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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.
Biden Picks Benefits Lawyer to Head Labor's EBSA
By Melanie WaddellIf confirmed, Gomez would join Labor as it works on its new fiduciary rule.
June 30, 2021
Standing Up for Advisors' Independent Contractor StatusThe PRO Act, being considered by the U.S. Senate, would impose a stringent worker classification test on indie advisors.
June 15, 2021
Closed Courts, Missing 401(k) Participants Confront DOL Agency: GAOFinding missing participants in retirement plans will remain a long-term challenge and may require more resources.
June 11, 2021
DOL to Redefine 'Fiduciary' in New RuleLabor says it plans "to more appropriately define" when advisors to employee benefit plans and IRAs are fiduciaries.
June 08, 2021
Target Date Funds: A 'Time Bomb' in a Retirement Tool for the Masses?The GAO will investigate target date funds. What does that mean for the multitrillion-dollar industry?
May 21, 2021
Biden Orders DOL to End or Revise Rules Limiting ESG InvestmentsThis is one of several directives in a wide-ranging executive order addressing the government's response to climate change.
May 21, 2021
Human Capital: FSI's Bellaire Sounds Off on DOL Withdrawal of Independent Contractor RuleFSI's David Bellaire talks about how the withdrawal of the rule is affecting advisory firms.
May 19, 2021
FSI Lobbies Senators for a Fix After DOL Kills Independent Contractor RuleThe loss of independent contractor status would be "devastating" to advisors, FSI's David Bellaire tells ThinkAdvisor.