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NEWS RIAS APR 26, 2018
Hybrid managing $325 million at Royal Alliance switches to Triad

Cirrus Wealth Management in Cleveland has four advisers, four staff.

By InvestmentNews
NEWS RIAS APR 25, 2018
DOL fiduciary rule spurred IRA rollover improvements, state regulators say

NASAA report finds broker-dealers are better informing investors.

By InvestmentNews
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS APR 25, 2018
Vanguard divides record-keeping duties amongst 2 firms

Record-keeping duties of firm's self-directed brokerage and non-qualified plan business to be transferred to TD Ameritrade and Newport Group, respectively.

By Robert Steyer
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 25, 2018
Future retirees expect Social Security to be main source of income

Survey found many clients would switch advisers to get claiming advice.

By Mary Beth Franklin
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS APR 25, 2018
Why Schwab's CEO bets you won't be trading stocks on Amazon

Entering the financial services space means inviting 'the Federal Reserve into every single thing you do,' Bettinger says.

By Bloomberg
NEWS LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES APR 25, 2018
Indexed annuities likely to rebound after dip in sales last year

An increase in market volatility, higher interest rates and dissipating anxiety around the Labor Department's fiduciary rule are improving the product outlook.

By Greg Iacurci
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS APR 24, 2018
Merrill loses $123 million adviser to hybrid

Ric Kellogg joins IHT Wealth Management in Texas.

By Bloomberg
NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION APR 24, 2018
Finra touts improvements during first year of Finra 360 operational review

Critics say the changes so far don't go far enough.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 24, 2018
Employees say workplace retirement plan will be a major retirement income source

Workers are less confident about the role Social Security will play in their retirement, EBRI survey shows.

By Robert Steyer
Labor Department says ESG investments aren't always `prudent'
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 24, 2018
Labor Department says ESG investments aren't always `prudent'

Socially responsible investors say rules could sow confusion among managers

By Bloomberg
NEWS RIAS APR 24, 2018
The unique nature of working with celebrity clients

Athletes and entertainers are just like everyone else — aside from complex tax issues, a lack of financial savvy and a need for prenups

By Jeff Benjamin
NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION APR 24, 2018
Ameriprise CEO James Cracchiolo welcomes new SEC advice rule

He says the proposal is more appropriate than the DOL fiduciary rule.

By Bruce Kelly
NEWS WIREHOUSES APR 24, 2018
Merrill Lynch fires Chicago star broker Bruce Lee

A perennial member of Barron's list of top financial advisers, his team managed nearly $3 billion in client assets

By Bruce Kelly
NEWS RIAS APR 23, 2018
RIA sellers might be rushing in ahead of market turmoil

Latest research from DeVoe & Co. shows a first-quarter spike in activity.

By Jeff Benjamin
NEWS RIAS APR 23, 2018
Chicago adviser Daniel H. Glick sentenced to 12 1/2 years for fraud

Ordered to pay $5.2 million in restitution.

By InvestmentNews
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS APR 23, 2018
Royal Alliance loses team overseeing $420 million to Kestra

Husband-and-wife-led team operates as Questmont Strategic Wealth.

By InvestmentNews
NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION APR 23, 2018
5 key questions about the SEC's proposed 'best interest' standard

The regulator may have purposely left portions of the standard vague so it can crack down on behavior not explicitly stated in the rule.

By Bloomberg
NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION APR 23, 2018
Finra proposes to widen net for churning violations

Under new rule, brokers would not have to have control of account to be found liable.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
NEWS RIAS APR 23, 2018
The transformation of the adviser-client experience

The U.S. auto industry has changed dramatically in recent decades. Is wealth management headed for the same type of disruption?

By Steve Gresham
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 23, 2018
Litigation, scale push private colleges to adopt multiple employer plans

The movement to create multiple employer plans creates opportunity for retirement plan advisers.

By Blaine F. Aikin