On January 2, 2018, the U.S. Department of Labor postponed key provisions of its Fiduciary Rule for the next 18 months. The Fiduciary Rule was generally intended to expand the definition of who is considered a fiduciary,...more
On August 30, 2017, the Department of Labor (“DOL”) officially proposed delaying the applicability date of exemptions to its fiduciary rule until July 1, 2019. The proposal was expected after DOL stated in a court filing...more
On August 9, 2017, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) a proposal to delay until July 1, 2019 the implementation date for those portions of the DOL’s fiduciary rule that...more
On June 29, 2017, the Department of Labor (“DOL”) issued a Request for Information (“RFI”) in connection with its examination of the Final Fiduciary Rule, which was published on April 8, 2016, and became applicable on June 9,...more