National Association of Insurance and Financial

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  Industry Groups to DOL: Fiduciary IRA Request 'Difficult'

  By Melanie Waddell, AdvisorOne  |  January 24, 2012

  After a Tuesday meeting with DOL over its fiduciary IRA request, industry trade groups are still limited in how much help they can provide.

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  Fiduciary Duty Rule: A Status Report One Year Later

  By Melanie Waddell, AdvisorOne  |  January 20, 2012

  January 21 marks the one-year anniversary of the SEC handing over to Congress its report under Section 913 of Dodd-Frank recommending that brokers adhere to a fiduciary duty.

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  New Year, New Fiduciary Rule?

  By Melanie Waddell, AdvisorOne  |  December 28, 2011

  While SEC Chairman Mary Schapiro said in mid-December comments first reported on Bloomberg that the agency would issue a proposed fiduciary rule this year, she also stated in the Bloomberg interview that a fiduciary rule proposal will be “business model neutral” and allow brokers working with retail investors to sell...

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  DOL to Repropose Fiduciary Rule

  By Melanie Waddell, AdvisorOne  |  September 19, 2011

  Bowing to pressure from members of Congress, industry groups, and the public, the Department of Labor’s EBSA said on Monday that it would repropose its controversial rule amending the definition of fiduciary under ERISA.

• NAIFA Survey: Clients Nearing Retirement Want Risk Protection

  By Melanie Waddell, AdvisorOne  |  July 12, 2011

  The National Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors released a survey on Tuesday which found that since the economic meltdown, middle-income clients of advisors have become more interested in products with risk-protection components.