Following a year of slowed deal activity, a PwC report addresses the added challenges managers face amid the developing economic, tax and regulatory agenda of the new administration.

Digital advice firms will continue to market themselves as white knights in the financial services industry, observers say.

Here’s what the president’s actions mean for advisers and firms.

The final version of the memorandum that President Trump signed did not actually include a provision to hold up the regulation. It's still game on.

"Just the talk about the rule has been free advertising for planners committed to prioritizing their client's needs over juicing their own compensation," says one leading fiduciary planner.

The firm says it could delay changes it pledged to make to comply.

"My expectation is that a lot of firms are going to continue installing a best-interest standard, regardless," said Brian Graff, CEO of the American Retirement Association.

Advisers reacted to President Trump's efforts to halt the regulation.

President Trump’s order sparked reactions all over his preferred social media platform.

While a review will be undertaken by the Labor Department, the White House signaled that the president was expecting significant change.

CEO Jim Cracchiolo said the firm's efforts won't go to waste should the rule be overturned.

Meanwhile, a prominent Republican congressman called on President Trump to delay the regulation's implementation.

Even as President Trump seeks a rollback of financial regulations, there’s little chance the rule will be paused — and an even slimmer chance it will be derailed, says TD Ameritrade Institutional’s Skip Schweiss.

CFP Board and other supporters see the Labor Department's rule on retirement advice under assault, digging in for fight against administrative or legislative efforts to delay the rule.

The financier may be offered an ambassadorship or another job instead of appointing him to a top role advising President Donald Trump.

The regulation pulled back the curtain on one type of conflict, but there are many others. It's only a matter of time before they come to light, too.

Seven former private bankers said they functioned less as advisers than as salespeople.

The move is intended to better satisfy clients who are increasingly asking for more clarity, according to the firm.

Today’s young winners are concerned about the fiduciary rule, and rightly so since it could potentially land them in court.

Who’s responsible for a digital problem caused by a third-party program? Not the vendor.