The New Fiduciary Rule (13): Advisors and Agents with Restricted Investment Menus (Part 2)
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. Key Takeaways The Department of Labor’s proposed fiduciary “package” expands the scope of fiduciary status (to include, e.g., […]
Best Interest Standard of Care for Advisors #34
Regulation Best Interest: Best Interest and Suitability—How They Differ (Part 5) Regulation Best Interest (Reg BI) imposes a “best interest” standard of care on broker-dealers for their recommendations of securities and investment strategies to retail customers. That raises the question, what does best interest mean and how does it differ from suitability? Parts 1, 2 […]
Best Interest Standard of Care for Advisors #33
Regulation Best Interest: Best Interest and Suitability—How They Differ (Part 4) Regulation Best Interest (Reg BI) imposes a “best interest” standard of care on broker-dealers for their recommendations of securities and investment strategies to retail customers. That raises the question, what does best interest mean and how does it differ from suitability?
Best Interest Standard of Care for Advisors #32
Regulation Best Interest: Best Interest and Suitability—How They Differ (Part 3) Regulation Best Interest (Reg BI) imposes a “best interest” standard of care on broker-dealers for their recommendations of securities and investment strategies to retail customers. That raises the question, what does best interest mean and how does it differ from suitability? (Note: While the […]
Best Interest Standard of Care for Advisors #31
Regulation Best Interest: Best Interest and Suitability—How They Differ (Part 2) Regulation Best Interest (Reg BI) imposes a “best interest” standard of care on broker-dealers for their recommendations of securities and investment strategies to retail customers. That raises the question, what does best interest mean and how does it differ from suitability? While the discussion […]
Best Interest Standard of Care for Advisors #30
Regulation Best Interest: Best Interest and Suitability-How They Differ (Part 1) Regulation Best Interest (Reg BI) imposes a “best interest” standard of care on broker-dealers for their recommendations of securities and investment strategies to retail customer. That raises the question, what does best interest mean and how does it differ from suitability? That’s a hard question […]