All Fiduciary Rule articles
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What would a Democratic regulatory agenda look like under Biden?
Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden is no lock to win the presidency on Nov. 3. But it’s worth examining what compliance-related regulatory policies he’d support if he wins.
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Labor Dept. revives fiduciary rule with new proposal
The U.S. Department of Labor announced the proposal of a new exemption for investment advice fiduciaries designed to replace retirement-focused fiduciary rules made invalid two years ago.
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SEC finally prevails with investment advice ‘best interest’ rule
The Securities and Exchange Commission has adopted rulemaking intended to enhance the quality and transparency of investor relationships with investment advisers and broker-dealers.
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SEC pushed to stress ‘fiduciary duty’ in forthcoming rules
Members of the SEC’s Investor Advisory Committee are recommending that forthcoming rules for investment advisers be made more explicit and in line with past visions of a “fiduciary duty.”
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Senators fret FINRA interpretation of SEC’s ‘Best Interest’ proposal
Democratic senators want FINRA to detail its interpretation of the SEC's proposed standards of conduct rule. FINRA will play a large role in implementing and enforcing the forthcoming rule package.
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Labor Dept. maintains scaled-back enforcement while fiduciary rule in limbo
Despite being on the losing end of a legal challenge and amid a presidentially demanded review, the Department of Labor says it will extend temporary enforcement policies related to its fiduciary rule for retirement-focused investing advice.
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Stop the funeral: Labor Department’s fiduciary rule not dead yet
Despite successful legal challenges and a thunder-stealing rules package proposed by the SEC, the Department of Labor’s fiduciary rule isn’t dead quite yet. At least that is the hope of a last-minute legal maneuver by the AARP and three attorneys general.
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Clayton promises public outreach for SEC’s fiduciary rule
SEC Chairman Jay Clayton said his agency will seek public input on a proposed fiduciary rule by supplementing public comments with short forms, multi-city roundtables, and an analysis by the Commission’s Office of the Investor Advocate.
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SEC begins process of drafting its own fiduciary rule
With the apparent demise of the Labor Department’s fiduciary rule, the SEC has stepped in to fill the void. Will the proposed Regulation Best Interest aid investors?
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SEC sets date to debate its own fiduciary duty rule
After months of parsing through comment letters and collecting financial industry feedback, the SEC is ready to inject itself in the controversial effort to create a fiduciary duty regulation for broker-dealers and investment advisers. The Commission has scheduled an open meeting on Wednesday, April 18, to debate a potential rule ...
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Court strikes down Labor Department’s fiduciary rule—what’s next?
The Labor Department’s regulatory soap opera is facing another cliffhanger and an appeals court opinion that vacates it. But the story is far from over.
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Year in review: 2017
Compliance Week looks back at the last 12 months and offers a glimpse at some of the biggest news stories in compliance, governance, risk, and ethics.
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Amid uncertainty, SEC entrance into Fiduciary rule saga takes shape
While the Labor Department’s Fiduciary rule for investment advice remains uncertain amid lawsuits and Congressional attacks, the SEC prepares to issue its own version.