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NEWS LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES APR 16, 2018
AXA reverses course on variable annuity buyout

Insurer had planned an offer to holders of its Accumulator Series variable annuity

By Greg Iacurci
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS APR 16, 2018
Commonwealth's Joseph Deitch debuts as self-help author

Twenty years in the making, 'Elevate' strives to put a career in financial services in perspective.

By Jeff Benjamin
NEWS PRACTICE MANAGEMENT APR 16, 2018
Funding The Right Investments At The Right Time

Setting financial goals with clients is important, but even more important is for clients to understand what's possible in their financial future.

By Gillian Albert
Rise of 'gray' divorce forces a financial reckoning after 50
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 13, 2018
Rise of 'gray' divorce forces a financial reckoning after 50

Many widows and divorcees regret not taking part in long-term financial planning when they were a couple.

By Bloomberg
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS APR 13, 2018
Former Morgan Stanley broker files whistleblower suit

June Strunk says Mystic, Conn., managers ignored complaints about broker improprieties and then ostracized her.

By InvestmentNews
NEWS PRACTICE MANAGEMENT APR 13, 2018
Wells Fargo Advisors continues to bleed reps

In the latest quarter, the broker-dealer suffered a net loss of 145 brokers.

By Bruce Kelly
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS APR 13, 2018
Former Merrill Lynch broker barred for hearing no-show

Finra was investigating Tyler Harris over his personal banking activity.

By Bloomberg
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 13, 2018
401(k) plan participants sue Home Depot over alleged fiduciary breaches

Lawsuit also names Financial Engines and Alight, both providers of financial advice to the plan.

By Robert Steyer
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 13, 2018
Retirement outlook for millennials

They're highly educated and drowning in debt, but have decades to get on track.

By Mary Beth Franklin
NEWS LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES APR 13, 2018
Insurers still grappling with costly variable-annuity promises

AXA Equitable and Ohio National have recently tried switching consumers out of VAs with rich benefits through buyouts and exchanges.

By Greg Iacurci
NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION APR 12, 2018
SEC to meet to consider advice-standards proposal

Regulator to meet April 18 to consider three-part plan that includes disclosure document, broker standard, adviser-standard interpretation.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 12, 2018
Guaranteed income tops boomers' retirement wish list

Those who work with an adviser are most likely to buy an annuity.

By Mary Beth Franklin
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS APR 12, 2018
Finra bars former rep for not providing requested information

Regulator was investigating Kevin Lee's possible undisclosed business activities.

By Bloomberg
NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION APR 12, 2018
Fidelity changing the way it charges for financial advice

Firm is moving to fees based on the amount of each customer's assets.

By Bloomberg
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS APR 12, 2018
Family foundations beginning to shame public companies to invest more in ESG causes

Socially responsible investing doesn't always mean forgoing gains.

By Bloomberg
NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION APR 12, 2018
Sneak peek at new SEC advice standard sparks hope, concern

Investor advocates and industry representatives are both hopeful and concerned after studying overview of proposal slated for release on April 18.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS APR 11, 2018
LPL loses $1.8 billion retirement group

Ingham Retirement Group, which works primarily with employer-sponsored plans, left because the firm's brokerage business had been declining.

By Greg Iacurci
NEWS EQUITIES APR 11, 2018
Earnings season only pouring 'fuel on fire' for stocks

Upcoming reports on companies' profits may fail to fulfill high expectations.

By Bloomberg
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 11, 2018
Insurers' 401(k) record keepers gain big share in small, midsize markets

Consolidation, unbundled platforms and the use of proprietary funds play a role, according to retirement plan advisers.

By Greg Iacurci
NEWS OPINION APR 11, 2018
Are 401(k) advisers the next DOL targets?

Large regional firms and their specialist advisers seem to be in the regulator's cross hairs.

By Fred Barstein