On January 13, 2026, the Department of Labor (the “DOL”) submitted to the White House Office of Management and Budget (“OMB”) proposed rules (the “Proposed Rules”) relating to the inclusion of alternative assets (such as digital assets, private equity, private credit and real estate) within 401(k) and other defined contribution plans (collectively, “DC Plans”).
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SEC Commissioner Mark T. Uyeda recently gave remarks in which he argued that the target date funds that are typically included in many 401(k) and other defined contribution plans may be missing out on higher returns and increased diversification by not having any exposure to private market investments.
After highlighting the potential benefits that private
Similar to the old school public service announcements that used to tell us the time of day and asked us if we knew where our children were, Proskauer wants to make sure fund managers are complying with their applicable “venture capital operating company” (“VCOC”) obligations.
A manager of a private investment fund that accepts investments
Under ERISA, a participating employer that withdraws from a multiemployer pension plan must pay its share of the plan’s unfunded vested benefits (i.e., its withdrawal liability). ERISA’s “controlled group” rules extend this obligation to all “trades and businesses” that are under “common control” with the withdrawing employer, thereby making the withdrawing employer and each controlled