Fiduciary Rule

Labor Dept. plan to replace fiduciary rule catches flak from all sides

08/12/20

Banks and other financial firms say the proposal to reverse restrictions on investment advisers does not go far enough. Meanwhile, investor advocates say it would loosen necessary protections.

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Ripple effect feared as Fed mulls lifetime bans for two bankers

03/15/19

Industry lawyers say the agency’s decision could have implications for other bankers looking to change jobs.

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6 candidates to chair banking panel (if GOP keeps House)

05/02/18

Which party controls the House next year is still uncertain, but this much is clear: Someone other than Texas Republican Jeb Hensarling will hold the gavel on the Financial Services Committee.

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Hensarling drops Durbin repeal; Court hears CFPB challenge

05/25/17

House financial services committee head agrees to drop swipe-fee repeal in order to save Financial Choice Act; Federal appeals court appears skeptical about declaring agency's makeup unconstitutional.

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R3 raises $100 million in latest funding; Fidelity adopts bitcoin

05/24/17

Blockchain platform's capital raising is its biggest to date; mutual fund giant now accepts digital currency in its cafeteria as CEO Abigail Johnson embraces it.

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As Trump takes power, fiduciary advocates renew defense of rule

01/20/17

"There is an added sense of urgency now," says Barbara Roper, director of investor protection at the Consumer Federation of America.

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