Employee Benefits Security Administration

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  SEC, DOL Must Collaborate on ‘Overlapping’ IRA Fiduciary Standards: Attorney Mason

  By Melanie Waddell, AdvisorOne  |  April 15, 2013

  The failure of the SEC and DOL to collaborate on their “overlapping” fiduciary rules on IRA advice will render the SEC’s current cost-benefit analysis worthless, says Kent Mason of Davis & Harman.

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  Does Fiduciary Coverage for 401(k) Rollovers Lie Ahead?

  By Melanie Waddell, AdvisorOne  |  April 3, 2013

  A just-released report by the GAO on rollovers foreshadows one of the more controversial aspects of what the DOL’s revised fiduciary rule will look like, industry officials say.

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  The Disclosure Paradox: How Much Information Is Too Much?

  By Michael Finke  |  April 1, 2013

  Too much information can be as harmful to retirement plan decisions as too little.

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  Black Caucus Members Balk at DOL Fiduciary Rule

  By Melanie Waddell, AdvisorOne  |  March 28, 2013

  The Congressional Black Caucus is warning the DOL that its plan to extend ERISA’s fiduciary standard to IRAs will hurt African-American savers.

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  DOL, SEC, FINRA Enforcement Roundup: DOL Recovers $43 Million for Madoff Victims

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  February 28, 2013

  Among other recent enforcement actions were SEC charges against two Connecticut-based hedge fund managers and their firms for fraud.

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  3 Issues That Will Dominate DOL Fiduciary Debate

  By Melanie Waddell, AdvisorOne  |  February 28, 2013

  Pay close attention to three areas of the DOL’s reproposed fiduciary rule once it’s released in July, says Brad Campbell, former head of EBSA.

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  As Fiduciary Debate Returns, Advisors Share Attitudes and Practices

  By James J. Green, AdvisorOne  |  February 26, 2013

  As the SEC and DOL work to finalize their fiduciary standards, AdvisorOne and fi360 field their third annual advisor fiduciary survey to determine real-world advisor opinions and actions.

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  Top 5 Retirement Issues

  By Editorial Staff  |  February 25, 2013

  Investment Advisor talked to several of the main players on the retirement stage to get their thoughts on the big challenges of modern retirement.

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  DOL Fines Sherwin-Williams $80M for Tax Violations

  By Melanie Waddell, AdvisorOne  |  February 21, 2013

  The agreement comes after the department’s EBSA investigated whether Sherwin-Williams, seeking to take advantage of tax breaks, improperly managed the plan.

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  Record Attendance, Upbeat Mood at FSI Conference

  By John Sullivan, AdvisorOne  |  January 29, 2013

  The new year finds the Financial Services Institute optimistic and on a roll.