Podcast: Lawsuit challenging DOL rule change is imminent

Podcast: Lawsuit challenging DOL rule change is imminent
<i>InvestmentNews</i> debates whether the battle over holding advisers to a strict fiduciary standard for retirement accounts will end up in court. <i>(More: <a href="//www.investmentnews.com/section/fiduciary-focus&quot;" target="&quot;_blank&quot;" rel="noopener noreferrer">Coverage of the DOL rule from every angle</a>)</i>
APR 21, 2016
InvestmentNews regulatory reporter Mark Schoeff Jr. says it's a question of "when" not "if" a lawsuit is filed by opponents of the Labor Department's new fiduciary rule. Who is likely to file such a suit and on what grounds? (More: Coverage of the DOL rule from every angle)

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