An Introduction to the 2011 Fiduciary Forum: SEC Commissioner Troy Paredes wrote in 2003 (as an Associate Professor of Law) about mandatory disclosure and whether market participants are subject to information overload. * Noting that mandatory disclosure may be “the most hotly contested debate in the history of securities regulation,” Paredes concluded that to […]
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Fiduciary Law in the 21st Century
By Tamar Frankel — This paper was presented as part of a conference on fiduciary law at Boston University on October 29, 2010.
Comments on Definition of Fiduciary Proposed Rule
Disclosures and client consent are insufficient – by themselves – to satisfy the fiduciary standard. Investors must be able to rely on and have confidence in the expertise of their advisor. This can only be accomplished by applying a standard that prohibits all conflicts of interest.
Comments on Definition of Fiduciary Proposed Rule
Disclosures and client consent are insufficient – by themselves – to satisfy the fiduciary standard.
The Specific Fiduciary Duties of Investment Advisers
Contrary to what some of the comments received by the DOL/EBSA suggest, fiduciary duties are neither too “ill-defined” nor “vague” to be applied to investment advisory activities.
Definition of the term “Fiduciary”
Rhoades provides a 119 page letter to the Department of Labor explaining in significant detail what fiduciary duty means.