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Proposed SEC advice rule obscures distinctions between two business models
NEWS RIAS AUG 20, 2018
Proposed SEC advice rule obscures distinctions between two business models

Brian Hamburger: The SEC is not proposing harmony; it's proposing equalization

By Brian Hamburger
HighTower on prowl for new CEO, Weissbluth to become chairman
NEWS RIAS AUG 20, 2018
HighTower on prowl for new CEO, Weissbluth to become chairman

Move is latest in Chicago-based RIA consolidator's effort to expand senior leadership team.

By Jeff Benjamin
Cambridge Investment Research bags mid-sized broker-dealer
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS AUG 20, 2018
Cambridge Investment Research bags mid-sized broker-dealer

Broker Dealer Financial Services, an IBD with 150 reps and advisers, and $3.5 billion in assets, will become a Cambridge OSJ.

By Bruce Kelly
Women in same-sex marriages are seen needing more for retirement
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING AUG 20, 2018
Women in same-sex marriages are seen needing more for retirement

Because women live longer than men, female couples need to put away more money for their old age, a new report shows.

By InvestmentNews
Retroactive Social Security benefits: Everything you need to know
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING AUG 20, 2018
Retroactive Social Security benefits: Everything you need to know

Rules specify who qualifies for back benefits based on age and filing status.

By Mary Beth Franklin
The 4 biggest risks for U.S. equity investors
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS AUG 20, 2018
The 4 biggest risks for U.S. equity investors

Uncertain growth in the global economy tops the list; Turkey is at the bottom.

By Bloomberg
DOL fiduciary rule might be dead, but its ghost hovers over the financial advice industry
NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION AUG 18, 2018
DOL fiduciary rule might be dead, but its ghost hovers over the financial advice industry

Your best strategy is to always act in the best interests of your clients, and this is the exact reason why.

By crain-api
What's in a name? For TCA by ETrade, everything
NEWS RIAS AUG 18, 2018
What's in a name? For TCA by ETrade, everything

Trust Company of America is gone, and there's big buzz over the name change. But turning the custodian into an industry powerhouse will take a lot longer — if it happens at all.

By Jeff Benjamin
LPL recruiters jump to Ameriprise bank broker
NEWS PRACTICE MANAGEMENT AUG 17, 2018
LPL recruiters jump to Ameriprise bank broker

Hiring the recruiters appears to be part of Ameriprise's continued push into the bank broker market.

By Bruce Kelly
Money managers prep for $1.5 trillion in corporate cash
NEWS MUTUAL FUNDS AUG 17, 2018
Money managers prep for $1.5 trillion in corporate cash

Big players like Fidelity and BlackRock are creating new strategies for companies that are repatriating overseas funds.

By Bloomberg
Funerals are becoming one last extravagant display of wealth
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS AUG 17, 2018
Funerals are becoming one last extravagant display of wealth

Rolls-Royce hearses and gospel choirs are among the features of high-end memorial services.

By Bloomberg
Claiming Social Security early has lasting impact on survivors
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING AUG 17, 2018
Claiming Social Security early has lasting impact on survivors

Rush to take benefits due to illness may not be the best move.

By Mary Beth Franklin
Broker fined, barred by SEC for cherry-picking
NEWS RIAS AUG 17, 2018
Broker fined, barred by SEC for cherry-picking

Cease-and-desist order alleges Roger Denha allocated profitable trades to his personal account at the expense of clients.

By Ryan W. Neal
Top private placement manager GPB Capital halts sales to review accounting
NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION AUG 17, 2018
Top private placement manager GPB Capital halts sales to review accounting

Leading seller of risky private placements will focus on accounting at two large funds.

By Bruce Kelly
Bonhill Group completes acquisition of InvestmentNews
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS AUG 17, 2018
Bonhill Group completes acquisition of InvestmentNews

Publisher Suzanne Siracuse named CEO of InvestmentNews, Frederick P. Gabriel Jr. promoted to editorial director

By InvestmentNews
Wells Fargo brokers managing $179 million move to Stifel
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS AUG 16, 2018
Wells Fargo brokers managing $179 million move to Stifel

Russ Schwartz and Kaival Patel make switch in Hackensack, N.J.

By InvestmentNews
Pension plans are the new tax dodge for rich business owners
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING AUG 16, 2018
Pension plans are the new tax dodge for rich business owners

Barred from 20% tax break, wealthy professionals have found a new way to avoid hefty tax bills.

By Bloomberg
Are 401(k) adviser aggregators the new 'wirehouses' for elite retirement plan advisers?
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING AUG 16, 2018
Are 401(k) adviser aggregators the new 'wirehouses' for elite retirement plan advisers?

Some aggregator firms offer the support, tools, technology and built-in succession plans associated with the traditional wirehouse model.

By Fred Barstein
Ladenburg platform to help IBDs with succession planning, acquisitions
NEWS FINTECH AUG 16, 2018
Ladenburg platform to help IBDs with succession planning, acquisitions

It's the first in a comprehensive M&A toolkit the firm plans to release through next year.

By Ryan W. Neal
Former Wells Fargo broker could face 15 years in prison for embezzlement
NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION AUG 16, 2018
Former Wells Fargo broker could face 15 years in prison for embezzlement

Barred broker is charged with stealing more than $500,000 from the trust fund of two elderly clients.

By Jeff Benjamin