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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.

The agency's potential retirement regulation got slammed at a congressional hearing and in thousands of industry-driven form letters calling for its withdrawal.

From 19K+ submissions, FP presents a handful of the most pertinent points; here's how Charles Schwab, the Consumer Federation of America, the Investment Company Institute and others argue the rule will affect wealth management.

The AARP, the Chamber of Commerce, Cetera, Betterment, FPA, CFP Board, NAPFA, FSI and other stakeholders weighed in on the agency's rule proposal.

The testifying group includes the CFP Board, AARP, the Insured Retirement Institute, the Financial Services Institute, several academics and financial advisors.

A public hearing on the "retirement security rule" is set for next week as opponents call for more time and express concern about the potential impact.

While the "retirement security rule" comprises the main part of the potential regulation, other shifts in existing standards will affect financial advisors as well.

While academics and supporters of the "retirement security rule" proposal say the administration's numbers are valid, critics reject them. Here's what we know.

Acting Secretary of Labor Julie Su, President Biden and the AARP unveiled a major new potential regulation last week. Here's a sampling of what's in it.

A potential regulation called the "retirement security rule" is already facing pushback. Here are the first reactions across the industry in favor and against it.

Shoring up fiduciary obligations under ERISA would be a much-needed protection for investors.