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Oppenheimer to pay $3.8 million to customers over UIT charges
ADVISOR NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION DEC 31, 2019
Oppenheimer to pay $3.8 million to customers over UIT charges

Finra also fines firm $800,000 for failure to supervise UIT rollovers

By InvestmentNews
‘Hunger Games’ erupts for ETFs as debuts fall to five-year low
RIAS INDUSTRY NEWS DEC 31, 2019
‘Hunger Games’ erupts for ETFs as debuts fall to five-year low

Fund closures spiked this year at the same time that asset managers set up the fewest new ETFs since 2014

By Bloomberg
Former Ladenburg chairman files suit to stop Advisor Group merger
ADVISOR NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION DEC 27, 2019
Former Ladenburg chairman files suit to stop Advisor Group merger

Phillip Frost seeks monetary damages, a halt to the merger and the cancellation of the 2018 transaction

By Bruce Kelly
Dimensional to slash fees on 77 funds
RIAS INDUSTRY NEWS DEC 27, 2019
Dimensional to slash fees on 77 funds

The changes will go into effect Feb. 28

By Bloomberg
Retirement plan advisers could see increase in business under SECURE Act
ADVISOR NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING DEC 26, 2019
Retirement plan advisers could see increase in business under SECURE Act

Provision would make it easier for small businesses to form collective 401(k) offerings

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Fiduciary advocate launches website to identify 'trusted' advisers
RIAS FINTECH DEC 26, 2019
Fiduciary advocate launches website to identify 'trusted' advisers

Site to weed through Finra and SEC regulatory disciplinary data.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Wells Fargo to remain under political pressure through 2020, Cowen warns
ADVISOR NEWS WIREHOUSES DEC 26, 2019
Wells Fargo to remain under political pressure through 2020, Cowen warns

An analyst is forecasting trouble for the wirehouse through next year, with mounting risk as Democrats take aim

By Bloomberg
Credit Suisse censured, fined $6.5 million over trading supervision
ADVISOR NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION DEC 24, 2019
Credit Suisse censured, fined $6.5 million over trading supervision

Finra and exchanges say firm’s clients generated more than 50,000 alerts

By InvestmentNews
SEC charges California RIA with fraud in connection with radio show
RIAS INDUSTRY NEWS DEC 20, 2019
SEC charges California RIA with fraud in connection with radio show

Agency says Keith Springer also tried to hide previous regulatory problems

By InvestmentNews
Top 10 stories of 2019
RIAS INDUSTRY NEWS DEC 20, 2019
Top 10 stories of 2019

Here are the most-read InvestmentNews stories of the year

By InvestmentNews Staff
Roughly a third of workers have tapped retirement accounts, survey finds
ADVISOR NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING DEC 20, 2019
Roughly a third of workers have tapped retirement accounts, survey finds

Transamerica study warns that 'leakage' from plans could threaten retirement

By InvestmentNews
A smarter take on philanthropy
ADVISOR NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING DEC 20, 2019
A smarter take on philanthropy

These philanthropists are changing their approach to charity to ensure a bigger impact

By Bloomberg
SECURE Act opens up planning opportunities for advisers
ADVISOR NEWS OPINION DEC 20, 2019
SECURE Act opens up planning opportunities for advisers

The measure will have wide-reaching effects on retirement and estate planning for most people

By John Carter
Retirement plan advisers could see increase in business under SECURE Act
ADVISOR NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING DEC 20, 2019
Retirement plan advisers could see increase in business under SECURE Act

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Decline of brokerage research accelerates as disruptive forces reshape industry
ADVISOR NEWS WIREHOUSES DEC 19, 2019
Decline of brokerage research accelerates as disruptive forces reshape industry

Machines are doing a lot more of the work and investors are piling into passive funds.

By Bloomberg
MetLife fined $10 million over missing pensioners
ADVISOR NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING DEC 19, 2019
MetLife fined $10 million over missing pensioners

Insurer's policies for locating annuity customers resulted in errors in accounting for reserves, SEC says.

By Bloomberg
Merrill Lynch duo managing $270 million moves to Raymond James
ADVISOR NEWS INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS DEC 19, 2019
Merrill Lynch duo managing $270 million moves to Raymond James

Christopher Stanford and Matthew Douglas are joining the employee unit

By InvestmentNews
Advisers expect more Roth conversions under SECURE Act
ADVISOR NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING DEC 19, 2019
Advisers expect more Roth conversions under SECURE Act

Clients likely will want to reduce tax burden on inheritors given law's limits on 'stretch IRAs'

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Schwab is developing robo-adviser for retirees
ADVISOR NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING DEC 19, 2019
Schwab is developing robo-adviser for retirees

Intelligent Income will help manage withdrawals across an investor's retirement accounts.

By Ryan W. Neal
ADVISOR NEWS OPINION DEC 19, 2019
How proposals to tax more wages could boost Social Security benefits — or not

One possible way to improve the solvency of the Social Security system is to boost the amount of earnings subject to the payroll tax.

By Mary Beth Franklin