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REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE AUG 17, 2017
SEC suspends former ARCP accounting officer Lisa McAlister

Ms. McAlister 'manipulated and falsely reported' a key financial metric, agency charges.

By InvestmentNews
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT AUG 17, 2017
Advisers get more breathing room to make Form ADV changes

RIAs can enter '0' in some new parts of the document before their annual filing next year.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
RETIREMENT PLANNING AUG 17, 2017
Plaintiffs win in Tibble vs. Edison 401(k) fee case

After a decade of activity around the lawsuit, including a hearing before the U.S. Supreme Court, judge rules a prudent fiduciary would have invested in institutional shares.

By Robert Steyer
WIREHOUSES AUG 17, 2017
Plenty of advisers eager to scoop up 'orphaned' accounts

A central argument against the DOL fiduciary rule is that investors with smaller accounts will be abandoned. But many advisers stand ready to serve them.

By Bruce Kelly
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE AUG 17, 2017
Fiduciary double standard gives robos a free ride

What if a human adviser dispensed portfolio recommendations based solely on the answers to 10 or 12 written questions?

By Scott MacKillop
RETIREMENT PLANNING AUG 16, 2017
The best and worst states for growing old

Plus, find out how the median monthly cost of an assisted-living facility compares from state to state.

RETIREMENT PLANNING AUG 16, 2017
Fired UBS adviser revives Palm Beach scandal

Craig Price claims he was fired for speaking up about the abuse of a trust fund.

By Bloomberg
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT AUG 16, 2017
Since banking scandal, Wells Fargo advisers with more than $19.2 billion leave firm

Despite a trying year, the firm has said it will sweeten signing bonuses for veteran advisers.

By Bruce Kelly
RETIREMENT PLANNING AUG 16, 2017
Baby boomers dominate housing market, leaving millennials out in the cold

A simmering conflict is brewing between the two biggest generations in U.S. history.

By Bloomberg
FINTECH AUG 16, 2017
Advisers turning to text messages to communicate with clients

With email inboxes getting more and more jammed, firms give text messaging a fresh look

By Liz Skinner
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE AUG 16, 2017
Anticipating delay to DOL fiduciary rule, broker-dealers and RIAs change course

Brokerage firms, the group most affected by a rule delay, would likely put off big projects around adviser compensation and trimming investment products.

By Greg Iacurci
RETIREMENT PLANNING AUG 16, 2017
401(k) DCIOs: Some are folding, holding and doubling down

It behooves plan advisers to pay attention to their asset-management partners, because advisers rely on them for marketing and practice management support and guidance.

By Fred Barstein
FINTECH AUG 16, 2017
Advisers turning to text messages to communicate with clients

With email inboxes getting more and more jammed, firms give text messaging a fresh look.

By Liz Skinner
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT AUG 15, 2017
Energy funds adviser settles with SEC over fees

Agency says manager overcharged funds $1.5 million

By InvestmentNews
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE AUG 15, 2017
Best-interest contract could be casualty of DOL fiduciary rule delay

Length of time for measure's review gives SEC, other regulators greater chance to get involved in setting advice standards.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
RETIREMENT PLANNING AUG 15, 2017
How to select the right TDF for a 401(k) plan

A fiduciary process involves a full understanding of what should be done, rather than what can be done.

By Blaine F. Aikin
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT AUG 15, 2017
Massachusetts securities chief William Galvin launches investigation of broker 'kickbacks'

Says states need to take the lead in securities investigations as Trump moves to cut back financial regulation.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE AUG 14, 2017
Finra expels Hallmark Investments and bars CEO for fraud

Head of New York-based firm led scheme to sell shares at inflated prices, says regulator.

By InvestmentNews
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT AUG 14, 2017
FSC Securities to pay $592,000 for failure to supervise leveraged ETFs

The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority Inc. and FSC Securities last Thursday announced that the firm will pay a $100,000 fine and $492,000 to clients.

By Bruce Kelly
RETIREMENT PLANNING AUG 11, 2017
How to fund a Social Security delay

Several strategies can cover the gap to help clients claim a bigger benefit later

By Mary Beth Franklin