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Wirehouses, broker-dealers and banks unveiled client-friendly policies while asking the agency for further delays.

With the Labor Department and SEC signaling further potential changes in the regulatory framework, here's what advisers need to know now.

Leading RIA custodian is warning that BIC disclosures, legal liability in second wave of DoL rule could be devastating for small advisers.

An open question is how the latest effort by the agency would coordinate with the Department of Labor.

With the rule's implementation date around the corner, here’s what wealth managers should focus on in coming weeks and months.

Commissions-based compensation models are losing ground to fee-based ones. But for broker-dealers, the switch isn’t something to be entered into lightly, Michael Kitces writes.

Labor Secretary Alexander Acosta may have left a little wiggle room for future revisions.

Adviser Dan Moisand was surprised by the decision not to delay the fiduciary rule further. But he wasn’t put off. Here’s why.

There is "no principled legal basis" to do so, Labor Secretary Acosta says.

Opponents of the regulation don’t have “new evidence” to beat back a final legal challenge, says the former assistant secretary of the Department of Labor.

Former Vanguard CEO Jack Brennan says the Labor Department has already succeeded in swaying firms and investors over to best-interest advice.

Despite confusion over the rule's fate, ERISA attorney Fred Reish warns advisors it's likely to go into effect without significant changes.

Alexander Acosta must reckon with a June 9 deadline amid a tense political debate dividing the industry.

The Labor Department's own rule-making process may be presenting hurdles to completely rescinding the regulation.

ESG investing is one way to motivate young clients and boost their contributions.

The new offerings could boost returns to investors by 50 basis points, according to a Morningstar study.

The firm previously told some customers they would be transferred from their advisers to a self-managed system, but then backtracked and said it's holding off on the changes.

CEO Jon Stein bemoaned the rule's 60-day delay and mulled what would happen if it was repealed entirely.

Payment of back wages is ordered as well as reinstatement. A second reinstatement may also be in the works, Financial Planning has learned.