2021 · third_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
H.R. 3387, S. 1762 - Financial Factors in Selecting Retirement Plan Investment Act: Provisions relating to permitting retirement plans to consider environmental, social, and governance factors in investment decisions. H.R. 8695 - Protecting Retirement Savings and Everyday Investors Act: Provisions related financial transaction taxes on retirement investments and catch-up contributions. H.R. 1277, S. 374 - Improving Corporate Governance Through Diversity Act of 2021: Provisions related to corporate transparency of employee make-up. H.R. 1187 - Corporate Governance Improvement and Investor Protection Act: Provisions related to Environmental, Social and Governance disclosure. S. 2621 - Modernization of Derivatives Act of 2021: Provisions related to derivatives tax rate. H.R. 5376 - Reconciliation Build Back Better Act: Provisions related to Capital Gains Rate, Estate Tax Provisions, and IRAs. 29.CFR2550.404a-1: Provisions related to Qualified Default Investment Alternative, Environmental, Social and Governance disclosure and risk mitigation. Issues related to proposed changes to the FTC Hart Scott Rodino (HSR) rule regarding disclosure and acquisitions.
Client expense: $110,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Retirement Security as in the following bills: - Automatic Retirement Plan Act (reintroduced as part of the Build Back Better Act) - Retirement Security and Savings Act (S. 1770) - Retirement Parity for Student Loans Act (H.R. 2917 & S. 1443) - The Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement Act (H.R. 1994) - Securing a Strong Retirement Act (H.R. 2954) - Lifetime Income for Employees Act (Not yet reintroduced) - Expanding Access to Retirement Savings for Family Caregivers Act (H.R. 3644) - Enhancing Emergency and Retirement Savings Act (S. 1870) - Financial Factors in Selecting Retirement Plan Investments Act (S. 1762/ H.R. 3387) - Womens Pension Protection Act (S. 2446) Providing Lifetime Income Illustrations on Retirement Benefit Statements Defined Contribution Retirement Plan Design and Modernization Fiduciary Concerns Related to Advice and Education in Retirement Plans Electronic Delivery of Plan Documents Tax Reform Preserving Tax-Deferred Treatment of Defined Contribution Plans Preserving the Structure of the Defined Contribution System (Retirement Plan Consolidation) Qualified Default Investment Alternatives (QDIA) Safe Harbor for Plan Sponsors Selecting Annuity Providers on Plan Menus Portability of Annuities in Defined Contribution Plans Automatic IRA/401(k) Retirement Plans Collective Investment Trusts in 403(b) Plans Multiple Employer Plans Infrastructure Student Loans Remote Notarization General Account Products CARES Act ESG Investments Proxy Voting Emergency Savings Build Back Better Act
Client expense: $460,000 · Firm income: Not reported
2021 · third_quarter · Retirement
S. 1762- Financial Factors in Selecting Retirement Plan Investments Act (Smith) H.R. 3387- Financial Factors in Selecting Retirement Plan Investments Act (DelBene) Electronic Distribution of Retirement Plan Communications Qualified Default Investment Alternatives
Client expense: $1,720,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Treasury, Dept of
2021 · third_quarter · Retirement
Legislative Build Back Better Act (BBBA) - retirement savings provisions Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) - defined benefit pension stabilization option provision Automatic Retirement Plan Act (ARPA) Enhancing Emergency and Retirement Savings Act of 2021 - S. 1870 ABLE Employment Flexibility ACT (AEFA) - H.R. 4672 Womens Retirement Protection Act (WRPA) - S. 2446/H.R. 4678 Encouraging Americans to Save Act (EASA_ - S. 2452/H.R. 2913 Improving Access to Retirement Savings Act - S. 1703 Retirement Savings Lost and Found Act - S. 1730 Retirement Parity for Student Loans Act - S. 1443/H.R. 2917 Financial Factors in Selecting Retirement Plan Investment Act - S. 1762 Retirement Security and Savings Act of 2021 - S. 1770 Enhancing Emergency and Retirement Savings Act of 2021 - S. 1870 Securing a Strong Retirement Act - H.R. 2954 Retirement Security Flexibility Act - S. 2602 Emergency Pension Plan Relief Act - H.R. 409 Emergency Pension Plan Relief Act - H.R. 423 Cybersecurity Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) principals in investing ERISA Uniformity Financial wellness Mortality Tables - improvements Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) premiums Tax Incentives for 401 (k) contributions Telework practices Extension of spousal consent to defined contribution plans Regulatory DOL - sub-regulatory guidance - reduction of cybersecurity risks for retirement plan sponsors Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021 - H.R. 133 (Public Law 116-260) - employer-sponsored retirement and other benefit plans - implementation issues American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 - H.R. 1319, (Public Law 117-2) - PBGC, IRS - IFR - new assistance program for financially troubled multiemployer plans DOL/IRS/PBGC - Form 5500 reporting requirements - proposed rules and forms revisions PBGC/IRS - Missing Participants - request for clarifying guidance on missing participant benefits DOL - best practices for missing participants IRS - final regulations - automatic postponements during Federally declared disasters DOL - Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) investment and proxy voting guidance, temporary non-enforcement policy DOL (EBSA) - guidance on maximum duration of relief extending certain participant and plan deadlines resulting from COVID-19 Treasury/IRS - safe harbor correction method for automatic contribution arrangements IRS -Employee Plans Compliance Resolution System (EPCRS) - updated IRS - mandatory 60-day postponement of certain tax-related deadlines Treasury/IRS - Notice 2021-48 - guidance on single-employer pension plan relief included in the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARPA) DOL/Treasury/IRS - Pooled Employer Plans (PEPs) and Multiple Employer Plans (MEPs) - comments on registration requirements, service crediting guidance and other issues DOL (EBSA) - investment advice guidance and related prohibited transaction exemptions Treasury/IRS - Remote notarization DOL - Interim Final Rule on Lifetime Income Illustration Requirements - temporary frequently asked questions (FAQs) - timing clarification DOL - redefinition of fiduciary DOL -de-risking of defined benefit pension plans Emergency savings Executive compensation ERISA Uniformity EEOC - workplace diversity data deadline (EEO-1) Component 1 data) Mortality Tables - improvements Multiemployer pension plan issues Paid leave proposals and issues State retirement plan initiatives Student loan repayment benefit PBGC/IRS - withholding issue for terminating plans IRS Tax Forms W4-P and W4-R (suggesting changes)
