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NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS JAN 29, 2018
Risk Management for All Markets

Bull markets don't last forever. Learn about a tactical allocation strategy that aims to minimize the impact of market downturns.

By Bloomberg
NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION JAN 27, 2018
Finra should fix budget shortfall by tackling expenses

The agency must adjust to the shrinking number of B-Ds.

By crain-api
NEWS BROKER DEALERS JAN 27, 2018
Independent broker-dealers are stepping up their game on recruiting from the wirehouses

Independent broker-dealers have narrowed the gap between themselves and the wirehouses and are able to attract more quality brokers from the Big Four.

By Bruce Kelly
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING JAN 26, 2018
Capital Group, sponsor of American Funds, wins 401(k) lawsuit

Decision comes as financial services companies, especially those focused on active management, have been sued for self-dealing.

By Greg Iacurci
NEWS EMERGING MARKETS JAN 26, 2018
How a strong or weak dollar affects investment returns

Falling dollar a boon for international funds, but for how long?

By John Waggoner
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS JAN 26, 2018
SEC considers barring aggrieved investors from suing companies

Swept up by pro-business zeitgeist, regulator seeks to reverse two-decade slump in U.S. stock listings.

By Bloomberg
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS JAN 26, 2018
BlackRock's CEO warns against sitting in cash

Fink joins Bridgewater's Dalio in urging investors to stick with stocks.

By Bloomberg
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS JAN 26, 2018
How bitcoin and blockchain will change the world

Digital currencies are the future of money, but bitcoin probably isn't the ultimate winner.

By Joe Duran
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS JAN 26, 2018
AXA Advisors vice chairwoman Christine Nigro to leave

By Bruce Kelly
NEWS WIREHOUSES JAN 26, 2018
Merrill Lynch veteran picked to replace Racquel Oden at Manhattan flagship office

Matt Grossman, who has worked at Merrill for 28 years, will supervise 200 brokers and advisers at the firm's Fifth Avenue office .

By Bruce Kelly
NEWS LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES JAN 26, 2018
New York lobbies for nationwide 'best-interest' standard for life insurance sales

Such a rule would mark a big shift in the way life insurance is currently regulated by the states.

By Greg Iacurci
NEWS WIREHOUSES JAN 25, 2018
Wells Fargo, Morgan Stanley use contrary tactics to keep advisers

Wells is helping brokers transition to independence within the firm, while Morgan is taking them to court.

By Bruce Kelly
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING JAN 25, 2018
Empower unveils free 401(k) diagnostic tool

Providers keep trying to up the game by offering additional services for retirement plan advisers.

By Greg Iacurci
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING JAN 25, 2018
Empower Retirement finds reason to give clients projected vision of future

New research shows participants prepare better for retirement if they're told how their savings will translate into monthy income.

By Robert Steyer
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING JAN 25, 2018
How new leadership at DOL could address retirement rules

The incoming head of the Employee Benefits Security Administration may pursue new regulations around 401(k) issues such as annuities.

By Blaine F. Aikin
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS JAN 25, 2018
Mark Cortazzo leaves LPL after five years

'Repeated challenges' leads his hybrid firm MACRO Consulting Group to defect to smaller broker-dealer.

By Ryan Neal
NEWS PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JAN 25, 2018
Raymond James and Ameriprise saw strong recruiting in 2017, vow to stay in broker protocol

Raymond James' recruiting up 5.7%, while Ameriprise gains 2.3%

By Bruce Kelly
NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION JAN 25, 2018
Major financial trade groups to CFP Board: Slow the effort to raise mark's fiduciary standard

Major financial trade groups want the Securities and Exchange Commission to go first.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
NEWS BROKER DEALERS JAN 24, 2018
Wells Fargo erasing hurdles for advisers looking to move to its IBD

If advisers commit to staying at FiNet for a two-to-three year period, they will not have to pay Wells the fees it currently charges advisers switching channels.

By Bruce Kelly
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS JAN 24, 2018
Goldman's measure of risk appetite hits record

Global stocks and U.S. Treasuries are seeing their most "extreme" start to a year ever, bank says.

By Bloomberg