On April 13, 2021, the Department of Labor (“DOL”) issued a set of Frequently Asked Questions (“FAQs”) on the DOL’s new class exemption for the provision of investment advice, known as Prohibited ...
This month, the Department of Labor’s Prohibited Transactions 2020-02 (PTE 2020-02) went into effect. This regulation increases the fiduciary scrutiny placed on IRA rollovers and other transactions ...
Recommendations to retirement plan participants to roll their accounts from a plan to an individual retirement account or annuity will often be viewed as fiduciary advice under new Department of Labor ...
Here’s a discomforting stat. John Faustino, head of Broadridge Financial Solutions’ fiduciary certification and training solutions, reports that about 10%-15% of the firms with whom Broadridge raised ...