Mirae Asset Global Investments said it is building its cash position in one of its Asia bond funds during the U.S. presidential campaign.

The decision is effective immediately and was made within hours of the Department of Labor issuing new regulatory guidance on the fiduciary rule's implications.

That extra back-end comp "can create acute conflicts of interest," the Department of Labor says in newly provided regulatory guidance.

Lawyers will likely become "very industrious … and once the trial bar is on to something, you know regulators will look,” a Schwab exec predicts.

"We fully expect to offer a range of options to help our clients," CEO Paul Reilly said.

The new rule will lead to lower built-in commissions, enhanced agent/advisor education, and increased regulation of indexed annuities.

Unlike its rival, Morgan will keep commission-based retirement accounts under the new regulation's best interest contract exemption.

As the industry shifts in response to developments in the regulatory and technological space, what can advisers expect? Here are ten takeaways from a new Schwab study.

CEO Jim Cracchiolo said the firm will still offer variety on its platform, but that it needs to make sure products are "appropriate for the client."

DoubleLine's CEO now acknowledges that TIPS are becoming a more attractive option for investors who want to own longer-term government bonds.

Wirehouse system and supervisory failures are just the start.

Months before the law is phased in, "traditional firms are beginning to look more and more" like independents.

CEO Wayne Bloom says the threat of lawsuits in the wake of the new regulation prompted the change, which could be a first among IBDs.

The bank will provide both non-discretionary and discretionary services. The discretionary service will offer three types of investment lineups built for different plan demographic profiles.

Regulators are looking to ensure Wells Fargo’s scandal over unauthorized customer accounts isn’t being repeated at other institutions.

Wells Fargo appears to have offered two different reasons for why it failed to inform investors about the investigation into 2 million phony accounts.

Investors added more than $750 million to ETFs that buy emerging-market stocks and bonds last week, extending the longest winning streak in more than a year.

"There's going to be a lot more raw data that firms will have to collect," says Paul Soltis, global market manager for fund administration service provider Confluence.

One of the sanctioned advisers has 26 disclosure events listed on his FINRA BrokerCheck record while remaining in good standing with Ameriprise.

The bank ignored fees on structured notes, and clients may have been shortchanged, a consultant says.