Tag: Department of Labor (DOL)

The seminar will be held at Circus Circus Hotel on Thursday, March 23.

Whoever takes on the role of DOL Secretary will be tasked with overseeing the Trump administration’s response to the forthcoming fiduciary rule reforms. 

A look at the retirement plan run by CKE Restaurants offers some food for thought about why the company's CEO, Andrew Puzder, backed away from the post of...

A Texas district court judge has rejected industry arguments that the DOL exceeded its authority in crafting the forthcoming fiduciary rule—what this spells for the regulation’s future under...

Their concerns are that small businesses will be discouraged from offering retirement plans to employees, and that employees put into state-run plans will not have the protections of...

The latest results of the Fidelity Advisor Investment Pulse survey show advisers continue to focus on implementation of new fiduciary controls across different elements of their practices.

The Trump White House has clearly tried to label itself as pro-business, but the effort to halt the fiduciary rule has so far injected more confusion than clarity...

Of course, this review could lead to a delay in, or even halt of, implementation of the rule.

The Getting It Right - Know Your Fiduciary Responsibilities seminar will be held at Arizona State University - Skysong on February 15.

More than half of Americans believe the Trump administration will have an impact on their retirement savings strategies.

Experts in several discussions this week suggested organic market factors could take the place of DOL rulemaking that under the Obama Administration sought to raise the conflict of...

According to both district and appellate court rulings, the ESOP fiduciaries knowingly offered the employer stock at an inflated price. 

Conflicting media reports have started to circulate, some to the effect that a delay of the DOL fiduciary rule has already been effectuated—others that are more skeptical this...

The Form 5500 is a foundational document for all qualified retirement plan clients; advisers can expect the document to be shared among regulators for potential review. 

Advisers are “keenly aware of their clients’ moods and recognize that there are no ‘one size fits all’ retirement plans in the face of an unpredictable future,” research...

Many of the questions advisers and providers have asked about the Department of Labor fiduciary rule relate to the line drawn between fiduciary and non-fiduciary client communications.

Flat-fee models clearly favored by the DOL for being perceived as less conflicted will have a competitive edge in the new fiduciary future.