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Fiduciary laws trace their roots to ancient times, but the terms of the Investment Company Act of 1940 and the Investment Advisers Act are still evolving today.

A credit scare last month could have been a momentary blip, but financial advisors have always known there are a lot of risks in private investments.

A government watchdog reports that Labor Department regulations haven't made much of an impact on the levels of disclosure and comprehension.

Its backers should file a lawsuit based on the "very flimsy" exemption for prohibited transactions enabling annuity sales under current rules, an expert says.

The U.S. Government Accountability Office conducted a nearly four-year study. Here are the key findings from its exhaustive report.

The GAO investigated industry disclosures and conducted undercover calls to evaluate "where issues around conflicts of interest and investment advice stand today."

Decisions granting a stay during industry lawsuits challenging the regulation point to a high bar of judicial scrutiny.

Opponents of the new regulation won a legal victory in a ruling that places it in a stay during their lawsuit challenging the legality of the changes to ERISA.

This year's election and a potential replacement doctrine with unclear boundaries could ultimately determine the fate of Labor's retirement advice rule.

Former President Trump is disavowing the conservative blueprint, which advocates for radical shifts in regulations and taxes that would reverberate in the industry.

At least 17 Republicans and one Democrat, Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia, have signed onto a joint resolution under the Congressional Review Act.

Three regulatory amendments that are attached to the new "retirement security rule" display the stakes of the legal challenge already brewing in court.

As it and other critics pursue a coordinated legal strategy, a trade group for independent insurance agents requested an injunction to put the regulation on hold.

The text reveals why agency officials believe it's necessary, how it will work in practice, how much it will cost and how it responded to criticism.

Here's how commenters such as the AARP, SIFMA, FSI, the Consumer Federation, NAPFA, the CFP Board and others view the Department of Labor's retirement advice regulation.

Opponents haven't stated publicly that they will file a lawsuit, but one will almost certainly challenge the Biden administration's expansion of the fiduciary duty.

A CFP Board-commissioned survey found that the vast majority of retirement savers think fiduciary standards for rollovers are already in place or should be.

A report from the Investments & Wealth Institute's journal explains the most important pending proposals from the SEC, the Labor Department and other regulators.

Possible threats to the pending proposal could play out in Congress and the courts before an increasingly consequential presidential race, an expert said.

The IRS and Labor Department issued guidance on the new savings vehicles, but financial advisors and other wealth management professionals have questions.