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John Hancock acquiring 1,100 Transamerica advisers
NEWS BROKER DEALERS NOV 10, 2015
John Hancock acquiring 1,100 Transamerica advisers

John Hancock Financial Network plans to acquire up to 1,100 advisers from Transamerica Financial Advisors Inc., representing roughly one-quarter of those currently affiliated with Transamerica.

By Bruce Kelly
Veteran Merrill Lynch adviser jumps to UBS
NEWS WIREHOUSES NOV 10, 2015
Veteran Merrill Lynch adviser jumps to UBS

Mark Wilkins managed about $425 million in client assets at the wirehouse.

By Laura Sanicola
DoubleLine's Jeff Gundlach plans new global bond fund
NEWS EMERGING MARKETS NOV 10, 2015
DoubleLine's Jeff Gundlach plans new global bond fund

DoubleLine's Jeffrey Gundlach plans a new global bond fund just as a potential Fed hike could create new risks and opportunities for managers.

By Trevor Hunnicutt
Edward Jones, Blueleaf bet on texting via new pilot programs
NEWS FINTECH NOV 09, 2015
Edward Jones, Blueleaf bet on texting via new pilot programs

Texting is the next wave of popular communication for advisers and clients, and companies are waving off compliance fears. Next month, Edward Jones will launch a program to encourage advisers to text their clients.

By Alessandra Malito
Cetera suspends sales of AR Capital REITs
NEWS ALTERNATIVES NOV 09, 2015
Cetera suspends sales of AR Capital REITs

Broker-dealer takes action after Massachusetts' securities regulator charged a related company with fraudulently rounding up proxy votes to support real estate deals sponsored by AR Capital.

By Bruce Kelly
Massachusetts' Galvin charges Realty Capital Securities with proxy vote fraud
NEWS BROKER DEALERS NOV 09, 2015
Massachusetts' Galvin charges Realty Capital Securities with proxy vote fraud

Massachusetts securities cop alleges the firm, part of RCS Capital Corp., fraudulently rounded up proxy votes to support real estate deals sponsored by Nicholas Schorsch's AR Capital.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
RCS Capital plans to post $307M loss for the third quarter
NEWS BROKER DEALERS NOV 09, 2015
RCS Capital plans to post $307M loss for the third quarter

Brokerage firm previously controlled by Nicholas Schorsch expects to have third-quarter loss due to impairment of goodwill and intangible assets.

By Bruce Kelly
The endless and irrelevant financial woes of presidential candidates
NEWS EQUITIES NOV 09, 2015
The endless and irrelevant financial woes of presidential candidates

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i>: Presidential candidates are not always good at managing their own money, and voters don't care, or need to.

By Jeff Benjamin
NBA's Tim Duncan files a second lawsuit against his financial adviser
NEWS EQUITIES NOV 09, 2015
NBA's Tim Duncan files a second lawsuit against his financial adviser

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i>: The NBA star is claiming to have lost $1.1M by being invested in a bankrupt cosmetics company.

By Jeff Benjamin
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS NOV 09, 2015
Aspiriant to add $570 million San Diego RIA to its ranks

Additional deals expected as $9 billion firm is primed for growth, CEO says.

By Liz Skinner
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING NOV 09, 2015
How gentrification really affects wealth in city neighborhoods

New research finds that neighborhoods becoming more expensive doesn't actually force poorer residents to leave at atypical rates.

By Bloomberg
Time to expand the tool kit for delivering retirement income
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING NOV 09, 2015
Time to expand the tool kit for delivering retirement income

Current retirement income products miss the mark in striking an optimal balance between investment opportunity and income protection.

By Michael Reardon
Social Security claiming strategy triage
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING NOV 09, 2015
Social Security claiming strategy triage

It's time to figure out if you can still take advantage of valuable claiming strategies before the door shuts forever.

By Mary Beth Franklin
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING NOV 09, 2015
BlackRock launches retirement income calculator

Platform, using the money manager's index and risk analytics, seeks to help advisers push clients to save more.

By Alessandra Malito
Advisers rethink retirement plans amid Social Security changes
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING NOV 09, 2015
Advisers rethink retirement plans amid Social Security changes

Advisers will be looking for ways to make up for a retirement income shortfall.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS NOV 09, 2015
Debt-crippled RCAP said to be shopping Cetera

The jewel of Nicholas Schorsch's empire is reportedly being shopped as RCS Capital, or RCAP, continues to struggle.

By Bruce Kelly
Bill Gross may have opened the door for another investor suing Pimco
NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION NOV 09, 2015
Bill Gross may have opened the door for another investor suing Pimco

Deep in Janus manager's claim is tidbit about fees at Pimco Total Return, the subject of an existing lawsuit.

By Bloomberg
RIA M&A off to roaring start in 2015
NEWS RIAS NOV 09, 2015
RIA M&A off to roaring start in 2015

Firms are making more and bigger deals as market growth boosts valuations and fuels activity.

By Mason Braswell
Larry Roth steps down from RCAP board after four months
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS NOV 09, 2015
Larry Roth steps down from RCAP board after four months

Four months after joining the board of directors of RCS Capital, the Cetera CEO is stepping down. The company insisted his resignation was not related to a disagreement.

By Mason Braswell
RCAP to focus on cost-cutting at Cetera
NEWS BROKER DEALERS NOV 09, 2015
RCAP to focus on cost-cutting at Cetera

Now that RCS Capital Corp. has sold its wholesaling business, the cost-cutting can begin in earnest at the 11 broker-dealers with 9,500 advisers who make up its Cetera Financial Group, led by CEO Larry Roth.

By Bruce Kelly