"I think it’s too soon to call this version anything close to a victory for either consumers or the financial services industry," writes John Taft, CEO of RBC Wealth Management.

Announcing this year's winners of Money Management Executive's Top Women in Asset Management Awards.

Fiduciary advocates argue that the compliance burden from the best-interest contract exemption and other new provisions will be modest and won't materially affect how they serve clients.

The low-cost, passive trend may be accelerated because of new fiduciary rules issued by the Department of Labor.

An advisor’s omission leads to a big reward for a client.

DoL regulators say they allowed for annuities and nontraded REITs in retirement accounts because they wanted to avoid the risk of clients taking heavy losses by exiting certain investments precipitously.

New CFPB rules may prompt more class-action suits against retail banks, aiding advisors and their clients.

Head of Wall Street trade group calls Labor Department's final fiduciary rule an "exceedingly prescriptive" regulation that will tie up compliance departments for months.

Imposing a new arbitration clause, without any input on the process, is deeply disconcerting, writes our columnist.

Ameriprise lost several arbitration cases in attempt to claw back more than $800,000 in stock awards the firm gave to two former employees.

The rep refused to cooperate with a FINRA investigation into allegations that he stole money from retail bank customers.

Voices: Exemptions for high-fee products, a prolonged compliance deadline and less-prominent disclosure requirements leaves our columnist feeling like she did on a certain Christmas morning.

To get a head start on the new rules, Janus Capital’s Matt Sommer suggests these smart moves.

From ‘a darkness sweeping over the realm,’ to ‘the right thing to do,’ advisors and experts debate the changes wrought by a new fiduciary rule.

From ‘a darkness sweeping over the realm,’ to ‘the right thing to do,’ advisors and experts debate the changes wrought by a new fiduciary rule.

Our columnist says clear standards have been set on what constitutes unconflicted advice.

The Labor Department finalized an amended version of its fiduciary rule, providing wealth management firms a lengthier timeline for implementation as well as more relaxed requirements for the best interest contract exemption.

Jim Weddle, head of the firm, says the new regulation "will increase the public's trust and confidence in what we do for them."

Exclusive: Top Labor official says, “If we think there is some continued abuse that hasn't been adequately addressed, we'll figure out what to do."

While much of the wealth management industry cautiously mulled over the potential impact of the fiduciary rule, digital-first firms were quick to celebrate.