A final rule requesting a 60-day delay of the fiduciary rule has been sent to the Office of Management and Budget.

The DOL has proposed delaying the fiduciary rule compliance date until June.

GOP lawmakers in the House passed two resolutions of disapproval designed to block states' ability to develop state-run retirement plans for workers who have none.

The DOL has filed a notice to delay the implementation of its fiduciary rule.

The Presidents executive order to delay implementation of the Department of Labors fiduciary rule will likely happen within days.

Outgoing SEC chair Mary Jo White said recent 'trends' are making it harder for the SEC to pursue its mission and 'have even raised the question of whether or not the independence of the SEC can be preserved at all.'

According to benefits attorney Fred Reisch: 'Insurance companies can market their group variable annuity contracts to 401(k) plans without concern of fiduciary status.'

The D.C. Circuit court refused to block the DOL fiduciary rule as The National Association for Fixed Annuities had requested, saying that NAFA 'has not satisfied the stringent requirements for an injunction pending appeal.'