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Stocks rally as trade war nerves settle
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS JUL 12, 2018
Stocks rally as trade war nerves settle

S&P rebounds as China strikes conciliatory tone in trade war.

By Bloomberg
Fidelity offering model portfolios
NEWS RIAS JUL 12, 2018
Fidelity offering model portfolios

Custodian believes these will help advisers scale their business and offer more financial planning.

By Ryan W. Neal
Automatic enrollment in small-business plans is working
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING JUL 12, 2018
Automatic enrollment in small-business plans is working

Participation at 83%, versus 58% for plans with voluntary enrollment, Vanguard study finds.

By InvestmentNews
Average client assets top $2 million for first time
NEWS RIAS JUL 12, 2018
Average client assets top $2 million for first time

Charles Schwab's latest RIA Benchmarking Study reports organic growth is driving increased AUM and revenues.

By Ryan W. Neal
UBS report reveals most expensive cities in the world
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS JUL 12, 2018
UBS report reveals most expensive cities in the world

UBS Group AG's Prices and Earnings 2018 survey ranks global city prices, earning levels and purchasing power .

By Bloomberg
What the fastest growing RIAs have in common
NEWS RIAS JUL 12, 2018
What the fastest growing RIAs have in common

Schwab study of 1,261 firms finds that overall assets under management climbed 16.2% in 2017 at the median versus 9.6% in 2016

By Ryan W. Neal
State-level activity slows on fiduciary legislation
NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION JUL 12, 2018
State-level activity slows on fiduciary legislation

But some states are still pursuing investment advice reform as the Labor Department's rule dies and the SEC works on its own proposals.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Are nontraded REIT sales back from the dead?
NEWS ALTERNATIVES JUL 12, 2018
Are nontraded REIT sales back from the dead?

Sales could hit $5.1 billion this year, up from $4.2 billion in 2017, according to Robert A. Stanger & Co. Inc.

By Bruce Kelly
Retirees spend their golden years on campus
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING JUL 11, 2018
Retirees spend their golden years on campus

As seniors flock to live near universities, Purchase College in New York is developing a retirement community.

By Bloomberg
Tax loophole from 1960s could let wealthy tap 21% corporate rate
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING JUL 11, 2018
Tax loophole from 1960s could let wealthy tap 21% corporate rate

Provision related to investments held offshore could save wealthy Americans millions in taxes.

By Bloomberg
House panel approves bills to adjust regulations for small RIAs, protect senior investors
NEWS RIAS JUL 11, 2018
House panel approves bills to adjust regulations for small RIAs, protect senior investors

Legislation heads to floor as part of bipartisan package designed to modernize regulation.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
SEC censures, fines advisers for Yelp endorsements
NEWS RIAS JUL 11, 2018
SEC censures, fines advisers for Yelp endorsements

Three advisers paid marketing consultant to solicit clients for online testimonials.

By Ryan W. Neal
Eight advisers managing $616 million join Benjamin Edwards
NEWS RIAS JUL 11, 2018
Eight advisers managing $616 million join Benjamin Edwards

Five were with Wells Fargo, others from LPL, Stifel and SunTrust

By InvestmentNews
Merrill Lynch launches fiduciary dashboard for advisers
NEWS FINTECH JUL 11, 2018
Merrill Lynch launches fiduciary dashboard for advisers

Despite death of the DOL fiduciary rule, wirehouse continues to invest in ways to meet best-interest standard.

By Ryan W. Neal
Fired Merrill Lynch star broker Bruce Lee starts own RIA
NEWS RIAS JUL 11, 2018
Fired Merrill Lynch star broker Bruce Lee starts own RIA

The 32-year industry veteran, whose team at Merrill had $2.9 billion in assets, launches Keebeck Wealth Management in Chicago.

By Bruce Kelly
District judge sets deadline in DOL fiduciary rule case
NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION JUL 10, 2018
District judge sets deadline in DOL fiduciary rule case

Industry plaintiffs who succeeded in vacating the regulation filed a motion seeking no further action.

By Bruce Kelly
Finra censures Cetera for lax supervision of brokers' outside activities
NEWS BROKER DEALERS JUL 10, 2018
Finra censures Cetera for lax supervision of brokers' outside activities

Regulator also levies $200,000 fine, cites Cetera's failure to review rep's disclosures

By InvestmentNews
MassMutual offers active target-date funds managed by T. Rowe Price
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING JUL 10, 2018
MassMutual offers active target-date funds managed by T. Rowe Price

Tactical asset allocation funds will be available only in MassMutual-managed plans.

By InvestmentNews
Efforts to help gig economy workers save for retirement gaining ground
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING JUL 10, 2018
Efforts to help gig economy workers save for retirement gaining ground

Focus turns to helping contingent workers build balances, bolster security

By Hazel Bradford
Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh voted to strike down 'Merrill Rule'
NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION JUL 10, 2018
Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh voted to strike down 'Merrill Rule'

Kavanaugh voted against "Merrill Rule" in 2007 D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals case.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.