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Carlyle Group, KKR and other private equity firms target individual investors with interval funds
NEWS ALTERNATIVES JUN 27, 2016
Carlyle Group, KKR and other private equity firms target individual investors with interval funds

Weighing the pros and cons of the new registered fund

By Jeff Benjamin
With anti-DOL fiduciary rule lawsuits, industry organizations' actions speak louder than words
NEWS BROKER DEALERS JUN 27, 2016
With anti-DOL fiduciary rule lawsuits, industry organizations' actions speak louder than words

How can those suing to quash the DOL rule, like SIFMA CEO Ken Bentsen Jr., claim to also support its premise?

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
SEC plans to propose fiduciary rule next April
NEWS PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JUN 27, 2016
SEC plans to propose fiduciary rule next April

Another item of interest to financial advisers, third-party exams, is also on the docket for next spring.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Stifel CEO wants better results from Sterne Agee's independent B-D business
NEWS BROKER DEALERS JUN 27, 2016
Stifel CEO wants better results from Sterne Agee's independent B-D business

CEO Ron Kruszewski says margins were lower in the wealth management group because of its recent acquisition's independent advisers.

By Bruce Kelly
Small businesses less generous with 401(k) contributions: Vanguard
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 24, 2016
Small businesses less generous with 401(k) contributions: Vanguard

Almost 30% of small-business plans don't offer any sort of employer contribution.

By Greg Iacurci
Forget about Brexit. The $100 trillion bond market has bigger concerns
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS JUN 24, 2016
Forget about Brexit. The $100 trillion bond market has bigger concerns

HSBC's Steven Major says ultra-low rates, yields are here to stay thanks to demographics, debt overhang and income inequality.

By Bloomberg
Why you should stay calm as Brexit roils markets
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS JUN 24, 2016
Why you should stay calm as Brexit roils markets

Financial advisers pressed investors to 'keep calm and carry on' following the United Kingdom's surprising vote to leave the European Union after 43 years.

By Liz Skinner
NEWS EQUITIES JUN 24, 2016
SEC going after advisers for reverse churning

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i> The commission is specifically looking at why some clients are in advisory accounts versus brokerage accounts.

By Jeff Benjamin
Financial Twitter reacts to Brexit vote
NEWS EMERGING MARKETS JUN 24, 2016
Financial Twitter reacts to Brexit vote

Advisers and other professionals took to Twitter Friday to share their reactions and advice.

By lkonish
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS JUN 24, 2016
Take 5: Franklin Templeton's Michael Hasenstab says fixed-income yields 'artificially distorted'

Five candid responses on the Fed, interest rates, the Brexit vote, the fate of bonds and summiting Mount Everest.

By Jeff Benjamin
Allianz's Mohamed El-Erian sees 'common element' between Brexit vote, negative rates, strange politics and Fed policy
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS JUN 24, 2016
Allianz's Mohamed El-Erian sees 'common element' between Brexit vote, negative rates, strange politics and Fed policy

The firm's chief economic adviser blames low economic growth on a excessive dependence on monetary policy mixed together with &quot;strange politics.&quot;

By Greg Iacurci
Retirement calculators show 'dramatically different' results
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 24, 2016
Retirement calculators show 'dramatically different' results

Studies show publicly available retirement calculators shouldn't be taken at face value.

By Greg Iacurci
Franklin Templeton's Hasenstab kicks off Morningstar with nod to emerging markets
NEWS EQUITIES JUN 24, 2016
Franklin Templeton's Hasenstab kicks off Morningstar with nod to emerging markets

Uncovering value in unloved economies.

By Jeff Benjamin
NEWS EQUITIES JUN 24, 2016
Wall Street's fear index rises as global markets face unrest

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i> As the Brexit vote approaches and markets face global uncertainties, the CBOE Market Volatility Index climbs above a symbolic threshold.

By Jeff Benjamin
Ex-LPL exec joins Edelman as CEO
NEWS BROKER DEALERS JUN 24, 2016
Ex-LPL exec joins Edelman as CEO

Ryan Parker joins RIA in the latest of many executive departures from LPL in the past few years.

By Greg Iacurci
NEWS BROKER DEALERS JUN 23, 2016
Finra fines Lincoln Financial broker-dealer $650,000 for failing to protect client data

Records of thousands of clients were exposed to foreign hackers, regulator claims.

By Bruce Kelly
DOL fiduciary rule places risk management software center stage
NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION JUN 23, 2016
DOL fiduciary rule places risk management software center stage

Tech vendors are getting the spotlight thanks to the new regulation and market volatility.

By Alessandra Malito
Pacific Life expands reach in term life insurance market through Genworth acquisition
NEWS LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES JUN 23, 2016
Pacific Life expands reach in term life insurance market through Genworth acquisition

The insurer is trying to expand outside the affluent market with the purchase of a tech platform.

By Greg Iacurci
NEWS EQUITIES JUN 23, 2016
If all else fails, blame the sluggish economy on demographics

Plus: European activists hedge funds are nicer, Soros gets it all wrong, and crowdfunding for dummies

By Jeff Benjamin
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 23, 2016
The fate of your retirement could be determined by this election

New retirement-saving laws will face a challenge if incoming lawmakers are leery of mandates on employers.

By Bloomberg