Category: 2020-02

The New Fiduciary Rule (32): The DOL’s Final PTE 2020-02

Key Takeaways The DOL’s fiduciary regulation will be effective on September 23 of this year. As a result, beginning on September 23 one-time recommendations to retirement investors can be fiduciary advice and, where the advice is conflicted, the investment professional and financial institution will need the protection afforded by a

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The New Fiduciary Rule (29): The Final Rules Have Arrived

Key Takeaways The final versions of the DOL’s fiduciary regulation and the amended PTEs have been published in the Federal Register. The regulation and exemptions will be effective and applicable on September 23 of this year. However, some of the requirements (called “conditions”) of Prohibited Transaction Exemptions (PTEs) 2020-02 and

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The New Fiduciary Rule (25): Robo Advice and Robo Conflicts

In November 2023, the U.S. Department of Labor released its package of proposed changes to the regulation defining fiduciary advice and to the exemptions for conflicts and compensation for investment recommendations to retirement plans, participants (including rollovers), and IRAs (including transfers). On March 8, 2024, the DOL sent the final

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The New Fiduciary Rule (23): The Final Rule Has Been Sent to the OMB

In November 2023, the U.S. Department of Labor released its package of proposed changes to the regulation defining fiduciary advice and to the exemptions for conflicts and compensation for investment recommendations to retirement plans, participants (including rollovers), and IRAs (including transfers). On March 8, 2024, the DOL sent the final

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The New Fiduciary Rule (22): Can Wholesalers Become Fiduciaries

The U.S. Department of Labor has released its package of proposed changes to the regulation defining fiduciary advice and to the exemptions for conflicts and compensation for investment recommendations to retirement plans, participants (including rollovers), and IRAs (including transfers). Key Takeaways It is, by now, well known that the expansive

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