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The Securities and Exchange Commission has issued a staff interpretation that addresses the use of collective investment trusts in pooled employer plans. 

The Internal Revenue Service has announced the postponement of certain tax-related deadlines for victims of Super Typhoon Sinlaku until November 2, 2026.

President Trump has issued an Executive Order that will establish a marketplace website for private-sector IRAs to provide a solution for workers without access to an employer-sponsored retirement plan.

State mandated retirement programs have become a way to increase the low percentage of Americans saving for retirement, and a way to bridge the coverage gap as pensions become rarer.

Senators Bill Cassidy (R-LA) and Jim Banks (R-IN) have introduced the Investigation Status and Governance for Honest Transparency (INSIGHT) Act.

The Internal Revenue Service has released Notice 2026-27, updating the static mortality tables for defined benefit plans for 2027. 

A bill re-introduced by Representative Bryan Steil (R-WI), titled the Protecting Americans' Retirement Savings From Politics Act, has cleared the House Financial Services Committee by a vote of 27-24. 

Representatives Adrian Smith (R-NE), along with cosponsors Blake Moore (R-UT) and Brian Jack (R-GA), have introduced H.R. 8313, the Trump Accounts for All Generations Act. 

The Internal Revenue Service has issued Revenue Ruling 2026-09 which contains the applicable federal rates for May 2026. 

The Department of Labor's Employee Benefits Security Administration has issued Field Assistance Bulletin 2026-01, a memorandum to EBSA staff from Assistant Secretary Daniel Aronowitz providing guiding principles for EBSA's enforcement priorities.