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Greggory Warren, CFA
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DOL Fiduciary Rule Reportedly Delayed, but Industry Itself Is on Path to More Fiduciary Practices

While it’s been reported that the U.S. Department of Labor has requested an 18-month delay to the implementation of the second phase of its fiduciary rule to July 2019 from January 2018, we continue to see evidence that the U.S. financial industry has already begun reducing conflicts of interest between financial advisors and their clients. The delay to the rule was largely expected, as President Trump directed the Department of Labor to re-study the effects of the rule. Additionally, extra time...
Underlying
Affiliated Managers Group Inc.

Affiliated Managers Group is a global asset management company with equity investments in boutique investment management firms (Affiliates). The company provides centralized capabilities to its Affiliates, including strategy, marketing and distribution, and product development. Through its Affiliates, the company provides strategies designed to assist institutional, retail and clients worldwide in achieving their investment objectives. The company provides boutique investment management services to retail investors through advisory and sub-advisory services to return-oriented mutual funds, Undertakings for the Collective Investment of Transferable Securities, collective investment trusts and other retail products.

Provider
Morningstar
Morningstar

Morningstar, Inc. is a leading provider of independent investment research in North America, Europe, Australia, and Asia. The company offer an extensive line of products and services for individual investors, financial advisors, asset managers, and retirement plan providers and sponsors.

Morningstar provides data on approximately 530,000 investment offerings, including stocks, mutual funds, and similar vehicles, along with real-time global market data on more than 18 million equities, indexes, futures, options, commodities, and precious metals, in addition to foreign exchange and Treasury markets. Morningstar also offers investment management services through its investment advisory subsidiaries and had approximately $185 billion in assets under advisement and management as of June 30, 2016.

We have operations in 27 countries.

Analysts
Greggory Warren, CFA

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