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NEWS LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES JAN 13, 2017
Time to talk with clients about life insurance policy costs

Communicating the right way can help solve under-performance problems caused by both performance downgrades and cost increases.

By Barry Flagg
NEWS PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JAN 13, 2017
DOL encourages investors to ask advisers if they are fiduciaries

Agency provides a litany of questions for consumers as well as FAQs on technical compliance for advisers. <i><b>(More: <a href="&quot;" target="&quot;_blank&quot;" rel="noopener noreferrer">Want to see additional questions? Check out InvestmentNews' list</a>)</i></b>

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING JAN 13, 2017
Most small employers oppose state, federal government as auto-IRA sponsors: survey

Ideology about the role of government in the free market and concerns over effective implementation of the auto-IRAs are primary factors.

By Greg Iacurci
NEWS PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JAN 13, 2017
American Funds gets SEC approval for clean shares

By John Waggoner
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING JAN 13, 2017
Medicare decisions get personal

In latest dispatch from the retirement front, IN editor crunches healthcare numbers.

By Mary Beth Franklin
Large record keepers Fidelity, John Hancock and others expanding fiduciary duties
NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION JAN 13, 2017
Large record keepers Fidelity, John Hancock and others expanding fiduciary duties

Some are willing to take on more responsibilities in areas such as investment product selection, IRA rollovers and even financial wellness.

By Robert Steyer
Merrill Lynch branch manager resigns over expense reporting
NEWS WIREHOUSES JAN 13, 2017
Merrill Lynch branch manager resigns over expense reporting

This is at least the second time this fall that Merrill has had a high-profile termination over improper expense reporting.

By Bruce Kelly
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.