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The firms are seeking to tap into the growing demand for ethical investing.

The regulation was dealt a fatal blow when a federal appeals court hearing a challenge to the rule by business groups vacated it in a split decision.

Keeping brokers and advisors on a separate regulatory track could preserve the “competitive advantage” that RIAs enjoy, says Schwab exec.

The ruling scuttles the state AGs' bid to win reconsideration of the DoL’s regulation.

With the federal government standing down, attorneys general from California, New York and Oregon make a late appeal to save the rule.

The CFP Board’s new code of ethics should be celebrated for embracing the fiduciary concept — will the standards be strengthened even more in the future?

A company’s refusal to hire a candidate because their work authorization papers will ultimately expire “may constitute illegal discrimination,” according to the Department of Homeland Security.

With the rescue attempt's failure, all eyes now turn to the SEC which is considering its own proposal for raising financial advisor standards of conduct.

Leading trade groups counter a request from AARP and three states for fiduciary rehearing, in hopes that the circuit court's rejection will be the last word on the regulation.

Critics say SEC efforts to regulate advisor titles could produce a game of whack-a-mole, as non-fiduciary financial professionals adopt other terms intended to blur lines.