The Department of Labor (DOL) announced in September that it would be revisiting the definition of investment advice fiduciary under ERISA, with the aim of issuing a new rule in 2026. So where do ...

The Department of Labor is moving toward tightening its existing fiduciary definition by possibly labeling all advice, even first-time conversations, as fiduciary advice, according to a securities ...

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is preparing to issue a uniform fiduciary standard, and the Department of Labor’s (DOL) second attempt at redefining the definition of fiduciary under the ...

The Department of Labor better not wait too long to publish its redefinition of "fiduciary," a leading expert on retirement plan rulemaking said today. The DOL’s spring 2021 Regulatory Agenda ...

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In comments to the Department of Labor (DoL) regarding the proposed change to the definition of fiduciary, Liberty Capital Investment Corporation said the rule “would be a litigation nightmare.” In ...

The fiduciary rule, which requires financial advisors of retirement accounts to act in the best interests of their clients, has kicked up plenty of political and industry fuss. Although the Obama-era ...

W. Scott Simon is a principal at Prudent Investor Advisors, a registered investment advisory firm. He also provides services as a consultant and expert witness on fiduciary issues in litigation and ...

Fiduciary deeds are just one of several types of deeds used in property transfers. This type is used to transfer property such as real estate when the owner can’t sign a deed for legal or other ...

The Department of Labor has no confirmed date to release its highly anticipated fiduciary rewrite, a spokesman said today. Anticipation spiked following a Nov. 23 report that the department was ...