Fiduciary standard

Should the board use 1% of its budget for its own oversight? A former board chairman responds to this proposal.

“We are not delaying and we are not changing the standard,” Chairwoman Susan John says of pressure to weaken the board’s tougher guidelines in line with the SEC’s Reg BI.

Think New Jersey’s proposed rule doesn’t apply to you? Think again.

The SEC predictably came up with regulations that can only be described as a win for brokers.

The SEC clarifies what's permissible under the new regulations, the latest sign of the confusion it created in the advisory industry.

Unconflicted enforcement of the new code requires monetary investment from certificants.

Think social media and T-shirts: RIAs should swap “fee only” for “commission free” to draw a stark contrast between themselves and brokers, experts say.

The state regulator says its proposal is necessary after the commission failed to craft a uniform fiduciary standard.

A group of 11 trade associations plan to ask the state’s securities regulator to reconsider its conduct proposal in light of action by the SEC last week.

There's a lot to navigate when it comes to assuring clients that the benefits outweigh the headaches.

The regulator disclosed a transformative rule change, sparking outrage among fiduciary advocates and some advisors.

But the new rules may be a boon for some fintech firms.

The rule can only be effective if the investing public accurately understands its implications, says the firms’ chief platform officer.

The new rule package will require firms to take a hard look at their compliance programs.

Concerns arose when the SEC first proposed its package of regulations. Instead of addressing these worries, the agency just codified them.

Brokers at the firm have expressed concern their employer and the CFP Board are on a collision course.

Brokerages would rather have an SEC chief appointed by a President Trump set policies than take its chances with what might happen should a Democrat win the White House in 2020.

It could be the most significant update to advisor standards of conduct in years.

With brokerage firms lining up in support of the SEC proposal, fiduciary planners aim to keep their differences from the BD channel intact.

The rule requires greater public input, an industry trade group says.