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NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION JUN 26, 2017
The fiduciary rule for retirement advice faces an uncertain future

Other states could move in to plug the fiduciary gap if the DOL and SEC devise a watered-down standard.

By Blaine F. Aikin
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS JUN 26, 2017
$500 million Wells Fargo team moves to Raymond James

Three reps in Palm Beach Gardens, Fla., affiliate with independent unit.

By InvestmentNews
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS JUN 26, 2017
Gold tumbles after 1.8 million ounces trade in one minute

Extraordinary level of activity attributed to an erroneous order.

By Bloomberg
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 26, 2017
LPL provides clarity on rule preventing hybrid RIAs from making 401(k) rollover recommendations as a broker

Prompted by the DOL fiduciary rule, LPL has told its hybrid advisers they can offer education and outline options, but cannot advise clients to roll over their funds into an IRA.

By Greg Iacurci
NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION JUN 24, 2017
CFP Board proposal another signal fiduciary is the future

The organization's efforts are another signal that the fiduciary movement is picking up steam; advisers should let their opinions be known.

By crain-api
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS JUN 23, 2017
Top vacation destinations for the world's wealthiest

If a city has money, it has a Hamptons equivalent.

By Bloomberg
NEWS IRA ALERT JUN 23, 2017
Planning Roth conversions during tax reform uncertainty

Financial advisers should use the summer to evaluate all 2016 and 2017 Roth conversions for clients.

By Ed Slott
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS JUN 23, 2017
Fed nudges savings rates higher

Cash getting a little less trashy.

By John Waggoner
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS JUN 23, 2017
More than a third of investors question accuracy of performance reports

Some perceive a conflict of interest in advisers supplying investment performance — regardless of adviser type.

By InvestmentNews
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 23, 2017
Finra awards $440,000 in case against Ameriprise

All-public arbitration panel says firm breached fiduciary duty.

By InvestmentNews
NEWS WIREHOUSES JUN 22, 2017
Finra fines Wells Fargo $3.25 million for options trade reporting violations

Firm censured for inaccuracies and errors in OTC options reports from 2008 through this year.

By InvestmentNews
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 22, 2017
Voya's win in 401(k) fee suit involving Financial Engines bodes well for other record keepers

Fidelity, Aon Hewitt and Xerox HR Solutions are currently defending against similar fiduciary-breach claims.

By Greg Iacurci
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 22, 2017
DOL rule poses problems for advisers' daily routines

Workflow changes are a big challenge of the fiduciary rule, says Aite report

By InvestmentNews
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS JUN 22, 2017
Morgan Stanley adviser managing $165 million moves to Raymond James

Kathleen Hobart joins employee unit in Seattle with two associates.

By InvestmentNews
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 22, 2017
This generation has the most impressive savings habits, survey says

Young workers prepare for a rainy day, while generation X and baby boomers struggle to rebuild their bank accounts.

By Bloomberg
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS JUN 21, 2017
Lincoln Financial loses $150 million team to Raymond James

Brokers moving to firm's indie unit in preparation for succession.

By InvestmentNews
NEWS FINTECH JUN 21, 2017
FTJ FundChoice introduces a robo alternative

TAMP's Portfolio Target gives advisers an interactive portfolio tool for clients.

By InvestmentNews
NEWS MUTUAL FUNDS JUN 21, 2017
Stocks of active managers outperform

The gains have come amid a broader rotation into financial stocks — and despite the recent popularity of passive strategies.

By Bloomberg
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 21, 2017
Market forces could cause fundamental changes to small and midsize 401(k) markets

The Labor Department's fiduciary rule and pending MEP legislation may drastically reduce entrenched inefficiencies at the smaller end of the retirement market.

By Fred Barstein
NEWS OPINION JUN 21, 2017
Time for Finra to pull back the curtain on its oversight and board

The regulator undercuts its investor-protection mission by obscuring the most dangerous firms it oversees.

By Benjamin P. Edwards