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Regulatory Monitoring: EU version - August 2025

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Our monthly regulatory newsletter monitors all relevant developments regarding European regulatory law in English language. ECB: Opinion on the supervisory independence of Lietuvos bankas and the prevention of conflicts of...more

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SEC Proposes New Conflicts of Interest Rule for Use of AI by Broker-Dealers and Investment Advisers

The passage of omnibus federal legislation on the use of artificial intelligence (AI) is unlikely in the short term, but individual federal agencies continue to address the implementation of AI within the areas they regulate....more

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SEC Proposes Additional Conflict-of-Interest Rule for Investment Advisers' and Broker-Dealers' Use of AI in Customer Interactions

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Summary - The U.S. Securities Exchange Commission (SEC) has proposed additional compliance obligations on broker-dealers and investment advisers and their use of artificial intelligence (AI), predictive analytics, and...more

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DOL Fiduciary Rule Officially Dead

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For several years now we’ve been keeping you updated on the long and winding road of the Department of Labor’s (“DOL”) Fiduciary Rule....more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Fifth Circuit Mandate Officially Ends DOL Fiduciary Rule

On June 21, 2018, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit issued its order, or mandate, putting into effect its earlier decision to vacate the Department of Labor’s (DOL) conflict of interest regulation (the fiduciary...more

Robinson+Cole ERISA Claim Defense Blog

Fifth Circuit Reaffirms Decision to Vacate Fiduciary Rule

The Department of Labor’s (“DOL”) conflict of interest rule, informally coined the “fiduciary rule,” sparked much debate when the regulations were proposed in 2015, and finalized in 2016, to expand the definition of fiduciary...more

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Fifth Circuit Strikes Down DOL Investment Advice Fiduciary Rules

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The Fifth Circuit on March 15 vacated U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) regulations that redefined the circumstances in which a person who provides investment advice in connection with a retirement plan or individual retirement...more

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ERISA Fiduciary Rule Facing Precarious Future

Since its original release as a proposed rule in April 2015 and as a final rule a year later, the Department of Labor’s (DOL's) so-called fiduciary rule — which expands the “investment advice fiduciary” definition under the...more

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