2021 · third_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
Legislation and rulemaking affecting annuities, variable life products and retirement savings including Biden Administration and Congressional proposals on tax reform. EOP - Executive Order on Climate-Related Financial Risk. EOP - Amending Executive Order 13959 - Addressing the Threat from Securities Investments That Finance Communist Chinese Military Companies (E.O. 13974 of Jan 13, 2021 - 86 FR 4875). EOP - Executive Order 13990 - Protecting Public Health and the Environment and Restoring Science to Tackle the Climate Crisis (Federal Register/Vol. 86, No. 14 - Monday, January 25, 2021). FINRA - Comment on Lessons From the COVID-19 Pandemic (Regulatory Notice 20-42). DOL - EBSA - Cybersecurity Guidance for Plan Sponsors, Fiduciaries, Record Keepers and Participants. DOL - EBSA - PTE 2020-02 - Improving Investment Advice for Workers & Retirees. DOL - EBSA - Financial Factors in Selecting Plan Investments - ZRIN 1210-AB95. DOL - EBSA - Improving Investment Advice for Workers and Retirees - ZRIN 1210-ZA29. DOL - EBSA - Pension Benefit Statements-Lifetime Income Illustrations - RIN 1210-AB20. DOL - EBSA - Fiduciary Duties Regarding Proxy Voting and Shareholder Rights - RIN 1210-AB91. DOL - EBSA - Amendment to and Partial Revocation of Prohibited Transaction Exemption (PTE) 84-24 for Certain Transactions Involving Insurance Agents and Brokers, Pension Consultants, Insurance Companies, and Investment Company Principal Underwriters. SEC - Reporting Threshold for Institutional Investment Managers - RIN 3235-AM65. SEC - Request for Information and Comments on Broker-Dealer and Investment Adviser Digital Engagement Practices, Related Tools and Methods, and Regulatory Considerations and Potential Approaches; Information and Comments on Investment Adviser Use of Technology to Develop and Provide Investment Advice - RIN 3235-AN00 (Release Nos. 34-92766; IA-5833; File No. S7-10-21). SEC - FINRA - Proposed Rule Change to Amend FINRA Rule 2231 (Customer Account Statements) - SR-FINRA-2021-024. SEC - FINRA - Proposed Rule Change to Extend the Effectiveness of Temporary FINRA Rule 3110.17 - SR-FINRA-2021-023. Treasury - IRS Proposed Rulemaking: Updated Life Expectancy and Distribution Period Tables Used for Purposes of Determining Minimum Required Distributions (26 CFR Part 1 [REG-132210-18] RIN 1545-BP11). Proposals at the Department of Treasury for increasing Americans' access to guaranteed lifetime income solutions. Proposals at the Department of Labor for increasing Americans' access to guaranteed lifetime income solutions. Department of Labor rule to expand the scope of persons and entities that would be considered a fiduciary under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act. The Consumer Data Privacy Act - (Sen. Wyden (D-OR) - Discussion Draft). The CECL Consumer Impact and Study Bill of 2019 (H.R. 3182 - 116th Congress). The Corporate Management Accountability Act of 2019 (S.1885/H.R. 4320 - 116th Congress). The Cybersecurity and Financial System Resilience Act of 2019 (H.R. 4458 - 116th Congress). Senior Investor Pandemic and Fraud Protection Act - House Financial Services National Security, International Development and Monetary Policy Subcommittee (Discussion Draft). House Energy and Commerce Committee - Privacy Bill (Discussion Draft). The American Families Plan. The Bipartisan Infrastructure Framework. The Diversity and Inclusion Data Accountability and Transparency Act. (H.R. 2123 - 117th Congress). The Diversity Data Accountability Act (H.R.2001 - 117th Congress). The ESG Disclosure Simplification Act. (H.R. 1187 - 117th Congress). The Financial Exploitation Prevention Act (H.R. 2265 - 117th Congress). The Financial Factors in Selecting Retirement Plan Investment Act (S.1762/H.R. 3387-117th Congress). The Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2022 (H.R.4345 - 117th Congress). The Improving Corporate Governance Through Diversity Act. (H.R. 1277 - 117th Congress). The INVEST in America Act (H.R. 3684 - 117th Congress). The Primary Regulators of Insurance Vote Act (H.R.3099 - 117th Congress). The Promoting Diversity and Inclusion in Banking Act. (H.R. 2516 - 117th Congress). The Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act (S. 420/H.R. 842-117th Congress). The Secure and Fair Enforcement (SAFE) Banking Act (S.910/H.R. 1996-117th Congress). The Securing and Enabling Commerce Using Remote and Electronic Notarization Act (S.1625/H.R. 3962 - 117th Congress). The Senior Security Act (S.856/H.R.1565 - 117th Congress). The Shareholder Political Transparency Act. (H.R. 1087 - 117th Congress). The Registration for Index Linked Annuities Act of 2020 (S.3795/H.R.6994 - 116th Congress). The E-SIGN Modernization Act. (S.4159 - 116th Congress). The SAFE Banking Act (S.910/H.R. 1996 - 117th Congress). The Registration for Indexed Linked Annuity (RILA) Act (H.R. 4865 - 117th Congress). National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (S. 2792/H.R. 4350 - 117th Congress). Elder Justice Reauthorization and Modernization Act of 2021 (S.2674/H.R.4969 - 117th Congress). DOL implementation of Division O of the Further Consolidated Appropriations Act 2020 (Public Law No: 116-94). Treasury/IRS implementation of Division O of the Further Consolidated Appropriations Act 2020 (Public Law No: 116-94). SEC implementation of Division O of the Further Consolidated Appropriations Act 2020 (Public Law No: 116-94). SEC - Implementation and Enforcement of Regulation BI and Form CRS.
