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NEWS OPINION MAR 03, 2017
Point-Counterpoint: Should employers have a fiduciary duty to their 401(k) plans?

Two experts on retirement law square off on the question of fiduciary duty for 401(k) plan sponsors. One believes employers aren't best-suited for the responsibility, while the other believes the current system is OK.

By Dana M. Muir and Jonathan Barry Forman
NEWS PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAR 03, 2017
LPL gets mixed reviews for recruiting more to corporate RIA platform

Some affiliates say the firm is competing against them for recruits.

By Bruce Kelly
NEWS RIAS MAR 03, 2017
RIA Marc Broidy pleads guilty to stealing $1.5M from clients

The registered investment adviser faces up to five years in prison, as well as criminal forfeiture and a fine

By Bloomberg
NEWS MUTUAL FUNDS MAR 03, 2017
Bill Gross' Pimco successor, Dan Ivascyn, is on a hot streak

The Pimco Income Fund returned 10.6% in the past 12 months alone and investor money is now pouring in at a pace unseen by any other actively managed stock or bond fund

By Bloomberg
NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAR 03, 2017
DOL removes consumer FAQs on fiduciary rule from its website

The FAQs encourage investors to press their advisers about whether they are fiduciaries.

By Greg Iacurci
NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAR 02, 2017
Securities America to pay another $1 million to Medical Capital Holdings investors in Massachusetts

The firm will make a final payment to investors who bought promissory notes issued by MedCap, a $1.7 billion Ponzi scheme sold mainly through independent broker-dealers.

By Bruce Kelly
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 02, 2017
Unrealistic optimism coloring workers' retirement views: BlackRock survey

Survey finds questionable return assumptions amid rising confidence.

By InvestmentNews
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 02, 2017
Wealthy parents could get most help from Trump child-care plan

Those making between $50,000 and $200,000 see the biggest tax cut as a share of after-tax income.

By Bloomberg
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 02, 2017
IRS turns up heat on wealthy taxpayers

A shrinking agency is targeting those it deems most likely to dodge their taxes.

By Bloomberg
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 02, 2017
How retirement plan advisers can create the ideal practice

Building a successful defined-contribution business is much different than growing one focused on individuals.

By Fred Barstein
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 02, 2017
Taking value into account could improve target-date results: study

By John Waggoner
NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAR 02, 2017
Piwowar blasts DOL fiduciary rule, says SEC should have 'comprehensive discussion' of advice standards

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS MAR 02, 2017
Morgan Stanley reps in Colorado join Raymond James

Three who managed $144 million form team in Colorado Springs.

By Bloomberg
NEWS FINTECH MAR 02, 2017
Why advisers should update at least one tech system every year

Delaying a capital investment could result in falling behind the competition in future years

By Liz Skinner
NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAR 01, 2017
DOL proposes 60-day delay to fiduciary rule

There will be a 15-day comment period on the proposal to extend the applicability date of the rule, beginning from the time the proposal is published in the Federal Register, scheduled for Thursday. The proposal also invites a 45-day comment period regarding the "examination described in the President's Memorandum."

By Greg Iacurci
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 01, 2017
This robot wants to change how you do your taxes

H&R Block is enlisting IBM's supercomputer Watson to ease your tax pain.

By Bloomberg
NEWS LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES MAR 01, 2017
The Hartford wins excessive-fee lawsuit

The lawsuit is similar to ones filed against other insurance companies in recent years, which challenge the fee levels received by the firm versus a fund's subadvisers.

By Greg Iacurci
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS MAR 01, 2017
Finra bars rep for $15M in unauthorized trades for retiree

Craig David Dima has been barred from the securities industry for making unauthorized and unsuitable trades totaling approximately $15 million in a 73-year-old retiree's account, and for misrepresenting the reasons for the trades to the customer.

By InvestmentNews
NEWS BROKER DEALERS MAR 01, 2017
Raymond James loses $762,000 penny stock arbitration claim

More than 20 claimants initially sought $8.8 million in damages and costs after a Morgan Keegan adviser allegedly misappropriated their funds.

By Bruce Kelly
NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAR 01, 2017
Delay of DOL fiduciary rule likely to extend beyond 60 days

Agency will need more than two months to conduct assessment of regulation directed by President Trump.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.