Congressional Republicans continue to fight the measure that requires advisers to retirement accounts to act in clients' best interest.
Market Synergy's lawsuit, one of several targeting the Labor Department regulation, is set for Aug. 24 in a Kansas district court.
The agency posted 13 technical corrections Thursday, one of which deletes six words that have caused confusion about use of the BICE.
The party is set to endorse a levy on securities sales and to defend the DOL fiduciary rule when it meets at its national convention in Philadelphia later this month.
The rule changes will likely result in dramatically higher fees for many smaller clients, and one bond shop is already reacting.
Finra directs the brokerage firm to pay $142,168 due to allegations of unsuitable investments and overtrading.
<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i> The saga of a Moore Capital fund manager involves a $27,000 Airbnb rental, a $1 million lawsuit, and “dwarfs with Champagne guns."
Daniel Rivera allegedly ran a $2.7M phony real-estate venture targeting about 30 investors over six years.
SEC cracks down on claiming Wyoming location but practicing elsewhere.
In first of five lawsuits against the measure, federal judge Randolph Moss not likely to grant preliminary injunction sought by the National Association of Fixed Annuities.
Every day that goes by without the proper safeguards in place to protect elderly investors presents a window for unscrupulous scam artists.
Alabama, Indiana and Vermont will likely be joined by many states requiring adviser action against exploitation, while giving them immunity.
OppenheimerFunds, Franklin Templeton maintain big exposure to the troubled island's debt.
Labor secretary says the extensive rulemaking process and the regulation's merits of consumer protection will protect the measure.
Rick Fleming will push the agency to follow through on its review of how brokers and investment advisers disclose their fees to clients.
Anthony Diaz, under federal indictment for fraudulent sales of alternatives, embodies the criticisms of the likes of Sen. Elizabeth Warren.
Bank of America's brokerage unit admits wrongdoing in unprecedented <a href="http://www.investmentnews.com/article/20160623/FREE/160629959/merrill-lynch-to-pay-415m-to-settle-sec-charges-it-misused-customer">$415M consumer protection settlement </a> with SEC; slapped with two other fines the same day.
While the new fiduciary rule could be interpreted as an unnecessary compliance burden, it may also present an opportunity with regard to 401(k) accounts.
Edmund F. Murphy III, president of Empower Retirement, says reforms need to be led by the private sector.
Following record MetLife fine, regulator says VAs are now at the core of their focus: complex products marketed to seniors.
