Highlights: After two decades of litigation, a federal judge granted preliminary approval of the $38 billion Visa/Mastercard interchange fee settlement, delivering real merchant relief through the courts, not Congress. The settlement ends the "Honor All Cards" rule, cuts interchange rates,…
Read moreA new summary from the International Center for Law & Economics (ICLE) highlights the regulatory alarm around private credit, and concludes that the data do not support the current panic. Economists Lawrence Powell and Julian Morris broke down their recent…
Read moreA new white paper from the International Center for Law & Economics finds that life insurers with larger private credit allocations are stronger, not weaker, undermining the case for heavy-handed regulatory intervention. Using National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) annual…
Read more“Sen. Steve Daines (R., Mont.) is leading a group of Senate Republicans in support of a Trump administration proposal that would expand access to alternative investments in 401(k) retirement plans, arguing that American workers deserve access to the same investment…
Read moreThis week, Capitol Account reported on critics of the Trump Administration’s proposed rule which aims to expand access to alternative assets for the 90 million Americans with 401(k) plans, codifying President Trump’s executive order issued last summer. Specifically, they cite…
Read moreIn April 2025, Montana took a major step toward a more competitive economic future. With the signing of House Bill 337, Governor Greg Gianforte enacted the largest income tax cut in state history, advancing a broader strategy to attract investment,…
Read moreToday is the final day to submit public comments on the Department of Labor's proposed rule on 401(k) alternative assets, and it's worth taking a moment to explain exactly what that rule does and why it matters. We showed how…
Read moreHighlights: Ted Siedle, a frequent critic of public pension funds, is targeting CalPERS with a sensational new report built on cherry-picked data, recycled language, and incomplete analysis. This report mirrors Siedle's 2021 effort for the Ohio Retired Teachers Association, in…
Read moreHighlights: The Budget Lab at Yale University launched in 2024 as a “nonpartisan policy research center,” but a review of the organization shows that it functions as a think tank for liberal policymakers. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has said he's…
Read moreOver the past week, we’ve highlighted data from President Trump's Council of Economic Advisers (CEA) on the significant benefits for retirement savers from opening 401(k) plans to private market investments. First, we showed how regulatory barriers have locked 90 million…
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