Fiduciary Rule

The firm announced last week that it would reinstate traditional brokerage for retirement accounts in October, giving new life to the conflicts it had eliminated.

The policy had been under review after a federal appeals court vacated the fiduciary rule earlier this year.

The brokerage firm is holding off on making major changes while regulatory frameworks shift once again.

"The process has become enervating and exhausting and to the point where you don't even want to look at it anymore," an expert says.

An overreliance on disclosure isn't enough to protect clients from bad brokers, the investor advocacy group says.

It's not too late for the the SEC to fix its flawed proposal before it issues its final rule, says the Democratic senator from Massachussetts.

The new wave of advertising will highlight the emotional benefits of having a financial plan. Some CFPs have grumbled about funding previous advertising initiatives with their certificant fees.

Creation of the blue-ribbon body draws praise and confusion from CFPs who question its utility.

While the demise of the Department of Labor’s regulation will hurt investors, it makes fiduciary advisors even more relevant.

Lawmakers praise the spirit of the rule, but want to see a true uniform fiduciary standard.

Fiduciary advocates lament the absence of the term from the SEC's rule, which they say fails to move beyond FINRA’s existing suitability standard, while the brokerage sector sees the proposal as a welcome jump in oversight.

The move is an early indication of how firms may react to the demise of the Labor Department regulation.

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.

LIMRA predicts annuity sales could gain 5% to 10% in 2018.

The CEO of Pershing Advisor Solutions sees an opportunity for RIAs in the potential restrictions on a term that has stoked criticism.

Wirehouses have made some recruiting mistakes in recent years. Meanwhile some aspects of corporate strategy are being done right in certain pockets of the industry. Danny Sarch offers his insight as we continue the dialogue from our Recruiters Roundtable.

The New York president questions legality of national chapter's use of local chapter funds for annual forum.

The industry research organization LIMRA sees reasons for optimism despite flat overall sales figures in the first quarter.

A pen and paper or more advanced methods of documentation can save financial advisors from a variety of troubles.

How can the industry find organic growth again? And where will the next generation of advisors come from? Bill Willis tackles both challenges, and discusses how they will affect compensation, as we elaborate on the issues discussed at our Recruiters Roundtable.