DOL Releases Final Version of Fiduciary Rule
The new rule allows fiduciaries in retirement plans to be exempt from certain prohibited transactions provided they adhere to a number of 'impartial conduct standards.'
The Trump administration's Department of Labor released a finalized version of its fiduciary proposal Tuesday, a day after the White House’s Office of Management and Budget completed its final review. But the rule goes into effect after Joe Biden’s inauguration as the nation’s 46th president, leaving the rule vulnerable to change under the new administration.
The new rule is entitled “Improving Investment Advice for Workers & Retirees Exemption” and allows fiduciaries to be exempt from certain prohibited transactions provided they adhere to a number of “impartial conduct standards,” which include a best interest standard, a 'reasonable compensation' standard and a requirement that they make no 'materially misleading statements.'