Fiduciary standard

The Department of Labor has an incentive to defend its rule-making authority even though it is considering revisions to the regulation.

A federal court has struck down the rule and the industry’s top online advice executives are speaking out.

Focus turns to the SEC as it considers creating its own higher standard of client care.

With the SEC and Labor Department rethinking their approach to a higher standard, a court's recent ruling may not have a lasting impact.

Some are calling for the CFP Board to get tough on conflicts and compensation as it finishes revisions to its standards of conduct.

Commission officials put the industry on notice about self-reporting: financial advisors must comply or face harsh punishments.

"I think it's something that the market needs. I think it's something that regulators need," Jay Clayton says.

Planners must make accurate disclosures about their service models, says the regulator.

The advisor persuaded the customer to liquidate his IRA and invest the money in a risky and costly options trading strategy the advisor managed, FINRA alleged.

Artificial intelligence, digital privacy, health care and geopolitics will impact clients in "deeply personal" ways in the next decade. For advisors, that’s a huge opportunity.