Fiduciary Rule

It behooves advisers to be ahead of the pack in embracing the idea.

There is a shift from selling impersonal financial products to delivering personalized, outcome-based solutions at scale.

Commission-based investors want to keep their accounts, regardless of the fiduciary rule.

Postponement serves no purpose, because honest consideration will not change the regulation.

Big firms are asking for more time, while investors and even some advisers are asking the Labor Department to keep the rule intact.

A higher standard of client care can still be enforced in the marketplace, fiduciary supporters say.

As a channel, we must get better at attracting and retaining HNW assets.

With an eye toward potential repeal, Alexander Acosta told senators that he will abide by President Trump's executive memorandum and review the rule's impact.

Branch traffic is down, but the typical middle-market branch customer is not the best prospect for advisers anyway.

If Acosta is confirmed, one of his most immediate decisions will be how to handle the Obama-era regulation. Labor department officials say they expect him to bring a conservative approach.

Nearly 60% of investors would explore changing firms if forced to switch, according to a J.D. Power study.

As executives accept Trump's fiduciary rule delay, many have shifted their focus to the SEC's new reporting modernization regulation.

One planner says there's no reasonable basis for a delay, while another says he can't afford all the compliance costs.

The firm's latest "industry checkup" reports declines in revenue, adviser productivity and adviser headcount.

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Market forces have wrought changes that can't be repealed, according to champions of the rule.

Morgan's latest hires oversaw about $575 million, On Wall Street learns exclusively.

Andy Sieg, head of the firm, had previously indicated that he was open to rethinking aspects of the firm's efforts to comply with the regulation.

Consultant Peter Bielan urged bank wealth execs to incentivize long-term thinking on the part of advisers, not just hitting a monthly goal.