2021 · third_quarter · Insurance
Legislation and rulemaking affecting annuities, variable life products and retirement savings including Biden Administration and Congressional proposals on tax reform. DOL - EBSA - Cybersecurity Guidance for Plan Sponsors, Fiduciaries, Record Keepers and Participants. DOL - EBSA - PTE 2020-02 - Improving Investment Advice for Workers & Retirees. DOL - EBSA - Financial Factors in Selecting Plan Investments - ZRIN 1210-AB95. DOL - EBSA - Improving Investment Advice for Workers and Retirees - ZRIN 1210-ZA29. DOL - EBSA - Pension Benefit Statements-Lifetime Income Illustrations - RIN 1210-AB20. DOL - EBSA - Fiduciary Duties Regarding Proxy Voting and Shareholder Rights - RIN 1210-AB91. DOL - OSEC - Rescission of Department of Labor Rule on Guidance (29 CFR Part 89 - RIN 1290-AA41). DOL - EBSA - Amendment to and Partial Revocation of Prohibited Transaction Exemption (PTE) 84-24 for Certain Transactions Involving Insurance Agents and Brokers, Pension Consultants, Insurance Companies, and Investment Company Principal Underwriters. EOP - Executive Order on Climate-Related Financial Risk. EOP - Amending Executive Order 13959 - Addressing the Threat from Securities Investments That Finance Communist Chinese Military Companies (E.O. 13974 of Jan 13, 2021 - 86 FR 4875). EOP - Executive Order 13990 - Protecting Public Health and the Environment and Restoring Science to Tackle the Climate Crisis (Federal Register/Vol. 86, No. 14 - Monday, January 25, 2021). FINRA - Comment on Lessons From the COVID-19 Pandemic (Regulatory Notice 20-42). Proposals at the Department of Treasury for increasing Americans' access to guaranteed lifetime income solutions. Proposals at the Department of Labor for increasing Americans' access to guaranteed lifetime income solutions. The Application of ERISA to Insurance Company General Accounts and General Account Contracts (H.R. 7278 - 115th Congress). The E-SIGN Modernization Act (S.4159 - 116th Congress). The Lifetime Income for Employees Act (HR. 8990 - 116th Congress). DOL implementation of Division O of the Further Consolidated Appropriations Act 2020 (Public Law No: 116-94). Treasury/IRS implementation of Division O of the Further Consolidated Appropriations Act 2020 (Public Law No: 116-94). SEC - Implementation and Enforcement of Regulation BI and Form CRS. SEC implementation of Division O of the Further Consolidated Appropriations Act 2020 (Public Law No: 116-94). SEC - Reporting Threshold for Institutional Investment Managers - RIN 3235-AM65. SEC - Request for Information and Comments on Broker-Dealer and Investment Adviser Digital Engagement Practices, Related Tools and Methods, and Regulatory Considerations and Potential Approaches; Information and Comments on Investment Adviser Use of Technology to Develop and Provide Investment Advice - RIN 3235-AN00 (Release Nos. 34-92766; IA-5833; File No. S7-10-21). SEC - FINRA - Proposed Rule Change to Amend FINRA Rule 2231 (Customer Account Statements) - SR-FINRA-2021-024. SEC - FINRA - Proposed Rule Change to Extend the Effectiveness of Temporary FINRA Rule 3110.17 - SR-FINRA-2021-023. The American Families Plan. The American Infrastructure Bonds Act (S. 1308 - 117th Congress). The Bipartisan Infrastructure Framework. The Financial Factors in Selecting Retirement Plan Investment Act (S.1762/H.R. 3387-117th Congress). The Improving Access to Retirement Savings Act of 2021 (S.1703 - 117th Congress). The INVEST in America Act (H.R. 3684 - 117th Congress). The Local Infrastructure Financing Tools (LIFT) Act (HR 2634 - 117th Congress). The Primary Regulators of Insurance Vote Act (H.R.3099 - 117th Congress). The Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act (S. 420/H.R. 842-117th Congress). The Retirement Parity for Student Loans Act (S. 1443/HR 2917 - 117th Congress). The Retirement Savings Lost and Found Act (S.1730 - 117th Congress). The Retirement Security and Savings Act of 2021 (S. 1770 - 117th Congress). The Secure and Fair Enforcement (SAFE) Banking Act (S.910/H.R. 1996-117th Congress). The Securing a Strong Retirement Act (H.R.2954 - 117th Congress). The Securing and Enabling Commerce Using Remote and Electronic Notarization Act (S.1625/H.R. 3962 - 117th Congress). The Registration for Indexed Linked Annuity (RILA) Act (H.R. 4865 - 117th Congress). Womens Retirement Protection Act (S. 2446/H.R. 4678 - 117th Congress). National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (S. 2792/H.R. 4350 - 117th Congress).
2021 · third_quarter · Retirement
Legislation and rulemaking affecting annuities, variable life products and retirement savings including Biden Administration and Congressional proposals on tax reform. DOL - EBSA - Cybersecurity Guidance for Plan Sponsors, Fiduciaries, Record Keepers and Participants. DOL - EBSA - PTE 2020-02 - Improving Investment Advice for Workers & Retirees. DOL - EBSA - Financial Factors in Selecting Plan Investments - ZRIN 1210-AB95. DOL - EBSA - Improving Investment Advice for Workers and Retirees - ZRIN 1210-ZA29. DOL - EBSA - Pension Benefit Statements-Lifetime Income Illustrations - RIN 1210-AB20. DOL - EBSA - Fiduciary Duties Regarding Proxy Voting and Shareholder Rights - RIN 1210-AB91. DOL - OSEC - Rescission of Department of Labor Rule on Guidance (29 CFR Part 89 - RIN 1290-AA41). DOL - EBSA - Amendment to and Partial Revocation of Prohibited Transaction Exemption (PTE) 84-24 for Certain Transactions Involving Insurance Agents and Brokers, Pension Consultants, Insurance Companies, and Investment Company Principal Underwriters. EOP - Executive Order on Climate-Related Financial Risk. EOP - Amending Executive Order 13959 - Addressing the Threat from Securities Investments That Finance Communist Chinese Military Companies (E.O. 13974 of Jan 13, 2021 - 86 FR 4875). EOP - Executive Order 13990 - Protecting Public Health and the Environment and Restoring Science to Tackle the Climate Crisis (Federal Register/Vol. 86, No. 14 - Monday, January 25, 2021). FINRA - Comment on Lessons From the COVID-19 Pandemic (Regulatory Notice 20-42). Proposals at the Department of Treasury for increasing Americans' access to guaranteed lifetime income solutions. Treasury - IRS Proposed Rulemaking: Multiple Employer Plans (26 CFR Part 1 [REG-121508-18] RIN 1545-BO97). Treasury - IRS Proposed Rulemaking: Updated Life Expectancy and Distribution Period Tables Used for Purposes of Determining Minimum Required Distributions (26 CFR Part 1 [REG-132210-18] RIN 1545-BP11). Proposals at the Department of Labor for increasing Americans' access to guaranteed lifetime income solutions. SEC - Implementation and Enforcement of Regulation BI and Form CRS. SEC - Updated Disclosure Requirements and Summary Prospectus for Variable Annuity and Variable Life Insurance Contracts (17 CFR Parts 230, 232, 239, 240, 270, and 274). SEC - Request for Information and Comments on Broker-Dealer and Investment Adviser Digital Engagement Practices, Related Tools and Methods, and Regulatory Considerations and Potential Approaches; Information and Comments on Investment Adviser Use of Technology to Develop and Provide Investment Advice - RIN 3235-AN00 (Release Nos. 34-92766; IA-5833; File No. S7-10-21). SEC - FINRA - Proposed Rule Change to Amend FINRA Rule 2231 (Customer Account