Group's recommendations include showing fees in dollar amounts on customer account statements.
The impending fiduciary rule would shield owners from some lawsuits.
Answers to common sources of confusion or misunderstanding about the new regulation.
The Labor Department cleared the last step in the regulatory process before release of its final rule.
12b-1 fees and revenue sharing may need to be treated differently under the new fiduciary regulatory structure.
Five specific aspects of the DOL's new rule that could send assets flooding into ETFs.
Investors claim brokers put too much of their nest eggs into oil and gas companies.
Three independent broker-dealers formerly operating under AIG's umbrella have been fined $7.5 million and ordered to pay restitution of $2 million to clients.
Insurance-owned firms and small broker-dealers most likely to throw in the towel.
Witnesses for and against the Labor Department's fiduciary proposal, including SIFMA's Ken Bentsen Jr., square off over the rule requiring brokers to act in clients' best interests.
Firm responds in suit saying CEO and counsel warned co-founder
<i>InvestmentNews</i> survey finds all corners of the advice business are expecting to face challenges, but stark differences about the degree of pain are evident among the channels.
The Labor Department will unveil a final version of the so-called fiduciary rule next Wednesday, according to a published report.
All advisers, even those who only charge fees, will be held to the standard when making recommendations to retirement plans, individual participants and IRA holders. Here's how.
In his new role, Mr. Robbins will be working with his long-time financial adviser Ajay Gupta.
Edward Beyn profited by excessively trading accounts of customers who were over the age of 60, the regulator alleges.
Prominent Wall Street critic says four firms may be violating securities laws by sending misleading signals to investors about the rule's impact on business.
The proposed rule could give brokers an upper hand with respect to rollovers when compared to some fiduciary 401(k) advisers.
For firms to succeed under the new requirements, they will not only need to comply with the rule but thoroughly assess their businesses and proactively adjust.
Transamerica along with other insurers have upped costs on in-force policies as they've had to contend with persistently low interest rates.
