The DoL’s fiduciary rule means advisers can expect additional scrutiny over fees. So how can they prepare for these industry changes?

The pro athlete met the adviser through his college business professor, authorities say.

The rep refused to provide the regulator with the documents it requested to investigate the allegations that he stole money from an elderly couple.

A tweak in accounting guidelines the firm helped to modify is expected to make the funds cheaper and easier to own.

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

The series of deals leading to a $20 billion investment in an upcoming infrastructure fund managed by the firm raise concerns about conflicts of interest.

Compliance may ring up some $2 billion in costs, restricting everything from research budgets to high-speed trading and dealing in wheat and oil.

The need for more sophistication in fund reporting is higher than ever.

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

Seeking more help from the industry, the regulator emphasizes a process that offers leniency for firms that proactively report and fix compliance failures.

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

Analysis from a Symmetry Partners research executive questions whether higher risk really leads to higher returns.

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

Serving a client’s best interest means focusing on fewer households. Staying profitable means choosing the right ones. Editor Lee Conrad talks with LPL exec Arthur Osman about segmenting a book of business.

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.

A 2014 law lets clients disabled before the age of 26 to save as much as $14,000 annually without facing any tax burden.

The number of employees involved in compliance and regulatory work at U.S. Bank doubled over the past three years.

Market-implied wagers on a hike have been whipsawed by the political storm buffeting the White House.

The firm says its external backup system failed at the same time its main internet connection was cut, raising concerns.

One refused to cooperate with an investigation into allegations that he engaged in unauthorized trading in two customers' accounts.