DOL’s Proposed Rule On Fiduciaries

On April 14, 2015, the DOL issued a new proposed rule to expand the definition of “fiduciary” under ERISA. This is the second time in recent years that the DOL has gone down this path. The first proposed rule (issued in 2010) was met with strong resistance from the financial services industry, which claimed that anticipated additional compliance costs and increased legal liability for advisors would result in fewer education and advice arrangements that were largely beneficial to investors. The DOL withdrew the 2010 proposed rule in 2011.

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