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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.
October 20, 2015
DOL to ‘Simplify and Streamline’ Fiduciary Rule: BorziDOL is looking for constructive comments on ways to improve the rule and has found them, Borzi said at ARA conference.
October 16, 2015
DOL Chief: We Won’t Play ‘Gotcha’ With Fiduciary EnforcementLabor Secretary Thomas Perez signaled Friday that DOL expects a legal challenge to fiduciary rule but that it will work with stakeholders on compliance.
October 16, 2015
Spending Bill Rider May Be Best Way to Stop DOL Rule: Rep. Wagner AideLegislative staffer says adding rider to broader spending bill would keep the president from vetoing it. Failing that, there's the lawsuit option.
October 14, 2015
Do brokers secretly like the DOL’s proposed fiduciary rule?Brokers might be getting everything they want in a deal--from the DOL's proposed fiduciary rule of all things.
October 07, 2015
GOP Lawmakers Press DOL to Reissue Amended Fiduciary RuleGOP to Perez: We strongly urge you to provide stakeholders with an opportunity to review the changes before the rule advances to OMB.
October 02, 2015
NAIFA CEO Kevin Mayeux: There's "no limit to what we can achieve"The association's new CEO discussed, among other things, NAIFA's full-court press against the Department of Labor's proposed fiduciary rule and new professional development programs.
October 01, 2015
Wagner bill halting DOL fiduciary rule passes House panelWagner said the DOL rule would bring "unintended or possibly intended" consequences to retirement savers.
October 01, 2015
Wagner bill halting DOL fiduciary rule passes House panelWagner said the DOL rule would bring "unintended or possibly intended" consequences to retirement savers.
September 30, 2015
Wagner Bill Halting DOL Fiduciary Rule Passes House PanelMeanwhile, Brookings economist Robert Litan resigned after Sen. Elizabeth Warren questioned him about the sponsor of a study that panned the proposed rule.
September 29, 2015
CFP Board, FPA agree on likely timetable for DOL fiduciary ruleThe final DOL fiduciary rule, regardless of its exact shape, will likely be implemented next year, says Marilyn Mohrman-Gillis of the CFP Board.