Statements) - SR-FINRA-2021-024. SEC - FINRA - Proposed Rule Change to Extend the Effectiveness of Temporary FINRA Rule 3110.17 - SR-FINRA-2021-023. The Automatic Retirement Plan Act of 2017 (H.R. 4523 - 115th Congress). The Retirement Plan Simplification Act of 2017 (H.R. 4524 - 115th Congress). The Expanding Access to Retirement Savings for Caregivers Act (H.R. 3078 - 116th Congress). The Application of ERISA to Insurance Company General Accounts and General Account Contracts (H.R. 7278 - 115th Congress). Senior Investor Pandemic and Fraud Protection Act - House Financial Services National Security, International Development and Monetary Policy Subcommittee (Discussion Draft). The Enhancing Emergency and Retirement Savings Act (S.1870-117th Congress). The Financial Exploitation Prevention Act (H.R. 2265 - 117th Congress). The Financial Factors in Selecting Retirement Plan Investment Act (S.1762/H.R. 3387-117th Congress). The Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2022 (H.R.4345 - 117th Congress). The Improving Access to Retirement Savings Act of 2021 (S.1703 - 117th Congress). The Long-Term Care Affordability Act (S.4820 - 116th Congress). The Military Spouses Retirement Security Act (S. 1273/HR 1453 - 117th Congress). The Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act (S. 420/H.R. 842-117th Congress). The Retirement Parity for Student Loans Act (S. 1443/HR 2917 - 117th Congress). The Retirement Savings Lost and Found Act (S.1730 - 117th Congress). The Retirement Security and Savings Act of 2021 (S. 1770 - 117th Congress). The Securing a Strong Retirement Act (H.R.2954 - 117th Congress). The Securing and Enabling Commerce Using Remote and Electronic Notarization Act (S.1625/H.R. 3962 - 117th Congress). The Senior Security Act (S.856/H.R.1565 - 117th Congress). The Servicemember Retirement Improvement Act (H.R. 905 - 116th Congress). The E-SIGN Modernization Act. (S.4159 - 116th Congress). The Lifetime Income for Employees Act (HR. 8990 - 116th Congress). The Secure and Fair Enforcement (SAFE) Banking Act (S.910/H.R. 1996 - 117th Congress). The Registration for Indexed Linked Annuity (RILA) Act (H.R. 4865 - 117th Congress). Build Back Better Act (H.R. 5367 - 117th Congress). Womens Retirement Protection Act (S. 2446/H.R. 4678 - 117th Congress). National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (S. 2792/H.R. 4350 - 117th Congress). Elder Justice Reauthorization and Modernization Act of 2021 (S.2674/H.R.4969 - 117th Congress). DOL implementation of Division O of the Further Consolidated Appropriations Act 2020 (Public Law No: 116-94). Treasury/IRS implementation of Division O of the Further Consolidated Appropriations Act 2020 (Public Law No: 116-94). SEC implementation of Division O of the Further Consolidated Appropriations Act 2020 (Public Law No: 116-94). Treasury - IRS - Draft of the 2022 IRS Form W-4P and W4-R, Withholding Certificate for Periodic Pension or Annuity Payments. Treasury - IRS - Notice 2021-03 - Extension of Temporary Relief from the Physical Presence Requirement for Spousal Consents Under Qualified Retirement Plans.
2021 · third_quarter · Retirement
ISSUE Investment Advice Standard of Conduct HR 699, Mutual Fund Litigation Reform Act - amend the Investment Company Act of 1940 to provide complaint and burden of proof requirements for certain actions for breach of fiduciary duty HR 725/S 153, Personalized Care Act - amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand and improve health savings accounts, and for other purposes. HR 984, Retirement Inflation Protection Act - allows the basis of certain assets to be adjusted for inflation solely for the purpose of determining the gain or loss. S 380, Health Savings Act - modifies the requirements for health savings accounts (HSAs). HR 1584, Protecting Retirement Savers and Everyday Investors Act - impose a limitation on taxation and fees on transactions by certain securities industry participants. HR 1618/S 606, RESPOND Act - require the FRB and SEC to issue an annual report on the economic costs caused by the impacts of climate change, to require the Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board to establish a Federal Advisory Panel on the Economics of Climate Change. S 1443Retirement Parity for Student Loans Act -- allows certain employer-sponsored retirement plans to make matching contributions for an employee's student loan payments HR 2951 To direct the Secretary of the Treasury to modify Treasury Regulations relating to insurance-dedicated exchange-traded funds - enables ETFs as investment option in variable insurance products HR 2954 Securing a Strong Retirement Act of 2021 -- To increase retirement savings, simplify and clarify retirement plan rules, and for other purposes. HR 2944 Reducing the Maximum Service Requirement for Long-term Part-time Workers to Make Elective Deferrals to 401(k) Plans Act -- to reduce the retirement plan period of service requirements for long-term, part-time employees. S 1703Improving Access to Retirement Savings Act of 2021 -- to increase retirement savings, to improve retirement plan administration, and for other purposes. S 1770Retirement Security & Savings Act -- to increase retirement savings, to improve retirement plan administration, and for other purposes. HR 3387/S 1762 Financial Factors in Selecting Retirement Plan Investment Act -- to permit retirement plans to consider certain factors in investment decisions. S 1870Enhancing Emergency and Retirement Savings Act of 2021 -- permits penalty-free distributions from tax-exempt retirement plans for emergency personal expenses. S 1272SIMPLE Plan Modernization Act -- increases the contribution limits for certain SIMPLE IRAs and modifies the requirements for replacing SIMPLE IRAs with 401(k) plans. HR 2741 Public Service Retirement Fairness Act -- To modify rules relating to 403(b) plans. HR 4262 Increasing Investor Opportunities Act - To amend the Investment Company Act of 1940 to prohibit limitations on closed-end companies investing in private funds S 2206Young American Savers Act of 2021 - directs the Department of the Treasury to establish as a permanent program the Federal Child Savings Account Program HR 4289 Well-Being Insurance for Seniors to be at Home (WISH) Act - to provide for long-term care insurance benefits HR 2913/S 2452 Encouraging Americans to Save Act - to provide matching payments for retirement savings and establish MyRA HR 4678/S 2446 Womens Retirement Protection Act of 2021 - to provide for greater spousal protection under defined contribution plans S 2415Long-Term Care Affordability Act - allows the use of tax-exempt retirement plan distributions to pay for long-term health care insurance S 2583To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for rules for the use of retirement funds in connection with federally declared disasters - allows penalty-free distributions from tax-exempt retirement plans for a federally declared disaster HR 5334/S 2870 Portable Retirement and Investment Account (PRIA) Act of 2021 - to establish portable retirement accounts S 2602Retirement Security Flexibility Act of 2021 - auto enrollment safe harbor
2021 · second_quarter · Retirement
