Fiduciary Duties in Selecting Designated Investment Alternatives
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- What it does
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.
The Employee Benefits Security Administration's summary, as published in the Federal Register.
- What it would change
1 part of Title 29 of the Code of Federal Regulations:
- Before this
No earlier Federal Register document under regulation identifier 1210-AC38 since Jan. 1, 2025.
- What happens next and when
Comments are due on or before June 1, 2026.
The agency's dates, word for word.
Reginfo.gov lists a rule with this regulation identifier as under review at the White House Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs since Nov. 5, 2026 (stage: Final Rule). See it
The record as published
| Document number | 2026-06178 |
|---|---|
| Action | Proposed rule. |
| Agencies | Labor Department; Employee Benefits Security Administration |
| Published | March 31, 2026 |
| Comments close | June 1, 2026 |
| Regulation identifier (RIN) | 1210-AC38 |
| Docket | EBSA-2026-0166 |
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