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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 — 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 — 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
Majority of retirees roll funds out of 401(k) plans
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 22, 2016
Majority of retirees roll funds out of 401(k) plans

New survey finds the majority of boomers who work with advisers opt to move their money to an IRA in an attempt to improve their investment performance.

By Mary Beth Franklin
NEWS EQUITIES MAR 22, 2016
Despite old age, bull market gets no respect

Even with its gains and long life, most investors have been lukewarm toward the stock market.

By John Waggoner
Insurers and their clients will reap benefits when rate rise picks up steam
NEWS LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES MAR 22, 2016
Insurers and their clients will reap benefits when rate rise picks up steam

Annuity and life insurance products would likely see better contract guarantees long-term.

By Greg Iacurci
Ken Fisher plans to step down as CEO of firm
NEWS RIAS MAR 22, 2016
Ken Fisher plans to step down as CEO of firm

Billionaire behind Fisher Investments has discussed his intentions for years, but succession plan isn't clear.

By Trevor Hunnicutt
RCAP and Cetera sue Lightyear for poaching executives
NEWS BROKER DEALERS MAR 21, 2016
RCAP and Cetera sue Lightyear for poaching executives

Suit alleges the private-equity firm is helping top brass break non-compete agreements and then hiring them.

By Bruce Kelly
Think your stock fund is risky? Try these ETFs
NEWS ALTERNATIVES MAR 21, 2016
Think your stock fund is risky? Try these ETFs

Exchange-traded funds have achieved a new feat, producing dozens of funds that are riskier than the most volatile individual stocks in the Standard and Poor's 500 stock index.

By John Waggoner
NEWS LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES MAR 21, 2016
SEC adds ETFs, variable annuities to exam priorities

The Securities and Exchange Commission will be looking at ETF sales strategies, trading practices and disclosures, as well as suitability and sales supervision of variable annuities.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
And the new owners of Cetera Financial Group will be ...
NEWS BROKER DEALERS MAR 21, 2016
And the new owners of Cetera Financial Group will be ...

Private-equity firms and an asset manager have been identified as among the broker-dealer network's new ownership.

By Bruce Kelly
NEWS FINTECH MAR 20, 2016
MoneyGuidePro updates new version in line with DOL fiduciary rule requirements

Updates for the latest version include features on client goals, life expectancy, household risk tolerance, health care and Social Security.

By Alessandra Malito
The implications of the DOL retirement study for plan advisers
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 20, 2016
The implications of the DOL retirement study for plan advisers

Regulators are continuing their push for industry-provided data to improve compliance oversight.

By Blaine F. Aikin