Tens of thousands of new fiduciary brokers will soon fly the fiduciary flag, as Merrill tells the country that the thundering herd will give all its customers – retirement and nonretirement accounts alike – ‘best interest’ treatment.
Knut's Views
The October Surprise and Campaign for BICE
Will brokerage firms stick with commissions and service retirement accounts through the best interest contract exemption (BICE) or abandon commissions and offer “fee-based” retirement accounts?
Morgan Stanley and Fiduciary: Never the Twain Shall Meet?
With Fiduciary September 2016 just complete, two unrelated items on October 3rd – one a regulatory action by Massachusetts and the other a Wall Street Journal Op-Ed – remind us why Fiduciary September exists and what a strong sales culture can mean.
Advisors Can Define the New Fiduciary Advisor/Client-Centric Paradigm
Best Practices are crafted for the world of 2016 where the DOL Fiduciary Rule, new investor attitudes, and new technology are altering the advice landscape.
History Provides Hope for Institute for the Fiduciary Standard’s New Best Practices
The hope of the Institute is that as a growing number of advisors publicly adhere to these principles, and the media picks up on their actions, increasing public awareness, the rest of the financial services industry will have to adopt similar standards in order to compete.
New fiduciary registry will promote advisers who adhere to strictest guidelines
The SEC’s fiduciary standards “are incomplete,” said Knut Rostad, president of the Institute for Fiduciary Standards.
