Tags: "Retirement"

18 Oct
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Texas’ Role In The Fight To Protect Pension Funds From Proxy Advisory Firms’ Agendas

Debate about the impact of environmental, social, and governance (ESG) investments on state pension funds continues across the country.  After legislative hearings at both the state and federal levels, and the implementation and repeal of various bills, it has become ...

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17 Jun
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Another Amicus Brief In Legal Proceedings Against DOL’s “Fiduciary Rule”

Earlier this month, HLF filed an amicus brief supporting a lawsuit brought by the Federation of Americans for Consumer Choice to prevent a harmful new fiduciary rule from the U.S.  Department of Labor (DOL) from going into effect.  Our previous ...

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12 Jun
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Asset Managers Expand Investor Choice, Heeding Backlash

For what feels like the hundredth time, the Judiciary Committee in the U.S. House of Representatives is holding a hearing today over environmental, social and governance (ESG) spending in the private sector, seeking to review whether “current antitrust laws are ...

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04 Jun
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HLF Files Amicus Brief In Legal Case Against Latest Push For “Fiduciary Rule” Regulation

The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) recently tripled down on its attempt to resurrect its “fiduciary rule” that deals with how investors receive and pay for advice from financial advisors.  The regulation would severely hamper the ability of millions of ...

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29 Mar
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The Social Security’s Insolvency Crisis: Increasing Access To Retirement Options Is Part Of The Solution

Americans are living longer, which is great news.  But at the same time, Social Security is predicted to become insolvent by 2033 and Americans are feeling less confident about retirement than ever before.  It is safe to say there is ...

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05 Dec
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Response to Association of Securities Regulators Proposal to Mirror Harmful “Fiduciary Rule” Regulation

The North American Securities Administrators Association (NASAA), a body that in part represents state securities regulators in the United States, is proposing revisions to its model rule on “Dishonest or Unethical Business Practices of Broker-Dealers and Agents.”  State regulatory agencies ...

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29 Sep
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New Attempt at Fiduciary Rule will Damage Americans’ Retirement Savings and Remains on Shaky Legal Ground

The Department of Labor has decided to push forward yet again on a federal regulation that would severely hamper the ability of millions of Americans to save for their retirement. Earlier this month the Department submitted a Notice of Proposed ...

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08 Nov
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New Research Shows Damaging Effect of “Fiduciary Rule” on Retirement Savings and Wealth Gap

HLF today released an in-depth analysis of the U.S. Department of Labor’s 2016 fiduciary rule—a regulation meant to help financial services consumers by seeking to legally ensure that advisors were acting in their customers’ best interest.   But despite the ...

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