Registered investment advisers are already held to a fiduciary standard by the SEC, but many envision higher costs and time spent on compliance-related tasks.
Athletes need to save during short careers to pay for long retirements
The DOL's Timothy Hauser said one possible change to the department's fiduciary rule could involve the controversial contract brokers must sign with clients.
But Republicans failed to garner the bipartisan support necessary in both the House and Senate to override a threatened Obama veto.
New report details proposed changes in rules and material it requires from broker-dealers.
SEC now digging into rollover advice, other aspects of conflicts relating to retirement accounts
Oracle's plan and its fiduciaries are the latest to be targeted in a slew of excessive-fee suits to emerge over the past several weeks.
The brokerage industry's chief regulator will step down in the second half of 2016 after a successor is found.
RIAs would have to prepare ahead for potential business disruptions, including a planner's sudden death.
Classifying America's biggest life insurer as a systemically important financial institution gets rejected by a federal judge.
A Massachusetts Securities Division investigation says the firm failed to calculate net asset values on more than 1,000 funds.
The alternatives platform's collapse underscores the concept that when something looks too good to be true, it probably is.
Finra decided making the termination notice public more quickly was necessary to better inform investors considering hiring a broker.
The multimedia campaign will include 30-second television and radio spots as well as online and print ads encouraging use of the agency's database.
Senior columnist Bruce Kelly says the agency going after conflicts of interest means closer scrutiny of RIAs and their businesses.
After non-bank systemically important financial institution designation, insurer is weighing a possible sale, spinoff or public offering
In a confirmation hearing, Hester Peirce expressed concern that the agency has not had appropriate input into the Labor Department rule on investment advice.
A former Deutsche Bank AG analyst once ranked among the best in the U.S. will pay a $100,000 penalty and be banned from the securities industry for a year to settle a regulator's claims that he issued a buy recommendation at odds with his personal opinion.
Finra is continuing its crackdown on brokerage firms for failing to give clients discounts for large purchases of investment products.
A look at White House hopefuls' positions on issues impacting financial advice.
