Editor’s note: RIABiz is republishing this story, written last spring, which includes many groups’ definitions of the fiduciary standard. The SEC is expected, on Friday, Jan. 21, to release a study on ...

With Washington causing quite a stir in proposing changes to the definition of fiduciary, the Virtual PLANADVISER National Conference brought together experts to discuss the realities of such a ...

In comments to the Department of Labor (DoL) regarding the proposed change to the definition of fiduciary, Liberty Capital Investment Corporation said the rule “would be a litigation nightmare.” In ...

A fiduciary is an individual or entity that acts on behalf of another person or group. Whether they are financial advisors, lawyers, trustees and more, fiduciaries assume a legal and ethical ...

Seven financial services industry and consumer organizations are protesting a bill pending in Congress that the organizations say would harm consumers by hindering the Department of Labor and SEC from ...

Investors, advisors, and regulators have spent years arguing over who should be classified as a fiduciary, but few ask what that fiduciary status means. Everyone seems to assume that there is an ...

What is a fiduciary? Investors, advisors, and regulators have spent years arguing over who should be classified as a fiduciary, but few ask what that fiduciary status means. Everyone seems to assume ...

The Securities and Exchange Commission would be expected to define a fiduciary standard that would be applied to brokers and investment advisers, according to draft legislation released this afternoon ...

As the two agencies release their regulatory agendas, the SEC is also proposing to revisit rules promulgated last year when the agency was headed by former chairman Jay Clayton. By Mark Schoeff Jr.