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Department of Labor (DOL)
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‘Obamacare for the 401(k) World?’ Putnam CEO Reynolds
A common theme is emerging in the language critics are using to slam the DOL’s fiduciary rule. Bob…
March 23, 2016
Labor Secretary Tom Perez on Vice President Shortlist?
We’re sure it’s the fiduciary rule that got him noticed. Labor Secretary Tom Perez, chief 401(k) regulator, dodged…
March 18, 2016
6 Fiduciary Steps for 401(k) Advisors
Like the Kardashians, there’s simply no escaping it. After a constant stream of speculation in recent years over what…
March 16, 2016
President Obama Meets with 401k Fiduciary Rule Advocates
President Barack Obama met with financial regulators Monday to give the Department of Labor’s fiduciary rule a final…
March 8, 2016
SEC, DOL Fought Over 401(k) Fiduciary Rule
The Securities and Exchange Commission and Department of Labor fought mightily over provisions in the fiduciary proposal, discord…
February 29, 2016
Four Areas of 401(k) Focus for the Insured Retirement Institute in 2016
The Insured Retirement Institute isn’t happy with the DOL’s fiduciary proposal, and has dedicated a large portion of…
January 17, 2016
Year-End Solution to 401(k) Fiduciary Issue?
Pundits and politicians have long forewarned of the fiduciary fix to come. Indeed, our own Ary Rosenbaum has…
December 27, 2015
Good News for Fiduciary and 401(k) Rollovers
Whoa—what’s this? A bit of good news on the 401(k) fiduciary front? For those advisors doing it right…
December 21, 2015
A New Twist in the 401(k) Fiduciary Fight?
And so it begins. The effects of the Department of Labor’s Interpretive Bulletin 2015-01, released on Oct. 26,…
November 24, 2015
House Members Working on Bipartisan Alternative to DOL Proposal
More trouble on the DOL fiduciary front (or not, depending on your perspective). A group of lawmakers in…
November 9, 2015