H.R. 1319 - American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 H.R. 2796 - Family Attribution Modernization Act H.R. 2917 - Retirement Parity for Student Loans Act of 2021 H.R. 2927 - SAVE Act of 2021 H.R. 2954 - Securing a Strong Retirement Act of 2021 H.R. 3387 - Financial Factors in Selecting Retirement Plan Investments Act S. 1443 - Retirement Parity for Student Loans Act S. 1703 - Improving Access to Retirement Savings Act S. 1730 - Retirement Savings Lost and Found Act of 2021 S. 1762 - Financial Factors in Selecting Retirement Plan Investments Act S. 1770 - Retirement Security and Savings Act of 2021 S. 1870 - Enhancing Emergency and Retirement Savings Act
Client expense: $157,070 · Firm income: Not reported
2021 · second_quarter · Retirement
Legislative Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021 - H.R. 133 (Public Law 116-260) - employer-sponsored retirement and other benefit plans American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 - H.R. 1319, (Public Law 117-2) - single-employer pension funding stabilization FY2022 budget proposal Administration - Infrastructure proposal Automatic Retirement Plan Act (ARPA) Improving Access to Retirement Savings Act - S. 1703 Retirement Savings Lost and Found Act - S. 1730 Retirement Parity for Student Loans Act - S. 1443/H.R. 2917 Financial Factors in Selecting Retirement Plan Investment Act - S. 1762 Retirement Security and Savings Act of 2021 - S. 1770 Enhancing Emergency and Retirement Savings Act of 2021 - S. 1870 Securing a Strong Retirement Act - H.R. 2954 Emergency Pension Plan Relief Act - H.R. 409 Emergency Pension Plan Relief Act - H.R. 423 Cybersecurity Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) principals in investing Financial wellness Mortality Tables - improvements Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) premiums Tax Incentives for 401 (k) contributions Telework practices Regulatory DOL - sub-regulatory guidance - reduction of cybersecurity risks for retirement plan sponsors American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 - H.R. 1319, (Public Law 117-2) - single-employer pension funding stabilization - implementation issues DOL - Independent Contractor Rule - withdrawal of final rule PBGC/IRS - Missing Participants - request for clarifying guidance on missing participant benefits DOL - best practices for missing participants IRS - final regulations - automatic postponements during Federally declared disasters DOL - Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) investment and proxy voting guidance, temporary non-enforcement policy DOL (EBSA) - guidance on maximum duration of relief extending certain participant and plan deadlines resulting from COVID-19 Treasury/IRS - safe harbor correction method for automatic contribution arrangements IRS - mandatory 60-day postponement of certain tax-related deadlines Treasury/IRS - - request for guidance on defined benefit funding implementation DOL/Treasury/IRS - Pooled Employer Plans (PEPs) and Multiple Employer Plans (MEPs) - comments on registration requirements, service crediting guidance and other issues DOL (EBSA) - investment advice guidance and related prohibited transaction exemptions Treasury/IRS - Remote notarization DOL - Interim Final Rule on Lifetime Income Illustration Requirements Emergency savings Executive compensation ERISA Uniformity EEOC - workplace diversity data deadline (EEO-1) Component 1 data) Form 5500 Reporting Mortality Tables - improvements Multiemployer pension plan issues Paid leave proposals and issues State retirement plan initiatives Student loan repayment benefit PBGC/IRS - withholding issue for terminating plans IRS Tax Forms W4-P and W4-R (suggesting changes)
Retirement Security as in the following bills: - Automatic Retirement Plan Act (Not yet reintroduced) - Retirement Security and Savings Act (S. 1770) - Retirement Parity for Student Loans Act (H.R. 2917 & S. 1443) - The Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement Act (H.R. 1994) - Securing a Strong Retirement Act (H.R. 2954) - Lifetime Income for Employees Act (Not yet reintroduced) - Expanding Access to Retirement Savings for Family Caregivers Act (H.R. 3644) - Enhancing Emergency and Retirement Savings Act (S. 1870) - Financial Factors in Selecting Retirement Plan Investments Act (S. 1762/ H.R. 3387) - Womens Pension Protection Act (Not yet reintroduced) Providing Lifetime Income Illustrations on Retirement Benefit Statements Defined Contribution Retirement Plan Design and Modernization Fiduciary Concerns Related to Advice and Education in Retirement Plans Electronic Delivery of Plan Documents Tax Reform Preserving Tax-Deferred Treatment of Defined Contribution Plans Preserving the Structure of the Defined Contribution System (Retirement Plan Consolidation) Qualified Default Investment Alternatives (QDIA) Safe Harbor for Plan Sponsors Selecting Annuity Providers on Plan Menus Portability of Annuities in Defined Contribution Plans Automatic IRA/401(k) Retirement Plans Collective Investment Trusts in 403(b) Plans Multiple Employer Plans Infrastructure Student Loans Remote Notarization General Account Products CARES Act ESG Investments Proxy Voting Emergency Savings
Client expense: $320,000 · Firm income: Not reported
2021 · second_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
H.R. 2123, Diversity and Inclusion Data Accountability and Transparency Act S. 1762, Financial Factors in Selecting Retirement Plan Investment Act
Client expense: $90,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of
2021 · second_quarter · Retirement
H.R. 2954, Securing a Strong Retirement Act of 2021 H.R. 3387/S. 1762, Financial Factors in Selecting Retirement Plan Investments Act S. 1770, Retirement Security and Savings Act of 2021 Various issues relating to multiemployer pension plans; multiemployer pension recapitalization and reform plan (MPRRP); single employer defined contribution plans and defined benefit plans; e-delivery of retirement plan disclosures and notices; funding for single employer pension plans; remote notarization; brokerage windows in self-directed retirement plans; fiduciary investment duties and fiduciary status; proxy voting and ERISA governed plans; pooled employer plans
Client expense: $11,640,000 · Firm income: Not reported
2021 · second_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
H.R. 3387, S. 1762 - Financial Factors in Selecting Retirement Plan Investment Act: Provisions relating to permitting retirement plans to consider environmental, social, and governance factors in investment decisions. H.R. 328 - The Wall Street Tax Act of 2021: Provisions related to taxes on security transactions. H.R. 8695 - Protecting Retirement Savings and Everyday Investors Act: Provisions related financial transaction taxes on retirement investments. H.R. 1277, S. 374 - Improving Corporate Governance Through Diversity Act of 2021: Provisions related to Proxy and Diversity and Inclusion. H.R. 1187 - Corporate Governance Improvement and Investor Protection Act: Provisions related to Environmental, Social and Governance disclosure. 29.CFR2550.404a-1: Provisions related to Qualified Default Investment Alternative, Environmental, Social and Governance disclosure and risk mitigation. Issues related to proposed changes to the FTC Hart Scott Rodino (HSR) rule regarding disclosure and acquisitions.
