Fiduciary Rule

SEC staff recommended this solution as far back as 2011.

Intense competition and the advent of the fiduciary rule are prompting financial institutions to consider making select purchases.

A new comment period would give the administration time to prepare for legal challenges anticipated after it puts a delay into place, one expert says.

The nation's largest IBD vows to take a “proactive approach” to the fiduciary rule.

Greater transparency can help land prospects with the industry focused on the Department of Labor's fiduciary rule, experts say.

The Obama-era regulation may survive even Trump's sweeping regulatory rollback, some experts say.

The decision landed just hours after the Department of Labor asked for the decision to be postponed while it complies with a Trump order to review the regulation.

The move is additional fallout from the president's memo to the Department of Labor to review the regulation and possibly rescind it.

"We believe they have made our overall platform more competitive," said a top executive in the LPL division that supports banks and credit unions.

Some firms reserve comment on the president's order, despite public support for the fiduciary rule in the past.

Rule supporters say they intend to continue making their case on Capitol Hill.

After investing millions in new platforms and preparing thousands of advisers, executives say they've come too far to reverse course.

Digital advice firms will continue to market themselves as white knights in the financial services industry, observers say.

Here’s what the president’s actions mean for advisers and firms.

The final version of the memorandum that President Trump signed did not actually include a provision to hold up the regulation. It's still game on.

"Just the talk about the rule has been free advertising for planners committed to prioritizing their client's needs over juicing their own compensation," says one leading fiduciary planner.

The firm says it could delay changes it pledged to make to comply.

Advisers reacted to President Trump's efforts to halt the regulation.

President Trump’s order sparked reactions all over his preferred social media platform.