DoL

The department is defending the rule in three cases brought by Wall Street trade groups, which are aiming to dismantle the new regulation.

The agency also proposed a rule to permit cities to create their own savings plans.

The country's largest independent broker-dealer says compliance with the new fiduciary rule will offer competitive advantages.

The rule is finally dragging traditional brokers into the modern era.

The advice environment for participant rollover choices is muddled as plan providers struggle to gear up for the DOL’s rule.

"I think the DoL rule has a disproportionate impact on the independent business, and that affected our decision-making," says Ron Kruszewski.

The country's largest independent broker-dealer added 100 advisers in the second quarter.

Compliance with the fiduciary rule is both essential and complicated.

Compliance with the fiduciary rule is both essential and complicated.