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NEWS RIAS JAN 12, 2017
Women advisers not attracting as many assets as male colleagues

Females in RIA channels especially coming up short

By Liz Skinner
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING JAN 12, 2017
Here are the biggest gripes about the Internal Revenue Service

A report produced annually for Congress includes 20 or more of the most serious problems taxpayers face when dealing with the agency.

By Bloomberg
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING JAN 12, 2017
Social Security to stop mailing paper statements — again

Budget restraints will limit paper benefit statements to those 60 and older.

By Mary Beth Franklin
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS JAN 12, 2017
SkyBridge Capital founder Anthony Scaramucci scores White House role

Mr. Scaramucci will have a general advisory role under President-elect Donald Trump, according to people familiar with the matter.

By Bloomberg
NEWS MUTUAL FUNDS JAN 12, 2017
Will Trump's tweets continue to move markets - and is that a good thing?

Past administrations have had an impact on stock prices, but no one has shown a proclivity for targeting certain industries like the president-elect

By John Waggoner
TruClarity targets midsize wirehouse breakaway reps to launch new RIA firms
NEWS RIAS JAN 12, 2017
TruClarity targets midsize wirehouse breakaway reps to launch new RIA firms

From incubator relationship to back-office service provider.

By Jeff Benjamin
Bank of America wants more referrals from its Merrill Lynch advisers
NEWS PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JAN 12, 2017
Bank of America wants more referrals from its Merrill Lynch advisers

Brokers will be expected to provide two referrals a year to the bank or face a 1% penalty on their payout. <b><i>(More: <a href="//www.investmentnews.com/article/20161011/FREE/161019987/morgan-stanley-sales-contests-among-advisers-didnt-help-clients&quot;" target="&quot;_blank&quot;" rel="noopener noreferrer">Morgan Stanley sales contests among advisers didn't help clients</a>)</b></i>

By Bruce Kelly
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS JAN 12, 2017
Morgan Stanley adjust pay grid

By Bruce Kelly
TD Ameritrade says trading impacted by Trump's tweets
NEWS RIAS JAN 11, 2017
TD Ameritrade says trading impacted by Trump's tweets

First-quarter volume was up 11%, in part because of president-elect's frequent social media activity

By Jeff Benjamin
Fred Alger Management scoops up Boston-based asset manager
NEWS EQUITIES JAN 11, 2017
Fred Alger Management scoops up Boston-based asset manager

Boutique shop Weatherbie Capital will manage a couple of Alger's mutual funds.

By Jeff Benjamin
RIAs merging at a record clip, more breakaways become RIAs
NEWS RIAS JAN 11, 2017
RIAs merging at a record clip, more breakaways become RIAs

Multiple forces are driving industry consolidation.

By Jeff Benjamin
NEWS MUTUAL FUNDS JAN 11, 2017
Smart-beta strategies hot with stocks, not with bonds

Liquidity and indexing issues figure into the small number of fixed-income funds in this space.

By John Waggoner
NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION JAN 11, 2017
Chamber of Commerce calls on Trump to delay DOL fiduciary rule

The business interest group would like the new administration to halt and then replace the regulation that requires advisers act in the best interests of clients in retirement accounts.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING JAN 11, 2017
Why retirement plan advisers should care about the HSA market

There's a void in education and advice for HSAs, which retirement plan advisers are perfectly positioned to fill.

By Aaron Pottichen
Robos jumping into socially responsible investing space
NEWS FINTECH JAN 11, 2017
Robos jumping into socially responsible investing space

Several digital platforms are filling a void left by advisers by offering clients the opportunity to back their values with their investments.

By Liz Skinner
RIAs embrace the collegial world of study groups
NEWS RIAS JAN 11, 2017
RIAs embrace the collegial world of study groups

From Black Friday Focus Group to the Goddesses of Financial Planning, it's about sharing ideas.

By Jeff Benjamin
Cetera to sell broker-dealer that focuses on retirement plans for teachers
NEWS BROKER DEALERS JAN 11, 2017
Cetera to sell broker-dealer that focuses on retirement plans for teachers

The sale of the assets includes 350 advisers and operates under the broker-dealer holding company Legend Group Holdings.

By Bruce Kelly
NEWS FINTECH JAN 10, 2017
Morgan Stanley teams up with data-aggregation company Addepar to get insight into clients' holdings

The deal is the latest example of the finance industry working with technology firms that provide services the old guard can't easily replicate.

By Bloomberg
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING JAN 10, 2017
John Hancock picks robo for retirement accounts

NextCapital's digital platform to serve 401(k)s and rollovers for the firm.

By Liz Skinner
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING JAN 10, 2017
What's in your IRA? GAO says retirement accounts hold lots of 'unconventional assets'

Investing in real estate, private equity, church bonds and precious metals can create some unique problems for retirement savers.

By Greg Iacurci