{"id":12246,"date":"2017-01-30T09:42:55","date_gmt":"2017-01-30T14:42:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/qa.bluevaultpartners.com\/?post_type=news&p=12246"},"modified":"2017-01-30T09:42:55","modified_gmt":"2017-01-30T14:42:55","slug":"sec-could-step-up-if-dol-fiduciary-rule-is-overturned-finra-ceo-says","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/qa.bluevaultpartners.com\/sec-could-step-up-if-dol-fiduciary-rule-is-overturned-finra-ceo-says\/","title":{"rendered":"SEC could step up if DoL fiduciary rule is overturned, FINRA CEO says"},"content":{"rendered":"
January 23 2017, 9:56pm EST |\u00a0Chelsea Emery<\/a>\u00a0| FinancialPlanning<\/p>\n The SEC has been authorized to craft its own fiduciary standard under the 2010 Dodd-Frank Act. However, the regulator has yet to act<\/a>.<\/p>\n In their wide-ranging conversation, Cook spelled out what he saw as FINRA\u2019s role in enforcement of the regulation. He also discussed his goals for FINRA\u2019s next five years.<\/p>\n Brown:<\/b> What is FINRA\u2019s role in relation to fiduciary duty for all financial advisers?<\/p>\n Cook:<\/b> We currently do not see ourselves as the examination or enforcement regulator for that [DoL] rule. How we approach it could evolve over time, but it\u2019s not something we\u2019re planning to be the frontline regulator for.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n