Legal

A data breach was detected at the Securities and Exchange Commission in 2016 -- and reported to the public this week.

Even though full implementation of the fiduciary rule has been delayed, there are still actions advisors need to take.

A court has ruled that a trustee is not allowed to claim a debtor's IRA even if the debtor cashes out their IRA during the bankruptcy.

The five potential changes to federal retirement in the CBO report are made up of three options changing federal employee pension plans and two that would replace it altogether with larger contributions to the Thrift Savings Plan.

Asset managers face greater risks to reputations when their 401(k) plans are sued for offering their own investments -- and plaintiff's lawyers are leveraging that.

Under the fiduciary rule, contracts can't waive investors' right to bring class-action lawsuits -- but the DOL is not going to enforce that.