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The fiduciary rule for retirement advice faces an uncertain future

Other states could move in to plug the fiduciary gap if the DOL and SEC devise a watered-down standard.

As his first major policy initiative, Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Jay Clayton announced on June 1 that he welcomed an invitation by Labor Secretary Alexander Acosta to, among other things, "engage constructively as the Commission moves forward with its examination of the standards of

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