SEC Chair Mary Jo White's recent statement that the SEC should proceed with rule - making on a uniform
fiduciary standard focuses attention on what such a rule may entail.
Not exact matches
Most of the coverage of the SEC's recent proposal to replace the Department of Labor's
Fiduciary Rule has
focused on the different
standards for brokers vs. advisors and the shortcomings of a disclosure - based approach to regulation.
We applaud the Department of Labor for raising awareness of the importance of
fiduciary standards, especially the duty of care, the
focus of our comments.
From that initial
focus on financial planning, we expanded our efforts to include holding brokers to a
fiduciary standard when they hold themselves out as advisers or as providing financial planning, which had become quite common by the 1990s.
It provides a strong managed QDIA option that addresses the industry's heightened
focus on ensuring
fiduciary standards are met.»