Category: DOL

The New Fiduciary Rule (30): The One-Time Recommendation Definition

Key Takeaways The DOL’s fiduciary regulation and the amended Prohibited Transaction Exemptions (PTEs) 2020-02 and 84-24 will be effective on September 23 of this year. However, some of the requirements (called “conditions”) of PTEs 2020-02 and 84-24 will not be effective until September 23, 2025. As a result, broker-dealers, investment

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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 (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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