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Fiduciary Duties in Selecting Designated Investment Alternatives
The Employee Benefits Security Administration published this proposed rule in the Federal Register on March 31, 2026. Comments closed on June 1, 2026.
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What the agency says
This document contains a proposed regulation that clarifies, and provides a safe harbor for, a fiduciary's duty of prudence under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) in connection with selecting designated investment alternatives for a participant-directed individual account plan, including asset allocation funds that include alternative assets. This proposal implements section 3(c) of President Trump's Executive Order 14330, Democratizing Access to Alternative Assets for 401(k) Investors.
Key facts
- Document number
- 2026-06178
- Type
- Proposed rule
- Action
- Proposed rule
- Agency
- Labor Department; Employee Benefits Security Administration
- Published
- March 31, 2026
- Comments due
- June 1, 2026
- Dates
- Comments are due on or before June 1, 2026.
- Regulation ID (RIN)
- 1210-AC38
- Code of Federal Regulations
- 29 CFR 2550
- Topics
- Employee benefit plans; Fiduciaries; Investments; Pensions; Securities
- Pages
- 57
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