Client expense: $120,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE
2021 · second_quarter · Insurance
Legislation and rulemaking affecting annuities, variable life products and retirement savings including Biden Administration and Congressional proposals on tax reform. DOL - EBSA - Cybersecurity Guidance for Plan Sponsors, Fiduciaries, Record Keepers and Participants. DOL - EBSA - PTE 2020-02 - Improving Investment Advice for Workers & Retirees. DOL - EBSA - Financial Factors in Selecting Plan Investments - ZRIN 1210-AB95. DOL - EBSA - Improving Investment Advice for Workers and Retirees - ZRIN 1210-ZA29. DOL - EBSA - Pension Benefit Statements-Lifetime Income Illustrations - RIN 1210-AB20. DOL - EBSA - Fiduciary Duties Regarding Proxy Voting and Shareholder Rights - RIN 1210-AB91. DOL - OSEC - Rescission of Department of Labor Rule on Guidance (29 CFR Part 89 - RIN 1290-AA41). EOP - Executive Order on Climate-Related Financial Risk. EOP - Amending Executive Order 13959 - Addressing the Threat from Securities Investments That Finance Communist Chinese Military Companies (E.O. 13974 of Jan 13, 2021 - 86 FR 4875). EOP - Executive Order 13990 - Protecting Public Health and the Environment and Restoring Science to Tackle the Climate Crisis (Federal Register/Vol. 86, No. 14 - Monday, January 25, 2021). FINRA - Comment on Lessons From the COVID-19 Pandemic (Regulatory Notice 20-42). Proposals at the Department of Treasury for increasing Americans' access to guaranteed lifetime income solutions. Proposals at the Department of Labor for increasing Americans' access to guaranteed lifetime income solutions. The Registration for Index Linked Annuities Act of 2020 (S.3795/H.R. 6994 - 116th Congress). The Application of ERISA to Insurance Company General Accounts and General Account Contracts (H.R. 7278 - 115th Congress). The E-SIGN Modernization Act (S.4159 - 116th Congress). The Lifetime Income for Employees Act (HR. 8990 - 116th Congress). DOL implementation of Division O of the Further Consolidated Appropriations Act 2020 (Public Law No: 116-94). Treasury/IRS implementation of Division O of the Further Consolidated Appropriations Act 2020 (Public Law No: 116-94). SEC - Implementation and Enforcement of Regulation BI and Form CRS. SEC implementation of Division O of the Further Consolidated Appropriations Act 2020 (Public Law No: 116-94). SEC - Reporting Threshold for Institutional Investment Managers - RIN 3235-AM65. The American Families Plan. The American Infrastructure Bonds Act (S. 1308 - 117th Congress). The Bipartisan Infrastructure Framework. The Financial Factors in Selecting Retirement Plan Investment Act (S.1762/H.R. 3387-117th Congress). The Improving Access to Retirement Savings Act of 2021 (S.1703 - 117th Congress). The INVEST in America Act (H.R. 3684 - 117th Congress). The Local Infrastructure Financing Tools (LIFT) Act (HR 2634 - 117th Congress). The Primary Regulators of Insurance Vote Act (H.R.3099 - 117th Congress). The Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act (S. 420/H.R. 842-117th Congress). The Retirement Parity for Student Loans Act (S. 1443/HR 2917 - 117th Congress). The Retirement Savings Lost and Found Act (S.1730 - 117th Congress). The Retirement Security and Savings Act of 2021 (S. 1770 - 117th Congress). The Secure and Fair Enforcement (SAFE) Banking Act (S.910/H.R. 1996-117th Congress). The Securing a Strong Retirement Act (H.R.2954 - 117th Congress). The Securing and Enabling Commerce Using Remote and Electronic Notarization Act (S.1625 - 117th Congress).
2021 · second_quarter · Retirement
Legislation and rulemaking affecting annuities, variable life products and retirement savings including Biden Administration and Congressional proposals on tax reform. DOL - EBSA - Cybersecurity Guidance for Plan Sponsors, Fiduciaries, Record Keepers and Participants. DOL - EBSA - PTE 2020-02 - Improving Investment Advice for Workers & Retirees. DOL - EBSA - Financial Factors in Selecting Plan Investments - ZRIN 1210-AB95. DOL - EBSA - Improving Investment Advice for Workers and Retirees - ZRIN 1210-ZA29. DOL - EBSA - Pension Benefit Statements-Lifetime Income Illustrations - RIN 1210-AB20. DOL - EBSA - Fiduciary Duties Regarding Proxy Voting and Shareholder Rights - RIN 1210-AB91. DOL - OSEC - Rescission of Department of Labor Rule on Guidance (29 CFR Part 89 - RIN 1290-AA41). EOP - Executive Order on Climate-Related Financial Risk. EOP - Amending Executive Order 13959 - Addressing the Threat from Securities Investments That Finance Communist Chinese Military Companies (E.O. 13974 of Jan 13, 2021 - 86 FR 4875). EOP - Executive Order 13990 - Protecting Public Health and the Environment and Restoring Science to Tackle the Climate Crisis (Federal Register/Vol. 86, No. 14 - Monday, January 25, 2021). FINRA - Comment on Lessons From the COVID-19 Pandemic (Regulatory Notice 20-42). Proposals at the Department of Treasury for increasing Americans' access to guaranteed lifetime income solutions. Treasury - IRS Proposed Rulemaking: Multiple Employer Plans (26 CFR Part 1 [REG-121508-18] RIN 1545-BO97). Treasury - IRS Proposed Rulemaking: Updated Life Expectancy and Distribution Period Tables Used for Purposes of Determining Minimum Required Distributions (26 CFR Part 1 [REG-132210-18] RIN 1545-BP11). Proposals at the Department of Labor for increasing Americans' access to guaranteed lifetime income solutions. SEC - Implementation and Enforcement of Regulation BI and Form CRS. SEC - Updated Disclosure Requirements and Summary Prospectus for Variable Annuity and Variable Life Insurance Contracts (17 CFR Parts 230, 232, 239, 240, 270, and 274). The Automatic Retirement Plan Act of 2017 (H.R. 4523 - 115th Congress). The Retirement Plan Simplification Act of 2017 (H.R. 4524 - 115th Congress). The Expanding Access to Retirement Savings for Caregivers Act (H.R. 3078 - 116th Congress). The Application of ERISA to Insurance Company General Accounts and General Account Contracts (H.R. 7278 - 115th Congress). Senior Investor Pandemic and Fraud Protection Act - House Financial Services National Security, International Development and Monetary Policy Subcommittee (Discussion Draft). The Enhancing Emergency and Retirement Savings Act (S.1870-117th Congress). The Financial Exploitation Prevention Act (H.R. 2265 - 117th Congress). The Financial Factors in Selecting Retirement Plan Investment Act (S.1762/H.R. 3387-117th Congress). The Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2022 (H.R.4345 - 117th Congress). The Improving Access to Retirement Savings Act of 2021 (S.1703 - 117th Congress). The Long-Term Care Affordability Act (S.4820 - 116th Congress). The Military Spouses Retirement Security Act (S. 1273/HR 1453 - 117th Congress). The Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act (S. 420/H.R. 842-117th Congress). The Retirement Parity for Student Loans Act (S. 1443/HR 2917 - 117th Congress). The Retirement Savings Lost and Found Act (S.1730 - 117th Congress). The Retirement Security and Savings Act of 2021 (S. 1770 - 117th Congress). The Securing a Strong Retirement Act (H.R.2954 - 117th Congress). The Securing and Enabling Commerce Using Remote and Electronic Notarization Act (S.1625 - 117th Congress). The Senior Security Act (S.856/H.R.1565 - 117th Congress). The Servicemember Retirement Improvement Act (H.R. 905 - 116th Congress). The Registration for Index Linked Annuities Act of 2020 (S.3795/H.R.6994 - 116th Congress). The E-SIGN Modernization Act. (S.4159 - 116th Congress). The Lifetime Income for Employees Act (HR. 8990 - 116th Congress). The Secure and Fair Enforcement (SAFE) Banking Act (S.910/H.R. 1996 - 117th Congress). DOL implementation of Division O of the Further Consolidated Appropriations Act 2020 (Public Law No: 116-94). Treasury/IRS implementation of Division O of the Further Consolidated Appropriations Act 2020 (Public Law No: 116-94). SEC implementation of Division O of the Further Consolidated Appropriations Act 2020 (Public Law No: 116-94). Treasury - IRS - Draft of the 2022 IRS Form W-4P and W4-R, Withholding Certificate for Periodic Pension or Annuity Payments. Treasury - IRS - Notice 2021-03 - Extension of Temporary Relief from the Physical Presence Requirement for Spousal Consents Under Qualified Retirement Plans.
