Let’s not just blame certification providers. Government agencies responsible for monitoring and enforcement are also responsible for market confusion and the dilution of the “fiduciary” standard.
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![Exclusive Interview: Blaine Aikin says DOL Fiduciary Rule’s “Lasting Impact Lives On”](https://fiduciarynews.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/Aikin-Blaine-2019-660x395-505x306_c.jpg)
Here’s an inside look at what’s been making all those headlines the last few years, and maybe what might be making headlines in the next few years.
![Rethinking Performance Standards (Part I – The Fatal Flaw)](https://fiduciarynews.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/precarious-apartments-1221980-505x306_c.jpg)
Worse, those held accountable for the potential damage of the flaw are not these detached organizations, but the professionals implicitly promoting the festering error – regular people ranging from bank trustees hired to guard the interests of beneficiaries to retirement plan sponsors and trustees responsible for protecting their employees.
![The SEC’s “Best Interest” Proposal – A Step Forward or a Set Back?](https://fiduciarynews.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/stairs-1172589-660x395-505x306_c.jpg)
We asked financial professionals across the nation for their thoughts on the SEC’s effort. As you might imagine, it’s clear Regulation Best Interest has some good points and some not-so-good points.
![FiduciaryNews.com Trending Topics for ERISA Plan Sponsors: Week Ending 7/14/17](https://fiduciarynews.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/1020805_25983300_Trending_Topics_2017.07.17_stock_xchng_royalty_free_660x395-505x306_c.jpg)
The real retirement crisis, dumbing down fiduciary, and solving wrong problems.
FiduciaryNews.com Trending Topics for ERISA Plan Sponsors: Week Ending 5/4/18
Fiduciary Scorecard: SEC down and DOL out; 12b-1 matters; and TDFs might not (in the way you think they do)