Practice

The U.S. Labor Department has removed a controversial part of its proposed 401(k) fee disclosure rule that would have required retirement plan providers to create a summary document, or "roadmap," of all their fees for employers.

Authority details its top concerns in a letter directed to the industry’s compliance officers.

Keith Johnson is expected to enhance Curian’s practice management platform with new advisor-facing educational content, sales and marketing presentations, tools and resources.

NYSE Euronext said it would focus on its “standalone strategy,’’ while Deutsche Boerse declared this a ‘black day’ after the European Commission prohibited the merger of the two exchange operators.

Antitrust regulators in Europe stopped the merger of Deutsche Boerse and NYSE Euronext on Wednesday, saying the combined group would have a stranglehold of the listed European futures market and would thwart new entrants.

Not all trusts are created equal, especially when it comes to protection in a divorce.

People are focused on the short-term aspects of life. So for retirement planning, advisors need to engage in a new conversation that is relevant to life today. And a lot of that will revolve around health issues and their costs.

The ranks of the mass affluent are much bigger in number and in greater need of financial guidance than high-net-worth investors.

One senator calls the proposal not nearly tough enough.

With trust harder to come by, advisors should lean on personalized services and product fluency.