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REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE APR 13, 2018
Adviser facing 20-year prison sentence settles with SEC

Ponzi-scheme operator Daniel Glick agreed to help recover investor assets from Israel.

By Jeff Benjamin
RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 13, 2018
401(k) plan participants sue Home Depot over alleged fiduciary breaches

Lawsuit also names Financial Engines and Alight, both providers of financial advice to the plan.

By Robert Steyer
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT APR 13, 2018
Wells Fargo Advisors continues to bleed reps

In the latest quarter, the broker-dealer suffered a net loss of 145 brokers.

By Bruce Kelly
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE APR 13, 2018
J.P. Morgan, ex-broker move dispute over clients from court to Finra arbitration

Firm had filed a lawsuit against Ryan C. May, alleging he was soliciting old clients in violation of his employment agreement.

By Bruce Kelly
RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 13, 2018
Retirement outlook for millennials

They're highly educated and drowning in debt, but have decades to get on track.

By Mary Beth Franklin
FINTECH APR 13, 2018
DOL fiduciary rule helped birth new model portfolio breeds

More advisers depending on these products for client portfolios.

By Ryan W. Neal
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE APR 12, 2018
SEC to meet to consider advice-standards proposal

Regulator to meet April 18 to consider three-part plan that includes disclosure document, broker standard, adviser-standard interpretation.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 12, 2018
Guaranteed income tops boomers' retirement wish list

Those who work with an adviser are most likely to buy an annuity.

By Mary Beth Franklin
FINTECH APR 12, 2018
SIFMA issues guidelines for using data aggregation

The principles are designed to allow safe access to financial data and ensure that aggregators follow the same security standards as financial institutions.

By Ryan W. Neal
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE APR 12, 2018
Fidelity changing the way it charges for financial advice

Firm is moving to fees based on the amount of each customer's assets.

By Bloomberg
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE APR 12, 2018
Sneak peek at new SEC advice standard sparks hope, concern

Investor advocates and industry representatives are both hopeful and concerned after studying overview of proposal slated for release on April 18.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 11, 2018
LPL loses $1.8 billion retirement group

Ingham Retirement Group, which works primarily with employer-sponsored plans, left because the firm's brokerage business had been declining.

By Greg Iacurci
FINTECH APR 11, 2018
NorthStar Financial acquires $10 billion TAMP

FTJ FundChoice's managed account capabilities will be integrated into Orion's model portfolio marketplace.

By Ryan W. Neal
RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 11, 2018
Insurers' 401(k) record keepers gain big share in small, midsize markets

Consolidation, unbundled platforms and the use of proprietary funds play a role, according to retirement plan advisers.

By Greg Iacurci
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE APR 11, 2018
Finra taps former Schwab exec Bari Havlik to replace Susan Axelrod in top cop job

Ms. Havlik will oversee Finra's surveillance and examination programs.

By InvestmentNews
OPINION APR 11, 2018
Are 401(k) advisers the next DOL targets?

Large regional firms and their specialist advisers seem to be in the regulator's cross hairs.

By Fred Barstein
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE APR 11, 2018
Maryland attorney general bars unregistered adviser

The scheme involved soliciting the clients of another barred adviser.

By Jeff Benjamin
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE APR 10, 2018
Finra bars former OneAmerica broker for stealing customer's money

Domingo Gonzalez deposited client check into his bank account and spent it.

By Bloomberg
OPINION APR 10, 2018
Technology must reinforce trust, or else

Show your clients that you have their best interests at heart by making innovations in your offering

By Ron Carson
'Best interests' and 'fiduciary' aren't the same, so which will the SEC choose?
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE APR 10, 2018
'Best interests' and 'fiduciary' aren't the same, so which will the SEC choose?

It could become a flash point that goes beyond semantics.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.