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Schwab faces 'unpredictable issues' in work-from-home effort
RIAS INDUSTRY NEWS MAR 19, 2020
Schwab faces 'unpredictable issues' in work-from-home effort

Company closes all its branches to the public through April 7

By Bloomberg
NYSE to shut trading floors Monday
INVESTING EQUITIES MAR 18, 2020
NYSE to shut trading floors Monday

The company said that an employee and a trader both tested positive for the coronavirus

By Bloomberg
Investor advocate says variable annuity summary prospectus lacked sufficient testing
INVESTING LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES MAR 18, 2020
Investor advocate says variable annuity summary prospectus lacked sufficient testing

The SEC says in the final rule that it solicited feedback on hypothetical forms

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Annuities, hard hit by COVID-19, give retirees one less option
ADVISOR NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 18, 2020
Annuities, hard hit by COVID-19, give retirees one less option

Insurers have started pulling some products amid volatility and low interest rates

By Emile Hallez
Edward Jones asks advisers to halt face-to-face meetings with clients
ADVISOR NEWS INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS MAR 18, 2020
Edward Jones asks advisers to halt face-to-face meetings with clients

The firm is one of many in the brokerage industry making changes to work policies in response to the coronavirus

By Bruce Kelly
By the Numbers: ESG
RIAS INDUSTRY NEWS MAR 18, 2020
By the Numbers: ESG

Why do small asset managers incorporating ESG criteria have trouble gathering assets? Which banking giant is pushing greenhouse gas emitters to clean up? George Moriarty looks at each of these.

By InvestmentNews
XY Planning Network offers free advice
RIAS INDUSTRY NEWS MAR 18, 2020
XY Planning Network offers free advice

The fee-for-service planning group that specializes in mostly Gen X and Gen Y clients wants to help those affected by COVID-19

By InvestmentNews
Job-hopping broker suspended for two years over churning
ADVISOR NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAR 18, 2020
Job-hopping broker suspended for two years over churning

Halil Kozi had worked at 18 firms since 1987, and three of those firms were expelled by Finra

By InvestmentNews
A crisis is a terrible thing to waste
ADVISOR NEWS OPINION MAR 18, 2020
A crisis is a terrible thing to waste

How the COVID-19 pandemic could change the 401(k) market

By Fred Barstein
Roth conversions 'on sale' and other retirement advice amid the market crash
ADVISOR NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 18, 2020
Roth conversions 'on sale' and other retirement advice amid the market crash

People near retirement are the most at risk from the sell-off, and advisers have several recommendations for them

By Emile Hallez
Gundlach says ‘en masse’ defaults likely for some junk issuers
INVESTING FIXED INCOME MAR 18, 2020
Gundlach says ‘en masse’ defaults likely for some junk issuers

The high-yield debt market is pressured by the plunge in oil prices and the pandemic, the fund manager said

By Bloomberg
How a new regulation for brokers will protect investors
ADVISOR NEWS OPINION MAR 17, 2020
How a new regulation for brokers will protect investors

The SEC got Reg BI right because it carefully balances consumer protection with investor choice

By Tom Quaadman
Wells Fargo named in new 401(k) lawsuit
ADVISOR NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 17, 2020
Wells Fargo named in new 401(k) lawsuit

The company has been sued again over its use of its own products in its retirement plan

By Emile Hallez
Creative Planning donates $1 million to food charity
RIAS INDUSTRY NEWS MAR 17, 2020
Creative Planning donates $1 million to food charity

Gift to food bank intended to help families struggling due to COVID-19 crisis

By InvestmentNews
Business development companies under pressure from coronavirus fallout
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES MAR 17, 2020
Business development companies under pressure from coronavirus fallout

IBDs sold more than $22 billion of the high-commission product over the past decade

By Bruce Kelly
Advisers should think twice about taking the SEC up on its ADV filing extension
RIAS INDUSTRY NEWS MAR 17, 2020
Advisers should think twice about taking the SEC up on its ADV filing extension

Firms admitting their business continuity plans didn’t hold up amid the panic caused by the coronavirus is ‘not a good look’

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
How the COVID-19 sell-off compares with previous market slides
RIAS PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAR 17, 2020
How the COVID-19 sell-off compares with previous market slides

While a global pandemic is scary, advisers say it may be easier for clients to understand than the financial complexities that drove the 2008 crisis

By Jeff Benjamin
Federal court finds RIA guilty of fraud
RIAS INDUSTRY NEWS MAR 17, 2020
Federal court finds RIA guilty of fraud

The case, brought by the SEC, involved undisclosed compensation

By InvestmentNews
HSBC pays $750,000 to settle with SEC on adviser comp practices
RIAS PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAR 17, 2020
HSBC pays $750,000 to settle with SEC on adviser comp practices

The agency charged the firm with misrepresenting how it paid dually registered reps

By InvestmentNews
SEC bars former Merrill Lynch adviser over alleged $1.7 million fraud
ADVISOR NEWS WIREHOUSES MAR 17, 2020
SEC bars former Merrill Lynch adviser over alleged $1.7 million fraud

The Chicago broker had been fired by the wirehouse and previously barred by Finra

By InvestmentNews