On March 15, in Chamber of Commerce v. U.S. Department of Labor, No. 17-10238 (5th Cir. March 15, 2018), the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals struck down the Department of Labor’s (DOL’s) fiduciary rule in a 2-1 decision. ...more
3/20/2018
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Conflicts of Interest ,
Consumer Financial Products ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Employee Benefits ,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) ,
Fiduciary Duty ,
Fiduciary Rule ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Investment Adviser ,
Investment Management ,
Regulatory Oversight ,
Retirement Plan ,
Vacated
As required by President Trump’s Executive Order 13772, the U.S. Department of the Treasury issued a report, “A Financial System That Creates Economic Opportunities, Asset Management and Insurance,” addressing the regulatory...more
10/31/2017
/ Asset Management ,
Business Continuity Plans ,
CFTC ,
Commodities ,
Commodity Pool ,
Consumer Financial Products ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Derivatives ,
Dodd-Frank ,
Employee Benefits ,
ETFs ,
Executive Orders ,
Fiduciary Duty ,
Fiduciary Rule ,
Financial Services Industry ,
FSOC ,
Individual Retirement Account (IRA) ,
Investment Adviser ,
Investment Companies ,
Investment Company Act of 1940 ,
Investment Management ,
Liquidity Risk Management Rule ,
Registration Requirement ,
Regulatory Oversight ,
Risk Assessment ,
Risk Mitigation ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Stress Tests ,
Trump Administration ,
U.S. Treasury