Labor Department

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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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  SEC, FINRA, DOL Enforcement Roundup: Investing Website Exposed as $600M Scam

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  August 23, 2012

  A CEO who fed inside tips to a pro baseball player and an investment website running a $600 million Ponzi scheme were among those charged by the SEC recently.

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  Allow E-Disclosures, Retirement Plan Coalition Urges DOL

  By Danielle Andrus, AdvisorOne  |  March 28, 2012

  On Tuesday, a coalition of interested parties took to their pens to urge the Department of Labor to allow plan sponsors to make required disclosures electronically.

• DOL Fiduciary Rule Set for First-Half 2012 Release

  By Melanie Waddell, AdvisorOne  |  February 1, 2012

  Department says it is working on cost-benefit analysis for reproposal to ‘get this rule right’

• 401(k)s: Average Small Plan Expenses Exceed Large Plans’ Costs

  By Danielle Andrus, AdvisorOne  |  January 17, 2012

  Average expenses for small retirement plans are 1.3%, according to the 401k Averages Book, which published the 12th edition of its annual benchmark report on 401(k) fees on Tuesday.

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  DOL to AdvisorOne: Department ‘Has Not Signaled’ Extension of April 1 Fee Disclosure Deadline

  By Melanie Waddell, AdvisorOne  |  January 5, 2012

  While rumors were flying that Labor’s Employee Benefits Security Administration planned to push back the April 1 deadline for compliance with its fee disclosure regulations, a DOL spokesman told AdvisorOne on Thursday that the department had 'not signaled' that the deadline would be extended.

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  U.S. Jobs Surprise: Unemployment Rate Falls to 8.6% From 9.0%

  By Joyce Hanson, AdvisorOne  |  December 2, 2011

  The unemployment rate dropped partly because of the large number of discouraged job seekers who have left the workforce.

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  Labor Day Bad News: Zero Job Growth in August, Unemployment Stuck at 9.1%

  By Joyce Hanson, AdvisorOne  |  September 2, 2011

  Unemployment rate held flat in August at 9.1% as no jobs were lost—nor gained. While some observers saw a silver lining, others fret over ongoing economic stagnation.

• Follow the Leaders: The 2011 IA 25

  By Editorial Staff  |  May 1, 2011

  In the nine years that Investment Advisor has published the IA 25, our editors’ judgment as to the 25 most influential people in and around the advisor community, we’ve never ranked the 25 in the order of their importance.