The DOL’s ESG Final Rule: What ERISA Plan Fiduciaries Should Know

Worldwide Employee Benefits Network [WEB] - New York Chapter

Join our WEB New York Chapter as we discuss the DOL’s investment duties final rule with a focus on:

• Providing an overview of the final rule, including its scope and application
• Addressing some key considerations for plan sponsors and fiduciaries

Featured Speaker:

Josh Lichtenstein, Partner, Ropes & Gray LLP
Josh Lichtenstein is an ERISA and benefits partner in New York who heads the firm's ERISA fiduciary practice. Josh focuses on finding creative and practical solutions to issues involving the investment of plan assets in a constantly evolving asset management landscape. He advises banks, asset managers, private wealth platforms, large pension plans and other institutions on the ERISA issues that have emerged or found prominence in recent years, which includes:

• the DOL's evolving fiduciary standards and definitions
• the changing landscape of DOL guidance on plan investments and ESG considerations
• fiduciary governance best practices and litigation risks (including plan investment menu design)
• developing new products to provide 401(k) and retail investors with exposure to private equity and alternative investments

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