House lawmakers plan to convene a hearing Thursday to discuss the impact of the Department of Labor's fiduciary rule on the capital markets. The hearing will focus on a draft bill put forth by Rep. Ann Wagner, R.-Mo., that seeks to kill the fiduciary rule and instead impose a best interest standard on broker-dealers' investment recommendations.
The Consumer Federation of America sent a letter Tuesday to members of the committee expressing "strong opposition" to the measure, stating that it "would dramatically weaken existing protections for retirement savers without providing meaningful new protections for investors in non-retirement accounts."
Thursday's hearing will be held by the House Committee on Financial Services Subcommittee on Capital Markets, Securities and Investment.
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