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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.
Latest DOL Fiduciary Fight Zeros In on Advice vs. Sales
By Melanie WaddellThe Labor Department and the nine plaintiffs suing over the fiduciary rule are at odds over whether Labor has the authority to regulate sales.
August 09, 2017
DOL Seeks 18-Month Delay for Fiduciary ComplianceThe Labor Department has requested a delay for the best-interest contract exemption and two other PTEs.
August 04, 2017
Skip Schweiss: The Real Reason the Industry Is Fighting the DOL Fiduciary RuleMost objection to the rule centers around one provision, TD Ameritrade Institutional's Skip Schweiss tells ThinkAdvisor, and that could shape any revisions by DOL.
August 03, 2017
A Look Inside LPL’s DOL Fiduciary StrategyWhether the rule is enforced Jan. 1 or not, the IBD will go forward with its new compliance tools, LPL's Bill Morrissey told ThinkAdvisor.
July 31, 2017
The DOL Fiduciary Rule: Implementation and Level-Fee FiduciariesIn my last column, I addressed the DOL fiduciary rule transition period. In this column, I will address the post-transition period.
July 20, 2017
New DOL Rule Changes the Way Annuity Salespeople Do BusinessFeeling lost when you try to read fiduciary rule articles? Here's a look at the basics.
July 13, 2017
Fiduciary Debate Rages On as Wagner Pushes DOL Rule AlternativeRep. Ann Wagner says the best interest standard her new bill proposes "applies to both investment and retirement accounts, unlike Labors rule."
July 03, 2017
The Debate Over ‘New Evidence’ and the Fiduciary RuleIn an email to ThinkAdvisor, Harold Evensky had some choice words on a recent Chamber of Commerce study that purported to show the rules harm.