National Association for Fixed v. DOL, et al

  1. March 26, 2018

    DOL, Trade Group Lay Down Swords In Fiduciary Rule Suit

    The National Association for Fixed Annuities and U.S. Department of Labor said Friday they have dropped their D.C. Circuit dispute over the agency's fiduciary rule for retirement advisers, a little more than a week after the Fifth Circuit vacated the rule.

  2. September 18, 2017

    DOL Defends Authority To Issue Fiduciary Rule At DC Circ.

    The U.S. Department of Labor told the D.C. Circuit on Friday that it had the authority to promulgate its fiduciary rule for retirement account advisers, disputing the National Association for Fixed Annuities' claim that the rule runs contrary to congressional intent.

  3. August 16, 2017

    DOL Has No Authority For Fiduciary Rule, DC Circ. Told

    The National Association for Fixed Annuities urged the D.C. Circuit on Tuesday to revive the group's challenge to the U.S. Department of Labor's fiduciary rule for retirement account advisers, saying the regulation threatens to upend the fixed annuities industry and exceeds the agency's authority.

  4. December 16, 2016

    DC Circ. Won't Block DOL Fiduciary Rule For Trade Group

    The D.C. Circuit on Thursday shut down the latest effort by the National Association for Fixed Annuities to block the U.S. Department of Labor's rule expanding the definition of a fiduciary for retirement account investment advisers, saying the insurance-industry trade group fell short of a high bar for injunctive relief.