Fiduciary Rule

After more than three-and-a-half years at the helm, Mary Jo White made incremental moves to expand advisor exams, but did not move on structural reform or implement a uniform fiduciary standard, as many advocates had hoped.

If I were a bank, I'd worry that the advisers who leave aren’t just from the lower ranks, but some of the top tier as well.

The IBD selects UBS veteran to become CEO

The commission will examine how digital advice platforms uphold fiduciary responsibilities and safeguard client data.

Advisers need to decide if they are going to be a disrupter or one of the disrupted.

Signing on wholeheartedly can be an effective marketing tool with clients.

Signing on wholeheartedly can be an effective marketing tool with clients.

Key questions to ask when firms choose to rely on the best interest contract exemption. Some policies may drive advisers away.

Coming right after Trump’s victory, the move may be an early indication firms believe the regulation will survive.

Here are key takeaways from a Department of Labor fact sheet.

Experts and advisers weigh in on what to expect and how to discuss the future.

Confusion among affluent taxpayers could lead to new ways to help clients.

Digital platforms have to overcome two key challenges to ensure they survive, according to the CEO of Orion Advisor Services.

Here's how the outcome of the presidential election could affect the trajectory of the Labor Department's regulation.

A federal judge categorically rejects claims by an insurance group that the agency overreached. The ruling "sets the tone" for other suits nationwide, an investor advocate says.

While a federal court allowed the organization to file a brief saying it upheld fiduciary values, it should not be providing expert opinions, writes the founder of a fiduciary consulting firm.

The firm is going for a middle-of-the-road approach that includes fee-based retirement accounts and which also relies on the best interest contract exemption with certain clients, says CEO Ron Kruszewski.

Amid reports of a possible sale, assets rise and expenses fall.

The advisers made the move in the wake of new regulatory guidance which takes aim at recruiting deals.