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The Department of Labor released the final version of the fiduciary rule on Wednesday, and though it was more lenient than many expected, wealth management technology vendors see the rule as a catalyst for widespread adoption...

The financial industry is in a tizzy as the Department of Labor released the long-anticipated final version of the new rules addressing conflicts of interest in retirement advice earlier today. Weighing in at over 1,000 pages, the collected...

Everyone from legislators to individual financial advisors to concerned investors weighed in on the final Department of Labor fiduciary rule, which was released today. ...

(Bloomberg) -- LPL Financial Holdings Inc., Primerica Inc. and other firms that manage money for individual investors surged after new standards to protect savers from conflicted investment advice appeared weaker than expected...

Advisors are not fazed by the impending Department of Labor fiduciary rule, expected to come out today. Sixty-one percent of advisors said they expect little to no impact on their business if the DOL rule passes, according to Russell Investme...

The Department of Labor today released its final rule requiring advisors overseeing retirement accounts to act under a fiduciary standard to put their clients’ interests ahead of their own...

That’s money burning. | Copyright David McNew, Getty Images New economic models forecast that the biggest threat from global warming, beyond endangering human life, could be to global financial assets, according to The Guardian. Researcher...

Applying a fiduciary standard means the broker must put his customer's interests ahead of his own.

Sheila Bair is joining Avant. | Alex Wong/Getty Images Former Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) Chair Sheila Bair has joined the board of online lending platform Avant, the startup announced Friday. Avant has originated more tha...

A judge's ruling that MetLife Inc (MET.N) is not "too big to fail" opens up an opportunity for insurer American International Group Inc (AIG.N) to seek an exemption from the tag, AIG Chief Executive Peter Hancock said on CNBC on...