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Bills to Replace DOL Fiduciary Rule Pass House Panel
By Melanie WaddellBoth bills "codify loopholes that make it all too easy" for advisors to avoid their best interest obligations, says consumer advocate Barbara Roper.
February 01, 2016
How Annuities Will Be Transformed by DOL Fiduciary RuleAfter DOLs rule is adopted this year, advisors will face a very different world when designing or selling annuities.
January 29, 2016
Bills to Replace DOL Fiduciary Rule to Get Marked Up on TuesdayThe proposals provide a "responsible legislative alternative" to the DOLs "controversial" fiduciary plan, says House Education & Workforce Committee Chairman John Kline.
January 29, 2016
DOL Fiduciary Rule Lands at OMB for ReviewSIFMA urges OMB to put the rule through a "comprehensive" cost-benefit analysis.
January 27, 2016
Debate on Fiduciary Is Over; Battle for ‘Best Interest’ Rages OnThe debate on fiduciary duties ended with the DOL rule win. The battle continues over the meaning of fiduciary and best interest.
January 26, 2016
FSI Vows to Continue Fighting DOL Fiduciary RuleDale Brown: Were not ruling out any actions to stop rules implementation. David Bellaire: Rule will do irreparable harm to investors.
January 26, 2016
DOL’s Perez: Fiduciary Rule to Be Wrapped Up in ‘Coming Months’Labor Secretary Thomas Perez also said the White House plans to push for auto-IRAs and boost MEPs in its upcoming 2017 budget.
January 20, 2016
Voya says DOL contradicts itself with state-run safe harborVoya is saying that the Department of Labor is contradicting itself by proposing a state-run safe harbor.