DOL fiduciary: The battle is just beginning

<i>InvestmentNews</i> senior reporter Mark Schoeff Jr. gets the skinny on the next phase of the fiduciary rule's rollout.
JUN 09, 2017
By  Ellie Zhu
Joshua Aron Lichtenstein is an associate at Ropes & Gray LLP where he specializes in ERISA law. In addition, he represents some of the best-known asset managers in the country. In this episode of Fiduciary Focus, InvestmentNews senior reporter Mark Schoeff Jr. asks him about the how life changes now that the Labor Department's controversial fiduciary rule has gone into effect and what's the next step as the rule marches steadily toward the next phase of its implementation.

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