New SEC and House Financial Services chairmen, plus DOL's Phyllis Borzi, will all help set the tone for the retirement advisor community in the new year.

FINRA has clarified what the terms customer and investment strategy mean in its suitability rule, which became effective on July 9.

Employers see danger in plan to revise tax code as part of fiscal cliff talks, which could "significantly reduce" their willingness to sponsor plans.

'When people see the re-proposal, reasonable people with open minds will say [DOL] listened, says EBSA chief Phyllis Borzi, with more clarity on fiduciary standards due in 2013.

Other priorities next year will include hiring more examiners to police advisors, even with a fill-in chairman at the helm.

Texas Republican Hensarling to take over from Bachus, but he's said not to be keen on the existing self-regulatory organization bill for advisors.

Phyllis Borzi's right-hand man at EBSA has returned to the private sector to head up Prudential's $98 billion stable-value retirement account channel.

Vanguard founder John Bogle takes issue with big fund companies' denial that investors are aware that cost matters.