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Get the latest news and insights on the Department of Labor's moves around the fiduciary rule, other financial regulations, enforcement actions and more.
House Passes Amendments Killing DOL Fiduciary Rule
By Melanie WaddellThe amendments are attached to a spending bill that's up for debate Wednesday.
November 08, 2023
Proposed DOL Standard Would Greatly Expand Fiduciary ReachThe new rule would make major changes to the five-part test for fiduciary status.
November 08, 2023
18 Trade Groups Press DOL to Extend Fiduciary Rule Comment PeriodThe plan "makes significant and unanticipated changes to the current regulatory framework," groups including SIFMA argue.
November 07, 2023
New DOL Fiduciary Rule Will Face Lawsuit, Former Treasury Official SaysLawsuits tanked the 2016 rule, but the new one is "less broad," Ben Harris of Brookings says.
November 07, 2023
IRA Rollovers and Taxes: What to Know as New DOL Fiduciary Rule LoomsUnderstanding tax implications of when moving money out of a 401(k) is crucial to giving advice in clients' best interest.
November 06, 2023
Here Are the 'Big-Picture' Principles of New Fiduciary Rule: DOL OfficialTim Hauser of the Employee Benefits Security Administration described the guiding principles behind the new fiduciary definition.
November 02, 2023
Equitable Eyes DOL's Fiduciary Rule ApproachBut to many industry, consumer and regulator groups, the regulation drafts look similar to the 2016 effort.
November 01, 2023
Critics Take Aim at New DOL Fiduciary RuleThe plan goes too far, some critics maintain, while others see legal challenges mounting.