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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.
December 02, 2021
Senate Panel Advances Biden's Pick for a Key DOL PostLisa Gomez's nomination to head EBSA, which oversees retirement plans, now moves to the full Senate.
November 30, 2021
DOL Unit Recovered $2.4B for Retirement Plans, Savers in 2021In fiscal 2021, EBSA closed 1,072 civil investigations, with 741 of those investigations resulting in monetary penalties.
November 29, 2021
Biden's Pick for Key DOL Post Is Up for Vote; Fiduciary Rule Delay ExpectedA former EBSA head says Labor won't meet its December deadline to release a new fiduciary rule.
November 23, 2021
Beware of DOL Prohibited TransactionsAdvisory fiduciaries need to avoid the minefield of specific ERISA and IRC customer protection rules.
November 23, 2021
2021 News of the YearWe review the major developments affecting financial advisors — from Wall Street to Washington — over the past 12 months.
November 09, 2021
Resurrecting 2016 DOL Fiduciary Rule Would Hurt Low-Income Savers: StudyAn advocacy group worries Labor will veer too close to the vacated rule when it updates its definition of fiduciary.
October 25, 2021
DOL Extends Fiduciary Rule Compliance Date, Including Rollover AdviceLabor extended the non-enforcement policy on its fiduciary rule to Jan. 31.
October 15, 2021
4 Tech Trends Transforming 401(k)sEvery aspect of the retirement industry is changing, and technology is at the core of it all, a Vestwell survey found.
October 13, 2021
DOL Opens Door for More ESG Investments in 401(k)sThe agency proposed a new rule that would undo the restrictions imposed under the Trump administration.
October 07, 2021
Defining Who Is a Fiduciary Is Central to ERISA, Biden's DOL Pick SaysLisa Gomez, tapped to lead EBSA, told senators she looks forward to "taking another look at the conflict of interest rule."