Gallagher Blasts Labor Dept.’s Proposed Fiduciary Rule

By Joe Mont2015-07-24T10:00:00

Image: Dan Gallagher, a reliably conservative voice at the SEC, is slamming the Labor Department’s proposed fiduciary standard for broker-dealers. The rule means clients who are not high net worth “will be ‘fired’ by their brokers or jettisoned to robo-advisers,” he said. Gallagher also lauded a court decision striking down ...

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