Financial Advisors Sue US Labor Department for 'Interfering' in Morgan Stanley Pay Fight

Three financial advisors claim that the DOL violated its own internal procedures to issue an advisory opinion resolving a key ...
JD Supra

Senior Actuarial Advisor Shapiro Becomes President-Elect of the Conference of Consulting Actuaries

Groom celebrates that Senior Actuarial Advisor, Joshua Shapiro, has been named the President-Elect of the Conference of ...
National Association of Plan Advisors

Advisors Sue DOL for Interference in Deferred Comp Claims

A trio of former Morgan Stanley employees have filed suit against the Labor Department for an advisory opinion they say, “creates immediate and concrete harm to financial advisors who are arbitrating ...

Ex-Morgan Stanley Advisers Sue Labor Officials for ERISA Opinion

Three former Morgan Stanley financial advisers are suing the Labor Department over its ERISA advisory opinion, which they ...
Barron's

Labor Department Rule on Independent Contractors Comes Under Legal Fire

The Financial Services Institute and a consortium of other business groups is suing to block the Department of Labor from implementing its new rule on independent contractor status, slated to take ...
Financial Advisor

Morgan Stanley Advisors Sue DOL For Interfering In Deferred Comp Claims

They say that a “one-sided” opinion gave Morgan Stanley a weapon against ex-advisors seeking unpaid compensation.
Barron's

Labor Department Wins Pause in Fiduciary Rule Litigation. It Could Become Permanent.

A federal judge has granted the Trump administration’s request for a 60-day stay in the proceedings in the litigation against the Department of Labor’s fiduciary rule, the latest twist in a ...