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NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION NOV 27, 2017
Delay of DOL fiduciary rule enforcement mechanisms now final

Supporter of regulation calls the postponement 'an effective repeal of the rule.'

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS NOV 27, 2017
Waddell & Reed replaces head of its broker-dealer

Thomas Butch is stepping down, and COO Shawn Mihal is filling the void.

By Bruce Kelly
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS NOV 27, 2017
UBS exits protocol for broker recruiting

Wirehouse is the second to dump the industry agreement that was created more than a decade ago to limit lawsuits against brokers when they leave firms.

By Bruce Kelly
NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION NOV 25, 2017
Clarifying difference between advice, sales not as simple as it sounds

Current rules require different standards based on whether advice is 'incidental' to a transaction.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION NOV 25, 2017
Can the SEC and DOL really harmonize advice standards for brokers and advisers?

Experts ponder what a Securities and Exchange Commission fiduciary rule will look like, and whether it will help unify requirements across agencies.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS NOV 22, 2017
SEC hack said likely to involve Eastern European criminals

The hackers may have had access to the agency's Edgar filing system for months.

By Bloomberg
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING NOV 22, 2017
CIT interest rising among 401(k) sponsors

Use of collective investment trusts by defined contribution plans has been hovering around 20% for three years, but momentum is building.

By Vanessa Drucker
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING NOV 22, 2017
Do specialized retirement plan advisers even need a broker-dealer?

The reasons for affiliating with a brokerage have changed as compensation has evolved.

By Greg Iacurci
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING NOV 22, 2017
These 401(k) lawsuits show the value of investment policy statements

Abiding a well-crafted IPS can help minimize legal trouble for plan fiduciaries.

By Blaine F. Aikin
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS NOV 22, 2017
Adviser Daniel Glick charged with ripping off elderly, including his in-laws

Prosecutors claim Daniel Glick used some of the funds for personal and business expenses.

By InvestmentNews
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING NOV 22, 2017
Filial laws put kids on the hook for parents' health-care costs

The laws underscore the need for advisers to have clients consider a long-term-care planning strategy

By Greg Iacurci
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS NOV 22, 2017
Former H.D. Vest broker barred for noncooperation

Finra was investigating whether Brian Royster borrowed from clients.

By InvestmentNews
NEWS ALTERNATIVES NOV 22, 2017
Nontraded BDC sales in worst year since 2010

The illiquid product's three-year decline is partially due to new regulations and poor performance.

By Bruce Kelly
NEWS OPINION NOV 22, 2017
Retirement plan sponsors' top criteria for choosing an adviser

Trust is the most important quality vetted in the selection process, but other factors go into the decision.

By Warren Cormier
NEWS OPINION NOV 22, 2017
401(k) plan sponsors are taking RFPs more seriously — advisers should, too

A request for proposal can uncover exactly what fees and services a plan can get in the marketplace.

By Ariana Amplo
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING NOV 22, 2017
Excessive-fee litigation in retirement plan market moving downstream

What small-plan advisers can do to minimize fiduciary liability risk.

By Marcia S. Wagner
NEWS OPINION NOV 22, 2017
Retirement plan advisers need to start planning for their own succession

Many expect to sell their business to fund retirement, yet aren't preparing properly to do so

By Fred Barstein
NEWS PRACTICE MANAGEMENT NOV 21, 2017
J.P. Morgan Securities fined $1.25 million by Finra

Firm failed to fingerprint 95% of its non-registered personnel.

By Bloomberg
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS NOV 21, 2017
Investors' bitcoin questions rise along with asset's value

5 advisers offer suggestions on the latest soaring asset to confound investors.

By Bloomberg
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING NOV 21, 2017
Medicare premiums and Social Security COLAs: Here's why retirees will pay up in 2018

Blame higher Medicare costs on a provision designed to protect Social Security benefits.

By Mary Beth Franklin