Author: David Schwartz J.D. CPA
In a March 4, 2015 letter, two House Republicans requested answers from Department of Labor (DOL) Secretary Thomas E. Perez about the process for devising new fiduciary rules for investment professionals providing services to retirement plans. Representative John Kline (R-MN), Chairman of the House Committee on Education and the Workforce, and Rep. Phil Roe (R-TN), Chairman of the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor and Pensions, want to know if and how the DOL and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) are working together to minimize potential conflicts, higher costs, and detrimental effects on information available to those saving for retirement.