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NEWS BROKER DEALERS MAR 24, 2016
The biggest teams are not going independent for financial reasons

Policies and procedures which, when layered upon already onerous rules and regulations, fail to recognize advisers' years of experience and wisdom.

By Danny Sarch
Cetera feeling the 'strain' of RCAP's financial woes
NEWS BROKER DEALERS MAR 24, 2016
Cetera feeling the 'strain' of RCAP's financial woes

Court filings from the RCAP bankruptcy proceeding state that Cetera Financial Group's adviser headcount has fallen 4.3%.

By Bruce Kelly
RCAP sets aside $50M retention pool for Cetera's advisers
NEWS BROKER DEALERS MAR 24, 2016
RCAP sets aside $50M retention pool for Cetera's advisers

The company doesn't specify how many of its 9,000 Cetera brokers will qualify, or any other details of the plan.

By Bruce Kelly
Bill Gross to central bankers: Get GDP growth humming by 2017 or else
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS MAR 23, 2016
Bill Gross to central bankers: Get GDP growth humming by 2017 or else

Markets will `go south' without progress, bond manager says

By Bloomberg
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS MAR 23, 2016
A 2016 dry spell for mergers and IPOs

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i> So far this year, the deal-making business has been in the tank. Mergers and IPOs have dropped to a level not seen since the last recession.

By Jeff Benjamin
Rising interest rates pushing annuity product development
NEWS LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES MAR 23, 2016
Rising interest rates pushing annuity product development

Security Benefit, Allianz and New York Life all debuted new fixed annuity products in March that seek to benefit investors in a rising-rate environment.

By Greg Iacurci
Genworth to pay $219M to settle securities lawsuit related to long-term-care insurance
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 23, 2016
Genworth to pay $219M to settle securities lawsuit related to long-term-care insurance

The insurer allegedly made false representations to investors over the strength of its long-term-care business.

By Greg Iacurci
How to effectively use health savings accounts for health care in retirement
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 23, 2016
How to effectively use health savings accounts for health care in retirement

A Health Savings Account is one of the best ways to have retirement cash-flow that is excluded from Medicare's equation.

By Katy Votava
How to coach clients through their financial blind spots
NEWS PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAR 23, 2016
How to coach clients through their financial blind spots

Clients will appreciate candor, but they're not always prepared to apply what they hear.

By crichards
Wirehouses least likely to lose clients because of high fees, Cerulli says
NEWS WIREHOUSES MAR 23, 2016
Wirehouses least likely to lose clients because of high fees, Cerulli says

Only 5% of clients left the wirehouses last year because they felt fees were too high

By Christine Idzelis
NEWS IRA ALERT MAR 23, 2016
Tax-time Roth IRA strategies

Share these timely IRA reminders with your clients and their CPAs.

By Ed Slott
NEWS BROKER DEALERS MAR 23, 2016
LPL authorizes $500 million share buyback

IBD sets plan a month after activist investor Marcato Capital took a 6.3% stake.

By Bruce Kelly
Mercer Advisors merges with Kanaly Trust to create $8B advisory firm
NEWS RIAS MAR 22, 2016
Mercer Advisors merges with Kanaly Trust to create $8B advisory firm

The deal is the latest sign of ramped-up dealmaking in the RIA industry.

By Christine Idzelis
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS MAR 22, 2016
An inside look at Wall Street's secret client list

There's a secret list that Citigroup Inc. keeps on its equity-research desk at its swank new campus in Tribeca. And if you're not on it &amp;mdash; well, you might as well be nobody.

By Bloomberg
U.S. stocks drop with resources as rate speculation lifts dollar
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS MAR 22, 2016
U.S. stocks drop with resources as rate speculation lifts dollar

Fed officials touting possible April rate hike stir markets

By Bloomberg
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 22, 2016
Retirement confidence plateaus in 2016: EBRI

Overall, workers are much more optimistic about their prospects for a comfortable retirement following lows in the recent financial crisis.

By Greg Iacurci
Litigation calls for more transparency in the retirement industry
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 22, 2016
Litigation calls for more transparency in the retirement industry

Updated accounting processes and technology are within reach &amp;mdash; and could help stem disputes.

By Bob Ward
Morgan Stanley chases millionaires' cash with free platinum AmEx
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS MAR 22, 2016
Morgan Stanley chases millionaires' cash with free platinum AmEx

The brokerage is making a push to grab $50 billion in retail deposits currently held by its rivals.

By Bloomberg
Over-sized Fidelity, Vanguard funds raise concerns about being too big to stay competitive
NEWS EQUITIES MAR 22, 2016
Over-sized Fidelity, Vanguard funds raise concerns about being too big to stay competitive

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i> A couple of Vanguard and Fidelity mutual funds raise questions about when it is time to close a fund to new investors.

By Jeff Benjamin
BRIC funds rally, but it's a long way back
NEWS EMERGING MARKETS MAR 22, 2016
BRIC funds rally, but it's a long way back

Brazil, Russia, India and China were singled out as the investment theme of the new century, but they've fallen like bricks the past five years.

By John Waggoner