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401(k) record keepers seek new revenue streams to 'save themselves'
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING OCT 17, 2018
401(k) record keepers seek new revenue streams to 'save themselves'

Service providers are getting pinched by fee compression.

By Greg Iacurci
Can investment advisers disclose away all conflicts? Can brokers?
NEWS PRACTICE MANAGEMENT OCT 16, 2018
Can investment advisers disclose away all conflicts? Can brokers?

There's still disagreement over whether disclosure and informed client consent are enough to satisfy a fiduciary's obligation to act in the client's best interest.

By Bloomberg
Morgan Stanley's wealth management revenue up, adviser headcount down
NEWS WIREHOUSES OCT 16, 2018
Morgan Stanley's wealth management revenue up, adviser headcount down

Third-quarter wealth management revenue was $4.4 billion, even as adviser workforce slipped 1% from last year.

By Bloomberg
Investors increasingly bearish on global growth
NEWS EQUITIES OCT 16, 2018
Investors increasingly bearish on global growth

Survey of fund managers shows high level of bearishness.

By Bloomberg
Captrust acquires $1.4 billion wealth shop
NEWS RIAS OCT 16, 2018
Captrust acquires $1.4 billion wealth shop

The purchase of FCE Group continues Captrust's strategy of boosting its wealth management business.

By Greg Iacurci
Wells Fargo team managing more than $239 million joins Janney
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS OCT 16, 2018
Wells Fargo team managing more than $239 million joins Janney

The team, called KSF Wealth of Janney Montgomery Scott, will join Janney in its Washington, D.C.,0 branch office.

By Bloomberg
SEC commissioner Stein suggests Congress address differing broker, adviser standards
NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION OCT 16, 2018
SEC commissioner Stein suggests Congress address differing broker, adviser standards

She said lawmakers may have to change 'solely incidental' language that lets brokers give advice.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Raymond James snags $285 million team from LPL in Rochester, N.Y.
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS OCT 16, 2018
Raymond James snags $285 million team from LPL in Rochester, N.Y.

Legacy Financial Planning was affiliated with LPL Financial for nearly six years.

By Sarah Min
Wealth management faces its moment of truth: Q&A with Apex Clearing CEO Bill Capuzzi
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS OCT 16, 2018
Wealth management faces its moment of truth: Q&A with Apex Clearing CEO Bill Capuzzi

Apex Clearing CEO Bill Capuzzi talks about how a rising class of millennial investors is reshaping wealth management and the implications for the future of digital wealth.

By Gillian Albert
Making younger clients a top priority — but not the only priority
NEWS RIAS OCT 15, 2018
Making younger clients a top priority — but not the only priority

The Johnston Group embraces accountability with a money-back guarantee

By Jeff Benjamin
Fidelity launches company to custody and trade cryptocurrencies
NEWS RIAS OCT 15, 2018
Fidelity launches company to custody and trade cryptocurrencies

New business will make digital assets available to hedge funds, family offices and other institutional investors.

By Ryan W. Neal
Providing incentives for annuities within retirement plans
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING OCT 15, 2018
Providing incentives for annuities within retirement plans

To mature into a strong safety net, plans need to be able to deliver guaranteed lifetime income.

By Bloomberg
Earnings fail to rescue equity bulls
NEWS EQUITIES OCT 15, 2018
Earnings fail to rescue equity bulls

Even companies that posted better-than-expected results have underperformed.

By Bloomberg
New Jersey releases uniform fiduciary standard pre-proposal, seeks comments
NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION OCT 15, 2018
New Jersey releases uniform fiduciary standard pre-proposal, seeks comments

Document suggests the proposed SEC advice rule is too weak.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Merrill to continue pay plan that rewards advisers for new clients
NEWS PRACTICE MANAGEMENT OCT 15, 2018
Merrill to continue pay plan that rewards advisers for new clients

So far in 2018, Merrill Lynch has seen the best performance in this area in the last five years.

By Bruce Kelly
Social Security and the fear of missing out
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING OCT 15, 2018
Social Security and the fear of missing out

How to lower expectations when clients think they're owed a bigger Social Security benefit.

By Mary Beth Franklin
After Ohio National decision, the fine print of annuity trails is now a must-read
NEWS LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES OCT 13, 2018
After Ohio National decision, the fine print of annuity trails is now a must-read

Broker-dealers are questioning Ohio National Financial Services' decision to terminate service agreements, and rest assured they will demand more commission protections in future contracts.

By crain-api
Slice of life: American cheese is melting away
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS OCT 12, 2018
Slice of life: American cheese is melting away

And millennials are being accused of killing yet another tradition.

By Bloomberg
Social Security COLA for 2019 will be 2.8 percent
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING OCT 12, 2018
Social Security COLA for 2019 will be 2.8 percent

It's the largest annual cost-of-living increase in benefits since 2012.

By Mary Beth Franklin
2019 Medicare premiums announced
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING OCT 12, 2018
2019 Medicare premiums announced

Slight increase in Part B premium to $135.50 per month is in line with expectations.

By Mary Beth Franklin