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On October 31, the Biden Administration rolled out its long-anticipated update to the fiduciary rule. While
it’s got a new name (the Retirement Security Rule), it builds on and extends the Labor Department’s reach by both focusing on the needs and perceptions of the retirement investor and eliminating the “regular basis” aspect of the so-called five-part test that has long
been an integral component of what was considered to define an ERISA fiduciary. 

In the latest episode Nevin (Adams) and Fred (Reish) consider the historical framework of the ERISA fiduciary definition, how the proposed rule would alter that, and what obstacles lie between that proposal and its ultimate adoption. 

EXCLUSIVE Interview on the DOL’s Retirement Security Rule with EBSA’s Tim Hauser https://www.napa-net.org/news-info/daily-news/exclusive-interview-dol%E2%80%99s-retirement-security-rule-ebsa%E2%80%99s-tim-hauser 

Breaking: Biden Administration Previews Fiduciary Rule Rollout https://www.napa-net.org/news-info/daily-news/breaking-biden-administration-previews-fiduciary-rule-rollout 

Fred Reish’s blog posts on different aspects of the DOL proposal: https://fredreish.com/category/fiduciary/  

Links to the proposed guidance, as well as the proposed PTE amendments are below: 

Proposed
Retirement Security Rule
 

Proposed
Amendment to PTE 2020–02
 

Proposed
Amendment to PTE 84–24
 

Proposed
Amendment to PTEs 75–1, 77–4, 80–83, 83–1, and 86–128