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.

‘Hey, you, get off of my cloud.’ What wealth managers should know about the risk-reward of cybersecurity.

Gold futures may see their first monthly gain since September as worries over President Donald Trump's trade policy outweighs the threat of rate hikes.

Morgan Stanley and Advisor Group are moving ahead with changes despite the possibility that the Department of Labor's regulation could be reversed.

The regulator was operating with three of five commissioners before Chairwoman Mary Jo White left.

The wirehouse will make “many” of the pricing and product design changes it planned last year, include lowering commissions for trades involving stocks and ETFs “to the benefit of our clients,” according to an internal memo.

The long-running feud between banks and fintech companies over screen scraping is morphing into a more nuanced and important conversation about how to exchange consumers' financial data securely and fairly.

By putting clients’ interests first and documenting conscientiously, advisors will comply with the rule, while also building trust.

The fiduciary rule is just one of the pressures affecting the fund industry, which is why disruption is the theme of the organization's annual Strategic Leadership Forum.

Michael J. Breton admitted to using master accounts from Fidelity and Schwab to take winning investments for himself, while giving clients the losers, the Department of Justice says.

The settlement comes two weeks after Citigroup resolved similar charges with the New York Attorney General's office.

For the first time since 2008, a commission will propose long-awaited changes to the Standards of Professional Conduct. Areas under review include code of ethics and planning practice standards.