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The Final Rule: DOL Issues Fourth Set of FAQs

On August 3, 2017, the Department of Labor (DOL) released a fourth set of FAQs related to its new “investment advice” fiduciary definition and related exemptions (Final Rule), which became applicable on June 9. Like the May ...more

8/9/2017 / Department of Labor (DOL) , Disclosure Requirements , Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) , Fiduciary Duty , Final Rules , Investment Adviser

The Final Rule: June 9 is the Launch Date After All

With its announcements of May 22, 2017, starting with an op-ed in The Wall Street Journal, the Department of Labor confirmed that, absent last-minute action in the courts or by Congress, its new “investment advice” fiduciary...more

5/30/2017 / Best Interest Contract Exemptions , Department of Labor (DOL) , Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) , Fiduciary Rule , Final Rules , Investment Adviser , Retirement Plan

The Final Rule: Delayed But (Perhaps) Not Denied

On April 4, 2017, the Department of Labor released its final rule postponing the applicability date of its new “investment advice” fiduciary definition and related exemptions. This extension, which was published in the April...more

4/10/2017 / Benefit Plan Sponsors , Best Interest Contract Exemptions , Department of Labor (DOL) , Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) , Fiduciary Rule , Final Rules , Investment Adviser , Presidential Memorandum

The Final Rule: BICE on Ice? Status of the DOL Fiduciary Rule

With recent developments in all three branches of government bearing on the authority and timing of the new Department of Labor (DOL) final rule expanding the definition of fiduciary “investment advice” (the Final Rule) for...more

3/9/2017 / Applicability Date , Department of Labor (DOL) , Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) , Fiduciary Rule , Final Rules , Investment Adviser , Stays , Summary Judgment , Trump Administration

The Final Rule: DOL Releases Additional FAQs Related to New Fiduciary Rule

The Department of Labor (DOL) has released two additional sets of FAQs providing guidance related to its final rule expanding the definition of fiduciary “investment advice” (the Final Rule) for purposes of the Employee...more

1/19/2017 / Benefit Plan Sponsors , Best Interest Standard , Department of Labor (DOL) , Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) , Fiduciary Duty , Final Rules , Investment Adviser , Retirement Plan

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