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The government aims to reduce the "magnitude of the injury" to clients from conflicted advice, Timothy Hauser, the official who chaired the hearings on Capitol Hill, tells Financial Planning.

The new recruits joined the firm's employee and independent channels.

The 294-page pay ratio rule "provides companies with substantial flexibility," while remaining true to the 2010 Dodd-Frank Act that mandated its creation, Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Mary Jo White said Aug 5.

Securities and Exchange Commission members are calling for the adoption of rules requiring broker-dealers to disclose markups and markdowns on municipal securities, warning that if self-regulators do not act, the SEC will propose the rules itself.

After riding a market boom to return almost six times the global industry average in the first five months of this year, Greater China-focused hedge funds had their worst month since September 2011.

An inherited IRA partly financed with nondeductible contributions requires careful record keeping. Plus, how tax deferrals promise millennials a great retirement.

Dividends that increase consistently over the long-term also have their pay-offs over shorter cycles.

Why retirees whose premiums that are not deducted from Social Security payments can expect an increase next year; Plus, explaining the menu of income annuity features and options.

The Labor Department’s fiduciary hearings featured more than 70 experts and about 40 hours of testimony. Here’s what you missed.

The Labor Department’s fiduciary hearings featured more than 70 experts and about 40 hours of testimony. Here’s what you missed.