DOL Delays New Fiduciary Duty Rule

In proposed regulations recently released, the DOL delayed the effective date of its new fiduciary duty rule and related exemptions by 60 days, from April 10, 2017 to June 9, 2017. The DOL?ÇÖs announcement follows a presidential memorandum issued on February 3, 2017, directing the DOL to reconsider the new fiduciary duty rule to determine whether it may adversely affect the ability of individuals to gain access to retirement information and financial advice. The 60-day extension is intended to give the DOL time to collect information and to consider comments it receives related to issues raised in the presidential memorandum before the rule and exemptions become effective. For additional information on the fiduciary duty rule in its current form, please see our?áblog post. View the proposed regulations.