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At issue is whether the SECs administrative judges are employees of a federal agency, or whether their power makes them inferior officers of the federal government, which requires a presidential, court, or agency-head appointment.

The way the SEC appoints Administrative Law Judges violates the Constitution, a court of appeals has ruled, setting up a split among the circuit courts and presenting the possibility of a Supreme Court review.

Trumps transition team says he intends to nominate Jay Clayton to run the Securities and Exchange Commission, replacing Mary Jo White.

Can target-date funds that feature annuities be used as qualified default investment alternatives in 401(k) plans? The DOL tries to explain.

Here are some of the top industry highlights from the last year.

The Social Security Reform Act of 2016, sponsored by Rep. Sam Johnson, R-TX, would begin increasing the eligibility age for benefits beginning in 2023, until the retirement age reached 69 by 2030 and eliminates COLAs for some beneficiaries beginning in 2019.

Time is running out to make these last-minute tax changes and donations.

Investor watchdog Mercer Bullard discusses the DOL rule, the Dodd-Frank Act, what Social Security is and isnt and his idea for a standardized annuity to avert elder financial exploitation.