Fiduciary Rule

Adviser Dan Moisand was surprised by the decision not to delay the fiduciary rule further. But he wasn’t put off. Here’s why.

There is "no principled legal basis" to do so, Labor Secretary Acosta says.

Serving a client’s best interest means focusing on fewer households. Staying profitable means choosing the right ones. Editor Lee Conrad talks with LPL exec Arthur Osman about segmenting a book of business.

Opponents of the regulation don’t have “new evidence” to beat back a final legal challenge, says the former assistant secretary of the Department of Labor.

The number of employees involved in compliance and regulatory work at U.S. Bank doubled over the past three years.

Former Vanguard CEO Jack Brennan says the Labor Department has already succeeded in swaying firms and investors over to best-interest advice.

The wirehouse will offer commission-based retirement accounts under limited circumstances.

The $420 million team marks the latest wirehouse exit over a lack of flexibility around the rule.

The method is gaining traction, even as some warn against abandoning the regular approach.

Despite initial reservations, the advisers eventually viewed the cuts as the right thing to do in light of the industry's shift to a fiduciary standard of care.

Despite confusion over the rule's fate, ERISA attorney Fred Reish warns advisors it's likely to go into effect without significant changes.

From BlackRock CEO Larry Fink to author Michael Lewis, here are the most thought-provoking remarks made at the asset manager's annual conference.

Dan Arnold expects that upheaval to lead to more movement of advisers and assets.

Advisers must integrate risk management, invest in technology and take control of what they can.

Advisers must integrate risk management, invest in technology and take control of what they can.

Alexander Acosta must reckon with a June 9 deadline amid a tense political debate dividing the industry.

The Labor Department's own rule-making process may be presenting hurdles to completely rescinding the regulation.

The new offerings could boost returns to investors by 50 basis points, according to a Morningstar study.

The firm previously told some customers they would be transferred from their advisers to a self-managed system, but then backtracked and said it's holding off on the changes.