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The DOL's Final Investment Advice Fiduciary Rule Is Here | Locke Lord

The Final Rule replaces the current “five-part” test and significantly broadens the persons who may be a fiduciary under ERISA.

The DOL Fiduciary Rule Is Here – Are You an Investment Advice ...

The new rule defining an investment advice fiduciary is very dense. The test is now based on facts and circumstances rather than objective ...

A Guide to the DOL's New Investment Advice Fiduciary Rule Proposal

The DOL's latest proposal would significantly expand what constitutes fiduciary “investment advice” and would affect many advice providers.

DOL Finalizes Investment Advice Fiduciary Rule | Insights

On April 23, 2024, the Department of Labor released its final amendments to ERISA regulations that define an “investment advice fiduciary” ...

DOL Releases Final Investment Advice Fiduciary Rule | Advisories

The Final Rule both (1) significantly expands the circumstances in which interactions between financial professionals and retirement plans and IRAs will be ...

Labor Department Finalizes Investment Advice Fiduciary Rule ...

Under the Final Rule, a person is now considered an investment advice fiduciary if, with respect to the funds of a retirement plan or IRA, they ...

The DOL's final fiduciary rule expands the scope of investment ...

The US Department of Labor issued a final rule expanding the definition of an “investment advice fiduciary” with respect to employee benefit plans and IRAs ...

What plan sponsors should know about DOL's final fiduciary rule

A new Department of Labor (DOL) regulation expands the scope of fiduciary investment advice under ERISA.

DOL Expands Investment Advice Subject to Fiduciary Liability

The DOL released a new rule that broadens the definition of “fiduciary” under ERISA. The new rule is expected to face various legal challenges.

A Matter of Trust – DOL Issues Final Amendment Broadly Expanding ...

In October 2010, the DOL first proposed regulations changing the definition of an investment advice fiduciary, which had been adopted in 1975, ...

Breaking! Department of Labor Releases Final Investment Advice ...

This final rule updates the definition of an investment advice fiduciary under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) and the Internal Revenue ...

The New DOL Fiduciary Rule | CLE Webinar - Strafford

... Department of Labor's (DOL) new fiduciary rule and prohibited transaction exemption amendments for retirement plan sponsors, plan advisers ...

DOL Fiduciary Rule Implementation Delayed. What Does the DOL ...

The DOL also amended several prohibited transaction exemptions with respect to investment advice, essentially creating a uniform standard ...

The Department of Labor's Final Investment Advice Rule

This Alert describes the changes to the definition of “investment advice” and related concepts under the Final Regulation and to PTE 2020-02.

DOL Seeks to Keep ERISA Investment Advice Regulations in Place

DOL Seeks to Keep ERISA Investment Advice Regulations in Place ... The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) recently filed a reply brief in a lawsuit ...

The Department of Labor's Investment Advice Fiduciary Rule ...

The Final Rule will cause certain persons, including many broker-dealers, investment managers, investment advisers, banks, insurance companies, and other ...

DOL redefines investment advice fiduciary, again - A&O Shearman

The Final Rule, along with the amended PTEs, will impact broker-dealers, banks, investment advisers and insurance firms and their agents.

DOL Publishes Final Rule Redefining Investment Advice Fiduciary

The DOL stated that its goal in issuing the final rule is to “protect retirement investors by requiring trusted advice providers to follow high standards of ...