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NEWS WIREHOUSES MAR 29, 2018
Morgan Stanley ignored abuse accusations against one of its top brokers: report

Firm looked the other way over Douglas Greenberg's legal run-ins, according to New York Times

By InvestmentNews
NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAR 29, 2018
Arbitrators award client of former adviser $875,000

Clyde Mick Jones accused of breach of fiduciary duty, violating state law.

By InvestmentNews
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS MAR 29, 2018
Fidelity sues broker who left for RIA firm

Firm charges call center rep Benjamin Linser with taking client data

By InvestmentNews
CFP Board expands fiduciary duty for financial advisers
NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAR 29, 2018
CFP Board expands fiduciary duty for financial advisers

New rule, effective in 2019, requires best-interest standard in all aspects of financial advice.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 29, 2018
Why your April 2019 tax bill could catch you off guard

10.2% of New Jersey residents will pay more taxes after tax reform, as will 9.4% of Maryland residents.

By Bloomberg
NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAR 29, 2018
Finra bars former Morgan Stanley broker who sought client loan for outside activities

Broker-dealer regulator previously suspended David Warren Olson for promissory note default.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS MAR 29, 2018
SEC shuts down $5 million adviser scam

Adviser sold bogus bonds to church members, friends.

By John Waggoner
NEWS PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAR 29, 2018
In his first year as LPL Financial's CEO, Dan Arnold's compensation soars

He earned $7.4 million, up from $2.9 million in 2016 and 37% more than his predecessor, Mark Casady, made in his final year.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
NEWS PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAR 29, 2018
Merrill Edge looks to hire 300 advisers in 2018

Online brokerage platform also plans to open 600 new investment centers by 2020.

By Bruce Kelly
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS MAR 29, 2018
Susan Axelrod, former Finra regulator, lands at Merrill Lynch

She takes over as the wealth management group's chief supervisory officer.

By Jeff Benjamin
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 28, 2018
Use tax management with retirement accounts

Not all investments belong in a 401(k).

By John Waggoner
NEWS RIAS MAR 28, 2018
Envestnet looking to support breakaway advisers

New Quick Start program promises to onboard new RIAs on the Tamarac platform within 30 days.

By Ryan W. Neal
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS MAR 28, 2018
Finra panel orders Wells Fargo to pay $219K, expunge broker 'black mark'

Wells claimed the broker altered a customer's address to sell an annuity.

By Jeff Benjamin
NEWS PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAR 28, 2018
Finra arbitrators award $475,000 to Morgan Stanley for broker who violated protocol

Kevin Michael Clouse left the wirehouse in February 2017, months before the firm pulled out of the protocol agreement.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAR 28, 2018
Aegis Capital fined $1.3 million for failing to red flag overseas penny stock trades

Firm admitted it failed to file 'suspicious activity reports' on numerous suspicious transactions, the SEC says.

By Bruce Kelly
NEWS RIAS MAR 28, 2018
Brown Advisory acquires $1 billion Meritage Capital

Austin, Texas-based Meritage's eight-person team will join larger firm's office.

By InvestmentNews
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS MAR 28, 2018
Real estate fraudsters to repay $30 million to investors

SEC settles with McKinley Mortgage, which promised secure investments and 6% returns.

By Jeff Benjamin
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 28, 2018
Retirement plan advisers ignore content marketing at their peril

Content marketing is not an alternative to other forms of client prospecting.

By Fred Barstein
NEWS OPINION MAR 28, 2018
DOL proposal on association health plans could help advisers

Allowing groups to negotiate health plans with insurers could make it easier for small businesses to find affordable coverage.

By Dale Brown
NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAR 27, 2018
Finra bars no-show former broker fired over fund sales

Lawrence Fawcett Jr. had consented to making unsuitable recommendations.

By Bloomberg