2021 · second_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
Legislation and rulemaking affecting annuities, variable life products and retirement savings including Biden Administration and Congressional proposals on tax reform. EOP - Executive Order on Climate-Related Financial Risk. EOP - Amending Executive Order 13959 - Addressing the Threat from Securities Investments That Finance Communist Chinese Military Companies (E.O. 13974 of Jan 13, 2021 - 86 FR 4875). EOP - Executive Order 13990 - Protecting Public Health and the Environment and Restoring Science to Tackle the Climate Crisis (Federal Register/Vol. 86, No. 14 - Monday, January 25, 2021). FINRA - Comment on Lessons From the COVID-19 Pandemic (Regulatory Notice 20-42). DOL - EBSA - Cybersecurity Guidance for Plan Sponsors, Fiduciaries, Record Keepers and Participants. DOL - EBSA - PTE 2020-02 - Improving Investment Advice for Workers & Retirees. DOL - EBSA - Financial Factors in Selecting Plan Investments - ZRIN 1210-AB95. DOL - EBSA - Improving Investment Advice for Workers and Retirees - ZRIN 1210-ZA29. DOL - EBSA - Pension Benefit Statements-Lifetime Income Illustrations - RIN 1210-AB20. DOL - EBSA - Fiduciary Duties Regarding Proxy Voting and Shareholder Rights - RIN 1210-AB91. SEC - Implementation and Enforcement of Regulation BI and Form CRS. SEC - Reporting Threshold for Institutional Investment Managers - RIN 3235-AM65. Treasury - IRS Proposed Rulemaking: Updated Life Expectancy and Distribution Period Tables Used for Purposes of Determining Minimum Required Distributions (26 CFR Part 1 [REG-132210-18] RIN 1545-BP11). Proposals at the Department of Treasury for increasing Americans' access to guaranteed lifetime income solutions. Proposals at the Department of Labor for increasing Americans' access to guaranteed lifetime income solutions. Department of Labor rule to expand the scope of persons and entities that would be considered a fiduciary under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act. The Consumer Data Privacy Act - (Sen. Wyden (D-OR) - Discussion Draft). The CECL Consumer Impact and Study Bill of 2019 (H.R. 3182 - 116th Congress). The Corporate Management Accountability Act of 2019 (S.1885/H.R. 4320 - 116th Congress). The Cybersecurity and Financial System Resilience Act of 2019 (H.R. 4458 - 116th Congress). Senior Investor Pandemic and Fraud Protection Act - House Financial Services National Security, International Development and Monetary Policy Subcommittee (Discussion Draft). House Energy and Commerce Committee - Privacy Bill (Discussion Draft). The American Families Plan. The Bipartisan Infrastructure Framework. The Diversity and Inclusion Data Accountability and Transparency Act. (H.R. 2123 - 117th Congress). The Diversity Data Accountability Act (H.R.2001 - 117th Congress). The ESG Disclosure Simplification Act. (H.R. 1187 - 117th Congress). The Financial Exploitation Prevention Act (H.R. 2265 - 117th Congress). The Financial Factors in Selecting Retirement Plan Investment Act (S.1762/H.R. 3387-117th Congress). The Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2022 (H.R.4345 - 117th Congress). The Improving Corporate Governance Through Diversity Act. (H.R. 1277 - 117th Congress). The INVEST in America Act (H.R. 3684 - 117th Congress). The Primary Regulators of Insurance Vote Act (H.R.3099 - 117th Congress). The Promoting Diversity and Inclusion in Banking Act. (H.R. 2516 - 117th Congress). The Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act (S. 420/H.R. 842-117th Congress). The Secure and Fair Enforcement (SAFE) Banking Act (S.910/H.R. 1996-117th Congress). The Securing and Enabling Commerce Using Remote and Electronic Notarization Act (S.1625 - 117th Congress). The Senior Security Act (S.856/H.R.1565 - 117th Congress). The Shareholder Political Transparency Act. (H.R. 1087 - 117th Congress). The Registration for Index Linked Annuities Act of 2020 (S.3795/H.R.6994 - 116th Congress). The E-SIGN Modernization Act. (S.4159 - 116th Congress). The SAFE Banking Act (S.910/H.R. 1996 - 117th Congress). DOL implementation of Division O of the Further Consolidated Appropriations Act 2020 (Public Law No: 116-94). Treasury/IRS implementation of Division O of the Further Consolidated Appropriations Act 2020 (Public Law No: 116-94). SEC implementation of Division O of the Further Consolidated Appropriations Act 2020 (Public Law No: 116-94).
