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Ron Rhoades Sees Grim Fiduciary Rule Future
By Jane Wollman RusoffRhoades, a fiduciary rule proponent, doubts the full rule will go into effect during the Trump administration.
November 16, 2017
Advisors Must Act in Customers' Best Interest: DOL SecretaryAlex Acosta said EBSA will go after retirement advisors in material breach of the standards.
November 15, 2017
DOL Ready to Enforce Fiduciary Rule: AcostaIf firms are willfully violating the best-interest standard, which took effect June 9, Labor will use its enforcement authority, Acosta told lawmakers.
November 02, 2017
DOL Files Official Delay of Fiduciary RuleThe delay should be approved by OMB in a week or two, lawyer Reish says. Barbara Roper doubts the complete rule will ever take effect.
October 25, 2017
Watchdog Group Sues DOL Over Fiduciary Rule DocumentsThe group, American Oversight, is suing Labor for not responding to its FOIA request to release relevant documents about its fiduciary rule.
October 19, 2017
Thrivent, DOL Anti-Arb Fiduciary Tussle ContinuesLabor argues that there's no need for relief from the anti-arbitration provision because the rule will likely be delayed anyway.
October 16, 2017
Commonwealth CEO Upbeat on DOL Fiduciary, ‘RIA-zation’Wayne Bloom and other execs highlight the growth of the firms indie advisors at a national event in San Diego.
October 11, 2017
Dealing With Rollovers Under the DOL Fiduciary RuleHere's how things could work if the rule comes back to life.