Sentences with phrase «department of labor»

Several years ago, the United States Department of Labor promulgated the so - called «Fiduciary Rule», which would require, among other things, that advisors act in...

As expected, President Donald Trump issued executive orders Friday to revise the rules that implement the Dodd - Frank Act and instructed the Department of Labor to stop implementing the new fiduciary rule.

Following release of the final memorandum on Friday, acting Labor Secretary Ed Hugler, in a statement, said, «The Department of Labor will now consider its legal options to delay the applicability date as we comply with the president's memorandum.»

Weldon J. Rougeau, a long - time civil rights activist, has considered the issue of diversity from many perspectives — as director of the office of federal contract compliance programs at the U.S. Department of Labor during the Carter administration, as president of the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation and even as a prisoner for 78 days (58 of them in solitary confinement) in a Baton Rouge, La., jail cell when he was a student activist.

It's one of the single most feared (or even loathed) provisions of the Department of Labor's fiduciary rule for a large financial institution, because it dramatically raises the stakes of a potential systemic failure to fulfill the firm's fiduciary duty to clients, outside the relative safety of one - advisor - at - a-time arbitration (especially industry - friendly FINRA arbitration).

The big economic news on Friday was the Department of Labor's Employment Report for March.

The Department of Labor has monthly data on employment by industry categories reaching back to 1939.

With the implementation date of the Department of Labor's fiduciary rule looming large in April, all attention has been focused on how financial advisors and their Financial Institutions are making adjustments to manage their compensation conflicts of interest, to avoid breaching the fiduciary's fundamental duty of loyalty to act in the client's best interests.

Reveal then filed a Freedom of Information Act request for the EEO - 1 diversity reports the company had filed with the U.S. Department of Labor.

It's only under the Department of Labor's fiduciary rule that the fiduciary duty is not just an obligation of the advisor but also the Financial Institution, and it's only under the DoL rule (unlike the Investment Advisers Act) that fiduciary breaches must have the opportunity to escalate to class action status.

The Department of Labor has issued back - to - back guidance, in the form of frequently asked questions, for advisors as well as for investors and workers regarding its fiduciary rule, which takes effect on April 10.

In the context of the Department of Labor's fiduciary rule, both are implicitly recognized in the requirements of the Best Interests Contract Exemption.

He'll give you informed insight into what the prospects are inside the Beltway for new fiduciary rules from the Department of Labor or the SEC.

President Donald Trump on Friday signed an executive order telling the Department of Labor to halt implementation of its fiduciary rule, which is set to take effect April 10.

The Department of Labor's auditors are pushing harder on plan sponsors to make better efforts to find missing terminated vested participants in retirement plans.

Labor Secretary Thomas Perez said Friday that the Department of Labor «has worked very closely» with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the redraft of its rule to amend the definition of fiduciary on retirement accounts.

There are two potential rule makings around fiduciary standard of care: the SEC, under Section 913 of the Dodd - Frank Act, and the Department of Labor, under ERISA.

The Chicago office of the Department of Labor seems to be targeting 401 (k) plan advisers and, if one firm's experience is a guide, the office appears to be targeting large regional firms rather than less experienced advisers.

Then there's the current dispute regarding the Department of Labor's push for fiduciary standards for advisors servicing smaller 401 (k) accounts.

The federal judge overseeing the case in Texas against the Department of Labor's fiduciary rule on Wednesday denied considering all but two of the eight amicus briefs filed in the court, allowing only the briefs filed by the Financial Planning Coalition and the American Association for Justice.

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — A leaked White House memo supporting a fiduciary definition for brokers selling retirement investments proposed by the Department of Labor was «pretty shocking,» according to former SEC chairwoman Mary Schapiro.

«Today, I'm calling on the Department of Labor to update the rules that advisors» use for retirement advice, so that advisors «put the best interest of their clients above their own,» Obama said in comments at AARP's Washington headquarters.

Prior to joining the Obama administration, Bernstein was a senior economist and the director of the Living Standards Program at the Economic Policy Institute, and between 1995 and 1996, he held the post of Deputy Chief Economist at the U.S. Department of Labor.

While the resolution to block the Department of Labor's fiduciary rule will likely make it to President Barack Obama's desk, Rep. Phil Roe, R - Tenn., conceded Tuesday afternoon that the president will veto it and the industry «will be stuck» with DOL's rule.

