UpFront
ESG Is Permissible but Not Required
The DOL's final rule lets plans use environmental, social and governance investments in their qualified default investment alternative, choose such investments to suit participants’ preferences, and take other such ESG-friendly steps.
To access this premium content, please sign up for a free account!
You Might Also Like:
11th Circuit Revives ERISA Suit Over Royal Caribbean Retirement Plan Investments
According to the appellate court’s ruling, ERISA plaintiffs do not always need an ‘apples-to-apples’ investment benchmark to demonstrate imprudence.
ERISA Claims Against Independence Administrators Survive Dismissal Bid
A Philadelphia judge found Aramark plausibly alleged its health-plan administrator acted as a fiduciary.
Part of 3M ERISA Suit Survives After Judge Finds Fidelity Funds Fit as Benchmark
A Minnesota federal judge allowed claims of target-date-fund imprudence and self-dealing to proceed, while narrowing other theories.

