2023 – DOL/EBSA – 2023-0014 – RIN-1210-AC02 – Comments 2024 0102 – Letter – AFL-CIO – Final_FRComments_Letterhead01.02.24 – EBSA-2023-0014-0437 – RIN-1210-ac01 – [link-7p] On behalf of the AFL-CIO, I am writing to express strong support for the U.S. Department of Labor’s (“DOL” or “the Department”) proposed rulemaking titled “Retirement Security Rule: Definition of an Investment…

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DOL – Department of Labor – Rollovers 2023 05 – InsuranceNewsNet.com – DOL won’t give up on push for fiduciary standard on rollovers, analysts say, by John Hilton – [link] 2023 1031 – ThinkAdvisor.com – Ed Slott: Yes, IRA Rollovers Are Advice Under New DOL Fiduciary Rule, By Melanie Waddell – [link] 2023 1107 – ThinkAdvisor.com -…

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FACC – Federation of Americans for Consumer Choice facchoice.com/    CEO – Kim O’Brien – facchoice.com/staff/ 2022 0202 – fa-mag.com – Insurance Agents Sue to Overturn DOL Rule, by FA Staff – [link] The Federation of Americans for Consumer Choice, a trade group representing independent insurance agents and agencies, sued the Department of Labor today…

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DOL – Department of Labor – Legal Cases ACLI vs. Perez (DOL – Department of Labor) – Fiduciary Rule 2022 – LC – American Securities Association v. U.S. Department of Labor No. 8:22-cv-330, 2023 WL 1967573 (M.D. Fla. Feb. 13, 2023) Document 55 – Order – 69p 2022 – LC – Federation of Americans for Consumer…

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2024 0102 – ACLI to GOV-DOL / EBSA – 40p 2024 0102 – ACLI to GOV-DOL / EBSA – Subjects: Retirement Security Rule: Definition of an Investment Advice Fiduciary (RIN 1210-AC02); Proposed Amendment to Prohibited Transaction Exemption PTE 84-24 (Application No. D-12060); Proposed Amendment to Prohibited Transaction Exemption PTE 2020-02 (Application No. D-12057) – 40p…

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DOL –  Employee or Independent Contractor 2024 0110 – InsuranceNewsNet.com – New DOL rule could undermine financial advisors’ independent contractor status, by John Hilton – [link] The U.S. Department of Labor’s new rule to determine whether a worker is an employee or independent contractor includes a six-factor test of the “economic reality” of the relationship between…

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NLRB – National Labor Relations Board 2011 0211 – GOV (House) – Emerging trends at the National Labor Relations Board, Phil Roe (R-TN) [PDF-xp-GooglePlay, VIDEO-?] House – Committee on Education and the Workforce – Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor and Pensions 3\ See NLRB v. Insur. Agents’ Int’l Union, 361 U.S. 477, 489 (1960), where…

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DOL – Documents Referenced 1969 – LC – SEC v. National Securities, Inc., 393 U.S. 453 (1969) 2007 06 – GAO – Defined Benefit Pensions: Conflicts of Interest Involving High Risk or Terminated Plans Pose Enforcement Challenges, gao-07-703 – Government Accountability Office – 67p 2021 11 (Revised from 2020 07 – 62p) – NBER – Conflicting…

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DOL – Department of Labor – Index ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ# A ACLI vs. Perez (DOL – Department of Labor) – Fiduciary Rule Back to top D DOL – Department of Labor DOL – Department of Labor – Index DOL – Department of Labor – IUL DOL – Department of Labor – Lawsuits DOL – Department of Labor…

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DOL – Fiduciary Rule – Media 2016 04 – Morningstar – New Fiduciary Rule More Pro-Investor Than Previous Iteration – [Scott Cooley] – [VIDEO-YouTube-05:04] 2016 0628 – Morningstar – The DOL Fiduciary Rule: Winners and Losers – [Michael Kitces] – [VIDEO-YouTube-09:50] RIAs Products Distribution vs Advice 2 – Training 3 – CFP, Broker-Dealer – Fee-Based…

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