The «key issue,» Mason says, «is whether the Department of Labor reproposal will, like the original proposal, render illegal the means by which low - and middle - income individuals and small businesses receive their investment assistance.

The Department of Labor is questioning Wells Fargo's practices in recommending retirement savings vehicles.

The February 2015 document she references, The Effects of Conflicted Retirement Advice on Retirement Savings, was used by the Obama administration to support the Department of Labor's ongoing rulemaking that would redefine fiduciary under ERISA.

The new Department of Labor fiduciary standard represents «the most dramatic regulatory change in a number of decades, suffice to say,» explained Scott Curtis, head of Raymond James» independent advisor channel, in an interview on Tuesday.

As anticipated, financial services trade groups are said to be filing a lawsuit soon challenging the Department of Labor's new fiduciary rule.

The Department of Labor, which oversees retirement - plan funds, published guidelines...

While the SEC considers whether to extend a fiduciary duty to all advice givers, and the Department of Labor forges ahead on its revised definition of fiduciary, HighTower has moved ahead on its own, wrapping a strict fiduciary standard into a business model that meets client needs while giving top Wall Street brokers an innovative home from which to serve those clients and grow their individual businesses.

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Despite that distinction, President Barack Obama is one of her biggest fans: In his speech last year pushing the Department of Labor to press on with its fiduciary standard rule, he pointed out Garrett by name as an FA who puts the best interests of her clients first.

But Schapiro told Investment Advisor in an exclusive interview in mid-March that while she's hopeful a proposed fiduciary rule will be unveiled this year, those in the industry shouldn't count on it being one that is identical to the fiduciary rule being crafted by the Department of Labor.

Advisers need to examine their practices for IRA rollovers in the new fiduciary environment created by the Department of Labor's conflict - of - interest rule.

Wells Fargo is the target of a Department of Labor probe on whether the bank has been pushing its customers to take their money out of low - cost corporate 401 (k) plans and roll their holdings into more expensive individual retirement accounts at the bank, The Wall Street Journal reported.

That's why President Barack Obama's chief economic advisor supports the Department of Labor's effort to amend the definition of fiduciary in retirement plans.

Two days later, the Department of Labor will issue its official nonfarm payrolls report for the same month.

If and when the U.S. Department of Labor's fiduciary rule survives several legal challenges, the small and midsize 401 (k) plan market stands to be revolutionized.

David R. Kotok, Chairman & Chief Investment Officer for Cumberland Advisors, sits down with Asset TV to discuss the Department of Labor's potential rules change to fiduciary responsibilities and how it would affect the disclosure of «pay to play» fees.

A South Dakota - based payday lender and its California partner are to pay about $ 2 million under the terms of a settlement designed to address «abusive» lending and collection activities, the Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation said...

If accomplished, the Department of Labor's new fiduciary rules could be a much needed game - changer.

88 because the bill would overturn an important Department of Labor final rule critical to protecting Americans» hard - earned savings and preserving their retirement security.»

«[In addition to advancements in the robo - space], the continued ramp - up toward implementing the Department of Labor's (DOL) proposed fiduciary rule [also will be a trend].

The Department of Labor's long - awaited final fiduciary rule «ensures that putting clients first is no longer a marketing slogan, it's the law,» Labor Secretary Thomas Perez told reporters on a Tuesday afternoon call to announce completion of DOL's rule to amend the definition of fiduciary on retirement advice.

Broker - dealers should be «nervous» if they don't have policies and procedures in place before the Department of Labor fiduciary rule's first deadline hits next April, Timothy Hauser, one of the chief architects of the rule, said Tuesday at a Financial Industry Regulatory Authority conference in Washington.

Michael McNiven, PhD, Managing Director and Portfolio Manager discusses the Department of Labor's new fiduciary rule with respect to retirement investment advice.

«The report's findings spotlight the real and tangible good that came from the Department of Labor's fiduciary rule,» said Joseph P. Borg, president of the North American Securities Administrators Association and Alabama Securities Commission Director.

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In the wake of the final Department of Labor (DOL) fiduciary rule, advisors and insurance carriers alike have been compelled to reevaluate sales practices surrounding annuity sales — especially with respect to variable and fixed indexed annuities.