Fiduciary standard

Too many recordkeepers, complex contract structure, and a flood of investment options impede updates to best practices, warns John Ludwig.

Too many recordkeepers, complex contract structure, and a flood of investment options impede updates to best practices, warns John Ludwig.

Advisers could get more clarity thanks to a temporary enforcement policy for the new Fiduciary Rule.

With an eye toward potential repeal, Alexander Acosta told senators that he will abide by President Trump's executive memorandum and review the rule's impact.

With the Labor Department’s deadline for public comment coming to an end, columnists Amy Hwang and Stuart Harris say there are four moves that could follow.

Advisers must know how to explain their role in the Conflict of Interest era.

Hope is dimming, but top Democrats like Sen. Elizabeth Warren and investor advocates are unlikely to relent in their efforts to preserve the regulation.

Not subject to SEC disclosures and filings, collective investment trusts are gaining traction as fiduciaries focus on fee reduction.

Not subject to SEC disclosures and filings, collective investment trusts are gaining traction as fiduciaries focus on fee reduction.

A presidential memorandum requires a second look with an updated economic and legal analysis to determine if it may adversely affect the acquisition of retirement information and financial advice.

Let’s enact a uniform fiduciary standard so all clients are protected and any appearance of compensation bias is removed, urges John Ludwig.

A presidential memorandum requires a second look with an updated economic and legal analysis to determine if it may adversely affect the acquisition of retirement information and financial advice.

‘The bulk of advisers’ embrace the principles of the regulation and will continue to carry them out.

‘The bulk of advisers’ embrace the principles of the regulation and will continue to carry them out.

Despite President Trump’s executive order to delay implementation of the DOL rule, financial service companies, 401(k) record companies, employers and other stakeholders say they're moving ahead with planned changes.

While a review will be undertaken by the Labor Department, the White House signaled that the president was expecting significant change.

Employee benefits lawyer Brad Campbell predicts the Trump administration will delay the Labor Department’s regulation by six months before either repealing or modifying it.

Employee benefits lawyer Brad Campbell predicts the Trump administration will delay the Labor Department’s regulation by six months before either repealing or modifying it.

From the ACA to fiduciary and overtime regulation, employers must consider how to handle this time of change and uncertainty.

From the ACA to fiduciary and overtime regulation, how should brokerages guide their clients?