President Trump’s August 7, 2025 retirement plan Executive Order underscores the administration’s objective to make alternative assets available to defined-contribution plan participants. Below, we identify four steps the Department of Labor and the Securities and Exchange Commission should prioritize to …

Good morning, and thank you for convening this roundtable on private market valuation. My remarks reflect my views as an individual Commissioner and not necessarily the views of the full Commission or my fellow Commissioners.

On August 7, 2025, the Trump Administration released the heavily anticipated Executive Order, “Democratizing Access to Alternative Assets for 401(k) Investors” (the “Executive Order”), which represents a significant development and a positive step toward facilitating investment by defined …