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Final Fiduciary Rule – Part 2: Conflicted Transaction Relief for Investment Advice Fiduciaries

The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) amended Prohibited Transaction Exemption 2020‑02 (Amended PTE 2020-02) on April 25, 2024. This amendment addresses administrative deficiencies cited in federal court decisions challenging...more

Marshall Dennehey

Court Reiterated Prevailing Standard in Pennsylvania for Establishing Existence of ‘Special Relationship’ Between Insurance...

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Mohanan, et al. v. Liberty Mutual Personal Insurance Company, 2023 WL 8026106 (E.D. Pa. Nov. 20, 2023) - The court granted the defendant’s motion to dismiss to strike references to a “special relationship” owed to the...more

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP

SEC takes on AI use by broker-dealers and investment advisers - Expansive coverage of types of technology and investor interaction...

In a Legal Alert issued before the SEC open meeting, we posed five questions that our Investment Services team would be looking out for as part of this meeting. We now have answers to some of these questions....more

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Insurance for a Private Trust Company: 4 Common Policies

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If I own or manage a private trust company (PTC), what insurance do I need? This is a great question and, as in many situations, the answer is that it depends. It depends on whether a public trust company is involved, whether...more

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

Managing IRAs: Charging Different Fees for Different Investments

Registered investment advisers, including dual registrant broker-dealers (collectively “advisers”) who provide discretionary investment management services to individual retirement accounts (IRAs), are fiduciaries under the...more

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

Investment Advisers: The Independent Duties of Care and Loyalty

There appear to be conflicting views of whether an investment adviser’s duty of care can be satisfied by disclosures that satisfy the duty of loyalty. That is, if an adviser discloses the receipt of additional compensation...more

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

Best Interest Standard of Care for Advisors #93: Correction of Failures to Satisfy PTE 2020-02

The DOL’s expanded definition of fiduciary advice is described in the preamble to PTE 2020-02. When conflicted fiduciary advice is given to retirement investors (that is, retirement plans, participants (including rollovers),...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Less is More: Brevity is the Soul of Wit

Last month, a three-judge panel in the Ninth Circuit reversed the Northern District of California’s ruling in Wit v. United Behavioral Health. In Wit, the district court ruled that United Behavioral Health (“UBH”) breached...more

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Understanding and Protecting Trusts in An Evolving Regulatory Landscape

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Family Offices that serve high-net-worth individuals have been in recent global headlines as governments target them in an effort to tax corporate and individual gains....more

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

Recent State Fiduciary and Best Interest Developments: New Mexico Becomes the 20th State to Adopt an NAIC Best Interest Model

Joining the growing number of states who are implementing the National Association of Insurance Commissioners’ (NAIC) model regulation concerning suitability in annuity transactions, New Mexico has issued its best interest...more

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

Best Interest Standard of Care for Advisors #79: Compliance with PTE 2020-02: Insurance Distribution Issues (Part 1)

The Department of Labor’s “Fiduciary Rule,” PTE 2020-02: The FAQs - Key Takeaways - ▪️ The DOL has issued FAQs that generally explain PTE 2020-02 and the expanded definition of fiduciary advice. ▪️ In FAQ 18, the...more

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

Best Interest Standard of Care for Advisors #55

The Department of Labor’s “Fiduciary Rule,” PTE 2020-02: The FAQs - This series focuses on the DOL’s new fiduciary “rule”, which was effective on February 16. This, and the next several, articles look at the Frequently...more

Cozen O'Connor

California Attorney General Weighs In On Coverage For Mental Health

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California AG Rob Bonta filed an amicus brief in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit in support of plaintiffs-appellees in Wit v. United Behavioral Health (“UBH”), where the district court found that...more

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

Recent State Fiduciary Duty Developments: Idaho, North Dakota and Ohio

Idaho and North Dakota have adopted wholesale the National Association of Insurance Commissioners’ (NAIC) model suitability standard. Ohio also finalized its proposed rule adopting the NAIC model rule...more

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U.S. Department of Labor Announces Non-Enforcement Policy on Regulation Requiring Fiduciary Investment Decisions to be Based...

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On March 10, 2021, the U.S. Department of Labor (“DOL”) released an enforcement policy statement indicating that the DOL will not enforce the Trump Administration’s recent amendments to the DOL’s longstanding investment...more

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Recent District Court Decision Highlights the Importance of Adequate Behavioral Health Claims Processing Guidelines for ERISA...

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On this week’s episode, Carla DewBerry and Sarah Carlins discuss a recent California Federal District Court decision in David Wit v. United Behavioral Health, in which the court found that the defendant insurer violated ERISA...more

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SEC’s Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations Issues COVID-19 Risk Alert

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Why It Matters - Broker-dealers and investment advisers should take heed of OCIE’s guidance and assess their compliance policies and procedures accordingly. Compliance should consider, in consultation with their counsel,...more

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New Arizona Limited Liability Act - Do I Really Need a New Operating Agreement?

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The Revised Arizona Limited Liability Act ("New Act") has been effective since September 1, 2019 for new limited liability companies ("LLCs"). It now becomes effective for any existing LLCs on September 1, 2020. Especially...more

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Ninth Circuit Affirms Summary Judgment for Defendants Based on Plaintiffs' Failure to Present Expert Testimony

Plaintiffs appealed the district court's order granting summary judgment in favor of defendants on plaintiffs' legal malpractice and breach of fiduciary duty claims. Plaintiffs alleged that defendants were negligent in...more

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SEC Announces Examination Priorities for Regulation Best Interest and Form CRS

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On June 5, 2019, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) adopted Regulation Best Interest (“Regulation Best Interest” or “Reg BI”), which establishes a new standard of conduct under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934...more

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Minimizing Liability Under the SEC’s Reg-BI

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Litigation Risks Posed by the SEC’s Regulation Best Interest - Pete Tepley and Meredith Lees highlight litigation risks posed by the SEC’s Regulation Best Interest (Reg-BI), litigation risks that may arise from Reg-BI’s...more

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

Best Interest Standard of Care for Advisors #20

Regulation Best Interest: Rollover Recommendations and Form CRS/ADV Part 3 Disclosures (Rollovers Part 6) - The SEC has issued its final Regulation Best Interest (Reg BI), Form CRS Rule, RIA Interpretation and Solely...more

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

Best Interest Standard of Care for Advisors #13

Regulation Best Interest: The SEC has issued its final Regulation Best Interest (Reg BI), Form CRS Regulation, RIA Interpretation and Solely Incidental Interpretation. I am discussing the SEC’s guidance in a series of...more

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

Best Interest Standard of Care for Advisors #10

Regulation Best Interest: The Focus on Costs (Part 2) - The SEC has issued its final Regulation Best Interest (Reg BI), Form CRS Regulation, RIA Interpretation and Solely Incidental Interpretation. I am discussing the...more

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

Standard of Care for Rollover Advice

The standard of care for rollover recommendations has been top of mind for broker-dealers beginning with the issuance of the Department of Labor’s (DOL’s) now vacated fiduciary rule, and more recently with the SEC’s...more

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