2021 · second_quarter · Retirement
ISSUE Investment Advice Standard of Conduct DRAFTAutomatic Retirement Plan Act of 2020 - require employers to offer a 401(k) or 403(b) plan HR 6994/S 3795 (116th), Registration for Index Linked Annuities (RILA) Act - requires the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to create a new form for the registration of index linked annuities. DRAFTPortable Retirement and Investment Account (PRIA) Act - to establish portable retirement accounts DRAFTWell-Being Insurance for Seniors to be at Home (WISH) Act - create a public-private partnership to provide long-term health care insurance for older adults. HR 699, Mutual Fund Litigation Reform Act - amend the Investment Company Act of 1940 to provide complaint and burden of proof requirements for certain actions for breach of fiduciary duty HR 725/S 153, Personalized Care Act - amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand and improve health savings accounts, and for other purposes. HR 984, Retirement Inflation Protection Act - allows the basis of certain assets to be adjusted for inflation solely for the purpose of determining the gain or loss. S 380, Health Savings Act - modifies the requirements for health savings accounts (HSAs). HR 1584, Protecting Retirement Savers and Everyday Investors Act - impose a limitation on taxation and fees on transactions by certain securities industry participants. HR 1618/S 606, RESPOND Act - require the FRB and SEC to issue an annual report on the economic costs caused by the impacts of climate change, to require the Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board to establish a Federal Advisory Panel on the Economics of Climate Change. S 1443Retirement Parity for Student Loans Act -- allows certain employer-sponsored retirement plans to make matching contributions for an employee's student loan payments HR 2951 To direct the Secretary of the Treasury to modify Treasury Regulations relating to insurance-dedicated exchange-traded funds - enables ETFs as investment option in variable insurance products HR 2954 Securing a Strong Retirement Act of 2021 -- To increase retirement savings, simplify and clarify retirement plan rules, and for other purposes. HR 2944 Reducing the Maximum Service Requirement for Long-term Part-time Workers to Make Elective Deferrals to 401(k) Plans Act -- to reduce the retirement plan period of service requirements for long-term, part-time employees. S 1703Improving Access to Retirement Savings Act of 2021 -- to increase retirement savings, to improve retirement plan administration, and for other purposes. S 1770Retirement Security & Savings Act -- to increase retirement savings, to improve retirement plan administration, and for other purposes. HR 3387/S 1762 Financial Factors in Selecting Retirement Plan Investment Act -- to permit retirement plans to consider certain factors in investment decisions. S 1870Enhancing Emergency and Retirement Savings Act of 2021 -- permits penalty-free distributions from tax-exempt retirement plans for emergency personal expenses. S 1272SIMPLE Plan Modernization Act -- increases the contribution limits for certain SIMPLE IRAs and modifies the requirements for replacing SIMPLE IRAs with 401(k) plans. HR 2741 Public Service Retirement Fairness Act -- To modify rules relating to 403(b) plans.
2021 · second_quarter · Retirement
Legislative Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021 - H.R. 133 (Public Law 116-260) - employer-sponsored retirement and other benefit plans American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 - H.R. 1319, (Public Law 117-2) - single-employer pension funding stabilization FY2022 budget proposal Administration - Infrastructure proposal Automatic Retirement Plan Act (ARPA) Improving Access to Retirement Savings Act - S. 1703 Retirement Savings Lost and Found Act - S. 1730 Retirement Parity for Student Loans Act - S. 1443/H.R. 2917 Financial Factors in Selecting Retirement Plan Investment Act - S. 1762 Retirement Security and Savings Act of 2021 - S. 1770 Enhancing Emergency and Retirement Savings Act of 2021 - S. 1870 Securing a Strong Retirement Act - H.R. 2954 Emergency Pension Plan Relief Act - H.R. 409 Emergency Pension Plan Relief Act - H.R. 423 Cybersecurity Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) principals in investing Financial wellness Mortality Tables - improvements Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) premiums Tax Incentives for 401 (k) contributions Telework practices Regulatory DOL - sub-regulatory guidance - reduction of cybersecurity risks for retirement plan sponsors American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 - H.R. 1319, (Public Law 117-2) - single-employer pension funding stabilization - implementation issues DOL - Independent Contractor Rule - withdrawal of final rule PBGC/IRS - Missing Participants - request for clarifying guidance on missing participant benefits DOL - best practices for missing participants IRS - final regulations - automatic postponements during Federally declared disasters DOL - Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) investment and proxy voting guidance, temporary non-enforcement policy DOL (EBSA) - guidance on maximum duration of relief extending certain participant and plan deadlines resulting from COVID-19 Treasury/IRS - safe harbor correction method for automatic contribution arrangements IRS - mandatory 60-day postponement of certain tax-related deadlines Treasury/IRS - - request for guidance on defined benefit funding implementation DOL/Treasury/IRS - Pooled Employer Plans (PEPs) and Multiple Employer Plans (MEPs) - comments on registration requirements, service crediting guidance and other issues DOL (EBSA) - investment advice guidance and related prohibited transaction exemptions Treasury/IRS - Remote notarization DOL - Interim Final Rule on Lifetime Income Illustration Requirements Emergency savings Executive compensation ERISA Uniformity EEOC - workplace diversity data deadline (EEO-1) Component 1 data) Form 5500 Reporting Mortality Tables - improvements Multiemployer pension plan issues Paid leave proposals and issues State retirement plan initiatives Student loan repayment benefit PBGC/IRS - withholding issue for terminating plans IRS Tax Forms W4-P and W4-R (suggesting changes)
2021 · second_quarter · Retirement
S. 1677- EMPOWERS Act (Baldwin) S. 1762- Financial Factors in Selecting Retirement Plan Investments Act (Smith) H.R. 3308- EMPOWERS Act (Jayapal) H.R. 3387- Financial Factors in Selecting Retirement Plan Investments Act (DelBene) H.R. 3604- Retirees Sustainable Investment Opportunities Act (Levin) Electronic Distribution of Retirement Plan Communications Qualified Default Investment Alternatives
Client expense: $1,030,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Treasury, Dept of
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Client expense: $900,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC)
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of
Client expense: $140,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of
Client expense: $940,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC)
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of
Client expense: $140,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of
Client expense: $560,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC)
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of
Government targets: Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of
Client expense: $326,282 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
Client expense: $397,192 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC)
Client expense: $180,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of
Client expense: $180,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of
Client expense: $180,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of
Client expense: $720,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Postal Service (USPS)
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC)
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS), Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Security Council (NSC), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
Government targets: Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of
Client expense: $397,192 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
Client expense: $140,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of
Client expense: $140,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of
Client expense: $140,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of
Client expense: $640,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Postal Service (USPS)
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC)
Client expense: $305,341 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
Government targets: Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS), Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Security Council (NSC), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
Client expense: $130,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of
Client expense: $130,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of
Client expense: $130,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of
Client expense: $750,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Postal Service (USPS)
Client expense: $324,796 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of, White House Office