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NEWS OPINION DEC 19, 2019
How proposals to tax more wages could boost Social Security benefits — or not

One possible way to improve the solvency of the Social Security system is to boost the amount of earnings subject to the payroll tax.

By Mary Beth Franklin
How passive is that passive ETF?
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS DEC 18, 2019
How passive is that passive ETF?

Court case raises the question of how much leeway funds have in following a benchmark.

By Bloomberg
Team managing $390 million at Royal Alliance switches to LPL
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS DEC 18, 2019
Team managing $390 million at Royal Alliance switches to LPL

Seven financial advisers with CPC Financial Planning in Pennsylvania make move.

By Bloomberg
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS DEC 18, 2019
UBS' Angela Mwanza on 2020, setting client goals and more

The collapse of Lehman inspired the co-founder of UBS Group AG's Evergreen Wealth Management to find a purpose for wealth.

By Bloomberg
Massachusetts charges insurance salesman with posing as investment adviser
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS DEC 18, 2019
Massachusetts charges insurance salesman with posing as investment adviser

Ryan Skinner created scheme to have seniors liquidate securities to buy annuities

By InvestmentNews
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS DEC 18, 2019
Finra arbitrators order UBS to pay more than $11 million in defamation case

Panel awards punitive damages to fired supervisor, which claimant's attorney calls 'unicorn rare.'

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS DEC 18, 2019
Retirement plan providers must grow and offer more services, Cerulli says

Current market dynamics favor 'an oligarchy of plan providers,' according to the report.

By InvestmentNews
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS DEC 18, 2019
Manhattan fund manager charged with misappropriating $1.5 million

Donald LaGuardia, who headed defunct L-R Managers, faces 20 years in prison.

By InvestmentNews
Key to complying with Reg BI: Make a reasonable effort to act in the client's best interest
NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION DEC 18, 2019
Key to complying with Reg BI: Make a reasonable effort to act in the client's best interest

SEC official: 'Can I demonstrate how I got to this recommendation?'

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS DEC 17, 2019
FS Investments to acquire $1.8 million boutique firm

Specialist in multi-asset investing has three funds and $1.8 billion in AUM

By InvestmentNews
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS DEC 17, 2019
Finra, exchanges bar Samuel Lek for faulty supervision

Eponymous firm provided market access to foreign investors engaging in manipulation.

By InvestmentNews
Asset managers face 'zombie' future, PGIM executive says
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS DEC 17, 2019
Asset managers face 'zombie' future, PGIM executive says

Firms that don't have a track record of beating the market or can't offer a diverse range of investments may be left behind.

By Bloomberg
Hearsay helping advisers be proactive about texting compliance
NEWS FINTECH DEC 17, 2019
Hearsay helping advisers be proactive about texting compliance

Tech vendor's texting app can now automatically detect keywords that run afoul of compliance and block messages from being sent.

By Ryan W. Neal
Advisers weigh in on SECURE Act, approved by House and on way to Senate and the White House
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING DEC 17, 2019
Advisers weigh in on SECURE Act, approved by House and on way to Senate and the White House

Advisers like provisions for increasing workplace retirement plans, extending RMD age, but question limits on inherited IRAs

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
What the SECURE Act means for annuities
NEWS OPINION DEC 17, 2019
What the SECURE Act means for annuities

The SECURE Act has several provisions with a favorable impact on annuities. Find out what this legislation means for annuity providers and retirees

By Mark Rosanes
YieldStreet aims to bring alternatives to IRAs with WealthFlex acquisition
NEWS FINTECH DEC 16, 2019
YieldStreet aims to bring alternatives to IRAs with WealthFlex acquisition

The robo combo will make it easier for wealthy investors to own alternative investments in qualified accounts.

By Jeff Benjamin
Remembering Don Marron, consummate dealmaker
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS DEC 14, 2019
Remembering Don Marron, consummate dealmaker

With an eye for the future, Mr. Marron kept making deals well into his 80s.

By InvestmentNews
Advisers draw up plans for 2020
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS DEC 14, 2019
Advisers draw up plans for 2020

Issues advisers will spend more time on with clients next year

By Jeff Benjamin
Bank of America sees ETF market hitting $50 trillion in next decade
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS DEC 13, 2019
Bank of America sees ETF market hitting $50 trillion in next decade

Passive strategies such as ETFs are benefiting as investors bail on active managers after years of underperformance.

By Bloomberg
The rush to hedge inflation sparks a run on TIPS
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS DEC 13, 2019
The rush to hedge inflation sparks a run on TIPS

Managers have been snapping up trades like TIPS as a cheap hedge against disruptive inflation in 2020

By Bloomberg