Fiduciary Issues Content

Labor Ought to Execute the President’s Policy (As published in The Wall Street Journal, April 25, 2017) Regrettably, the Department of Labor’s fiduciary rule-making has always been driven more by politics than impartial scrutiny of the investment-advice marketplace (“ Labor Department...

ICI: DOL Must Rescind or Revise Fiduciary Rule to Protect Retirement Savers Immediate Further Delay of Rule Implementation Is Needed to Avert Serious Market Disruption, Harm to Retirement Savers Washington, DC, April 18, 2017—The Department of Labor (DOL)—in carrying out its...

April 17, 2017 Filed Electronically Office of Regulations and Interpretations Employee Benefits Security Administration Room N-5655 Attention: Fiduciary Rule Examination US Department of Labor 200 Constitution Avenue N.W. Washington, DC 20210 Re: RIN 1210-AB79; Proposed Rule; Re...

ICI Welcomes Delay of Fiduciary Rule, Urges Additional Delay to Avoid Market Disruption and Harm to Investors Washington, DC, April 4, 2017— Today, the Department of Labor (DOL) adopted a rule delaying the applicability date of the agency’s fiduciary rule by 60 days. At the same time...

March 17, 2017 Submitted Electronically Office of Regulations and Interpretations Employee Benefits Security Administration Room N-5655 Attention: Fiduciary Rule Examination U.S. Department of Labor 200 Constitution Avenue N.W. Washington, DC 20210 Re: RIN 1210-AB79; Proposed Rule...

DOL’s Delay of Fiduciary Rule Justified to Avoid Costs, Disruptions for Retirement Savers ICI Urges Longer Delay to Permit Reassessment of Rule Washington, DC, March 17, 2017—The Department of Labor (DOL) should delay the applicability date of its final fiduciary rule for at least 60...

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Focus on Funds Crunch Time for Compliance with the Fiduciary Rule Amidst a changing political landscape, the fund industry is racing to comply with a looming compliance date for the Department of Labor’s fiduciary rule. In the November 18, 2016, edition of Focus on Funds, ICI...