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NEWS PRACTICE MANAGEMENT SEP 01, 2017
Finra fines ex-Morgan Stanley rep for secretly settling with client

The Miami-based broker is also suspended for 15 days

By Bloomberg
NEWS RIAS SEP 01, 2017
The challenge of the longer lifespan

How financial advisers can help clients face the threat of outliving retirement savings

By Blaine F. Aikin
NEWS RIAS SEP 01, 2017
LPL putting pressure on affiliates to recruit advisers to its corporate RIA

Internal memo details policies that discourage new advisers from using outside registered investment advisers.

By Jeff Benjamin
NEWS BROKER DEALERS SEP 01, 2017
SEC charges ex-Connecticut rep with $1 million fraud

Agency says he diverted elderly clients' money to his own accounts

By Bloomberg
NEWS EMERGING MARKETS SEP 01, 2017
Bulls see room to run after 8-month gain in emerging markets

Developing nations' equities poised for their best year since 2009

By Bloomberg
NEWS FIXED INCOME SEP 01, 2017
Junk bonds face wave of supply just as investors turn sour

Will cheaper prices entice buyers or will summer's slump continue?

By Bloomberg
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING SEP 01, 2017
Government agency announces new reverse mortgage rules

The Department of Housing and Urban Development raises premiums, tightens borrowing limits for new loans to seniors.

By Mary Beth Franklin
NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION SEP 01, 2017
Former MetLife rep fined $15,000 for borrowing from clients

Finra also suspends the broker, a firm lifer, for 18 months

By InvestmentNews
NEWS RIAS SEP 01, 2017
Finra panel awards Edward Jones $340,000 in estate dispute

Arbitration puts blame on client's power of attorney, not firm

By InvestmentNews
NEWS LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES SEP 01, 2017
Harvey may be among the world's most costly recent catastrophes

Risk modeler estimates up to $90 billion in losses

By Bloomberg
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS SEP 01, 2017
Connecting with Millennial Clients

By John Fencil
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS AUG 31, 2017
Wells Fargo increases fake-account estimate 67% to 3.5 million

Revised tally covers a longer period, going back to 2009

By Bloomberg
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING AUG 31, 2017
The 5 biggest threats and opportunities for 401(k) advisers

Declining fees and record keepers pose strong headwinds, while plan design and participant engagement could be boons for business.

By Fred Barstein
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS AUG 31, 2017
SEC charges Navellier & Associates with fraud

The regulator said the Reno adviser's marketing materials misrepresented returns.

By John Waggoner
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING AUG 31, 2017
Trump administration targets class-action right in DOL fiduciary rule, but other legal avenues could remain for investors

If the best-interest contract remains in some form, action could switch to state courts; Finra still allows class actions.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING AUG 31, 2017
When automatic enrollment doesn't make sense for 401(k) plans

High rates of employee turnover and inefficient administration by an employer should give advisers pause before implementing the plan-design feature.

By Greg Iacurci
NEWS BROKER DEALERS AUG 31, 2017
Financial industry steps up in Harvey's wake

Individuals and firms are donating time and money to help storm victims

By Jeff Benjamin
NEWS PRACTICE MANAGEMENT AUG 31, 2017
America's jobs engine keeps defying forecasts for 2017 slowdown

August payrolls may have grown by as much as 200,000

By Bloomberg
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING AUG 31, 2017
Rollins Inc. 401(k) participant sues Morningstar, Prudential over alleged RICO violations

Plaintiff says automated investment advice program is a 'predatory racketeering enterprise'

By Pensions & Investments
NEWS ALTERNATIVES AUG 31, 2017
Why gold is less of a haven these days

Monetary policies and cryptocurrencies have eroded its traditional function

By Mohamed A. El-Erian