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TD Ameritrade launches fintech competition with $100,000 in prizes
RIAS INDUSTRY NEWS JUL 16, 2018
TD Ameritrade launches fintech competition with $100,000 in prizes

Firm turns to crowdsourcing in hopes of injecting some outside innovation into the adviser technology marketplace.

By Ryan W. Neal
Headwinds Turn to Tailwinds for Real Assets
RIAS INDUSTRY NEWS JUL 16, 2018
Headwinds Turn to Tailwinds for Real Assets

See why economic growth and heightened inflation expectations, provide an ideal backdrop for investors to consider real assets and their potential benefits.

By Gillian Albert
Former manager for New York pension fund sentenced to 21 months for taking bribes for brokers
ADVISOR NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING JUL 13, 2018
Former manager for New York pension fund sentenced to 21 months for taking bribes for brokers

Navnoor Kang was arrested in 2016 and accused of accepting gifts, including drugs and luxury watches, in pay-to-play scheme.

By Bloomberg
Former Stifel broker barred for taking $205,000 from a client
RIAS INDUSTRY NEWS JUL 13, 2018
Former Stifel broker barred for taking $205,000 from a client

Mitchell Yanow wrote 33 checks without authorization to cover personal expenses.

By InvestmentNews
Market recap: Investors flee equities despite market strength
RIAS INDUSTRY NEWS JUL 13, 2018
Market recap: Investors flee equities despite market strength

Goldman sees a "tactical opportunity" for the cybersecurity stocks ahead of mid-term elections.

By Bloomberg
Wells Fargo Advisors continues to see a decline in brokers
ADVISOR NEWS WIREHOUSES JUL 13, 2018
Wells Fargo Advisors continues to see a decline in brokers

Company also set aside $114 million over fees for rich clients.

By Bruce Kelly
LPL loses custody business of RIA managing $1.3 billion
RIAS INDUSTRY NEWS JUL 13, 2018
LPL loses custody business of RIA managing $1.3 billion

Fragasso Financial Advisors chooses TD Ameritrade; moves B-D business to Private Client Services.

By InvestmentNews
Broker accused of churning barred by Finra
RIAS INDUSTRY NEWS JUL 13, 2018
Broker accused of churning barred by Finra

Paul Soll, formerly of Financial West, failed to provide regulator with information it requested.

By InvestmentNews
803 small broker-dealers push for legislation to ease audits
ADVISOR NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION JUL 13, 2018
803 small broker-dealers push for legislation to ease audits

Group supports bill that would exempt brokers who do not custody client funds and are in good standing from having to use an auditor registered with the PCAOB.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Stocks rally as trade war nerves settle
RIAS INDUSTRY NEWS JUL 12, 2018
Stocks rally as trade war nerves settle

S&P rebounds as China strikes conciliatory tone in trade war.

By Bloomberg
Fidelity offering model portfolios
RIAS INDUSTRY NEWS JUL 12, 2018
Fidelity offering model portfolios

Custodian believes these will help advisers scale their business and offer more financial planning.

By Ryan W. Neal
Automatic enrollment in small-business plans is working
ADVISOR NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING JUL 12, 2018
Automatic enrollment in small-business plans is working

Participation at 83%, versus 58% for plans with voluntary enrollment, Vanguard study finds.

By InvestmentNews
Average client assets top $2 million for first time
RIAS INDUSTRY NEWS JUL 12, 2018
Average client assets top $2 million for first time

Charles Schwab's latest RIA Benchmarking Study reports organic growth is driving increased AUM and revenues.

By Ryan W. Neal
UBS report reveals most expensive cities in the world
RIAS INDUSTRY NEWS JUL 12, 2018
UBS report reveals most expensive cities in the world

UBS Group AG's Prices and Earnings 2018 survey ranks global city prices, earning levels and purchasing power .

By Bloomberg
What the fastest growing RIAs have in common
RIAS INDUSTRY NEWS JUL 12, 2018
What the fastest growing RIAs have in common

Schwab study of 1,261 firms finds that overall assets under management climbed 16.2% in 2017 at the median versus 9.6% in 2016

By Ryan W. Neal
State-level activity slows on fiduciary legislation
ADVISOR NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION JUL 12, 2018
State-level activity slows on fiduciary legislation

But some states are still pursuing investment advice reform as the Labor Department's rule dies and the SEC works on its own proposals.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Are nontraded REIT sales back from the dead?
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES JUL 12, 2018
Are nontraded REIT sales back from the dead?

Sales could hit $5.1 billion this year, up from $4.2 billion in 2017, according to Robert A. Stanger & Co. Inc.

By Bruce Kelly
Tax loophole from 1960s could let wealthy tap 21% corporate rate
RIAS INDUSTRY NEWS JUL 11, 2018
Tax loophole from 1960s could let wealthy tap 21% corporate rate

Provision related to investments held offshore could save wealthy Americans millions in taxes.

By Bloomberg
Retirees spend their golden years on campus
ADVISOR NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING JUL 11, 2018
Retirees spend their golden years on campus

As seniors flock to live near universities, Purchase College in New York is developing a retirement community.

By Bloomberg
Tax loophole from 1960s could let wealthy tap 21% corporate rate
ADVISOR NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING JUL 11, 2018
Tax loophole from 1960s could let wealthy tap 21% corporate rate

Provision related to investments held offshore could save wealthy Americans millions in taxes.

By Bloomberg