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SEC Orders Investment Adviser to Pay for Inadequate Disclosure of Fees from Clearing Broker

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Our Investment Funds Group examines why the Securities and Exchange Commission penalized a registered investment adviser for inadequate disclosure of fees it received....more

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SEC’s 2021 Examination Priorities Focus On Fintechs And Sustainability

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In March, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)’s Division of Examinations announced its 2021 examination priorities. The SEC has committed to focusing its investigations on, among other issues, “attendant risks...more

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Your Daily Dose of Financial News

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The Financial Stability Board—that Swiss-based grand collection of central bankers and regulators from the world’s biggest economies—has upped the systemic importance ranking for three of America’s biggest banks, including...more

Ary Rosenbaum - The Rosenbaum Law Firm P.C.

Some Brokers Will Leave, But Not Like What They’re Saying

Experts saying how many brokers are going to leave the retirement plan business reminds me of the radio report that Henry Hill heard in the shower about the Lufthansa heist, in Goodfellas. Like the loot stolen in the heist,...more

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ERISA Fiduciary Rules: Court Challenges and Considerations for Employers

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Employers and their financial advisors should consider enacting a multi-step plan amid anticipation that the proposed ERISA Fiduciary Rules turn effective. Last month, several business groups filed a complaint in the...more

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The Brave New Fiduciary World Has Arrived – The DOL Tries to Find a More Ideal Balance in the Final “Investment Advice” Rules

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The U.S. Department of Labor (the “DOL”) on April 6, 2016 released the final version of its “investment advice” regulation and accompanying prohibited transaction exemptions, a highly-anticipated milestone that is the...more

Ary Rosenbaum - The Rosenbaum Law Firm P.C.

Advisors Advantage - May 2016

The Struggles Of Being A Retirement Plan Provider And How To Manage It. What you have to deal with. Any good retirement plan financial advisor will tell you that relationships in the retirement plan business mean...more

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Much-Anticipated Fiduciary Rule Presents New Challenges to Financial Services Industry

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The U.S. Department of Labor released its long anticipated "fiduciary rule" on April 6, 2016. The rule requires brokers and financial advisers to put their clients' interests ahead of their own when recommending retirement...more

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DOL Delivers Final Fiduciary Investment Advice Rule

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Last week, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) issued a final rule revamping the standards for determining when a party is a fiduciary with respect to an ERISA retirement plan or an individual retirement account (IRA) by...more

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New Rule Governing Retirement Advice Shakes Up Traditional Broker Compensation

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On April 6, 2016, the U.S. Department of Labor released its long-awaited and controversial fiduciary rule expanding the definition of who is a fiduciary when providing investment advice on retirement accounts. The rule aims...more

Ary Rosenbaum - The Rosenbaum Law Firm P.C.

DOL published Final Fiduciary Rule

The Department of Labor (DOL) issued their final new Fiduciary Rule on Wednesday, April 6th that will have far reaching changes to the retirement plan industry. Aside from some paperwork, disclosure, and effective date...more

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The DOL Seeks an Ideal Balance in a Brave New World of “Investment Advice” Under ERISA

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The U.S. Department of Labor (the “DOL”) on April 14, 2015 issued the long-awaited re-proposal (the “2015 Proposed Regulations”) of the regulations defining “investment advice” in connection with the “fiduciary” rules under...more

Ary Rosenbaum - The Rosenbaum Law Firm P.C.

My Support for a Fiduciary Rule

The current way that retirement plans are handled by registered investment advisors who are fiduciaries and the bulk of brokers who are not can be explained in a similar, following situation....more

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