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The DOL's Employee Benefits Security Administration provided new guidance for plan sponsors, fiduciaries, participants and record-keepers concerning best practices for managing cybersecurity.

On September 10, the House Financial Services Committee, Subcommittee on Capital Markets and Government Sponsored Enterprises held a hearing to a discuss the Department of Labor fiduciary rulemaking proposals. A number of members of the committee majority criticized the DOL's proposed rules and Subcommittee Chairman Scott Garrett (R-NJ) remarked that "[I]t's pretty clear that the biggest impact of this rule is going to be felt far from Wall Street - and millions of middle or lower income households may ultimately have no place to go for advice." Members at the hearing also discussed a bill

The House Education and the Workforce Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions held a hearing titled "Restricting Access to Financial Advice: Evaluating the Costs and Consequences for Working Families and Retirees." The hearing examined the proposal by the Department of Labor ("DOL") to expand the definition of "fiduciary," and discussed how the proposed rule would impact workers, small businesses and retirees. The following witnesses testified: Panel 1: The Honorable Thomas E. Perez, Secretary of the Department of Labor (written testimony) Panel 2: Mr. Jack Haley, Executive VP

At SIFMA's 2015 Leaders and Experts Forum, industry leaders provided their perspective on the rest of the year's regulatory and enforcement initiatives for compliance and legal professionals. SIFMA Executive Vice President and General Counsel Ira Hammerman delivered the opening remarks, which highlighted recent and upcoming regulatory and enforcement initiatives. Mr. Hammerman commented on the reproposal by the Department of Labor ("DOL") of its "conflicts of interest" rule. If "done improperly," he said, the rule could hurt investors saving for retirement and "make the process that much more