DOL Fiduciary Duty Rule

Its prospects never looked good, given the same judge that denied the plaintiffs’ lawsuit challenging the Labor Department’s fiduciary duty rule would also rule on ...

Recorded: 03-21-2017

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Many investment advisers have a critical need to catch up rather than get ahead when it comes to cybersecurity, a recent industry study reveals. The ...

More than 500 comments have flooded into the Labor Department about its proposal to delay for 60 days its fiduciary duty rule (IA Watch, March ...

The Federal Register has published the Labor Department’s 8-page proposed rule that would move its fiduciary duty rule’s applicability date to June 9th from April ...

This document proposes to extend for 60 days the applicability date defining who is a “fiduciary” under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) and ...

IA Watch has spoken with sources with the Financial Planning Coalition who met Feb. 14 with the White House’s Office of Management and Budget about ...

In ERISA parlance, if you manage investments for a plan you’re either a so-called 3(21) or a 3(38) fiduciary – the numbers originating from ERISA’s ...

You’re not alone if you’re confused about whether to proceed to comply with the Labor Department’s April 10th applicability date for its fiduciary duty rule ...