Lost Property and Escheatment Content

On January 14, 2025, the Department of Labor (DOL) issued Field Assistance Bulletin (FAB) No. 2025-01, announcing a temporary enforcement policy related to the transfer of small accounts of missing participants to state unclaimed property funds. Under the new enforcement policy, DOL...

The Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs released the Fall 2023 Unified Agenda of Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions on December 6, 2023. The agenda includes regulatory actions that the Securities and Exchange Commission and Commodity Futures Trading Commission expect to take...

The Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs released the Spring 2023 Unified Agenda of Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions on June 13, 2023. The agenda includes regulatory actions that the Securities and Exchange Commission and Commodity Futures Trading Commission expect to take...

The Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs released the Fall 2022 Unified Agenda of Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions on January 4, 2023. The agenda includes regulatory actions that the Securities and Exchange Commission and Commodity Futures Trading Commission expect to take...

We have been informed that South Carolina’s Unclaimed Property Program has revised its reporting instructions for securities-related property.

As you likely know, every state has an unclaimed property law that requires abandoned property to be turned over to the state.