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RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 28, 2017
Waddell & Reed latest active fund manager sued for 401(k) self-dealing

The plaintiff claims the company only offered one unaffiliated investment option during the class period, resulting in excessive fees for participants.

By Greg Iacurci
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JUN 28, 2017
ETF licenses the name of Quincy Jones to draw attention to its fund

Distributors of exchange-traded funds are branding their products with actual celebrities in an attempt to stay relevant.

By Bloomberg
ALTERNATIVES JUN 28, 2017
Feds move to undermine CFO Brian Block's defense of inaccurate financial filings at ARCP

With testimony concluded, case could go to the jury as early as Thursday

By Bruce Kelly
ALTERNATIVES JUN 27, 2017
Brian Block denies cooking the books at Schorsch REIT

Former CFO claims everything he did was 'appropriate' and 'correct.'

By Bruce Kelly
RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 27, 2017
Morningstar's first study of 10 largest HSAs reveals so-so performance

Only one plan was assessed positively as both an investment and a savings vehicle.

By InvestmentNews
FIXED INCOME JUN 23, 2017
Jeffrey Gundlach not impressed with robo advisers

He says 'one-size fits all' portfolios are a dangerous bet, especially in a market decline

By Bloomberg
ALTERNATIVES JUN 23, 2017
Brian Block's $4 million bonus was tied to a key metric at ARCP

Prosecution rests case in fraud trial against CFO of American Realty Capital Properties.

By InvestmentNews
MUTUAL FUNDS JUN 22, 2017
Investors are sticking with dividend ETFs despite the Fed's moves

Rising rates don't seem to be deterring fans of dividend-paying stocks.

By Bloomberg
ALTERNATIVES JUN 21, 2017
Brian Block's lawyer portrays prosecution witness as a liar

Lisa McAlister acknowledges she has lied before, but asserts she's telling the truth now.

By Bruce Kelly
MUTUAL FUNDS JUN 21, 2017
Stocks of active managers outperform

The gains have come amid a broader rotation into financial stocks — and despite the recent popularity of passive strategies.

By Bloomberg
ALTERNATIVES JUN 21, 2017
Mark Goldberg exits W.P. Carey for Griffin Capital

Long-time broker-dealer exec will head real estate firm's sales unit

By InvestmentNews
RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 21, 2017
Collective investment trusts getting more attention from 401(k) advisers

The funds are catching on due largely to lower costs and more product availability, but come with some inherent drawbacks.

By Greg Iacurci
EMERGING MARKETS JUN 21, 2017
Some ETFs to add China A shares — eventually

Move is reaction to addition of this stock in MSCI Emerging Markets Index next year, but changes will be minimal.

By John Waggoner
ALTERNATIVES JUN 20, 2017
Brian Block trial witness says Nicholas Schorsch had hand in cooking the books at ARCP

Lisa McAlister, former chief accounting officer at the REIT once controlled by Nicholas Schorsch, said Mr. Schorsch instructed Mr. Block to commit accounting fraud in a particular financial line item.

By Greg Iacurci
EQUITIES JUN 20, 2017
Second-half outlook: Not as bad as you might think

"Tepid" is better than "awful."

By John Waggoner
Reforming compensation practices in the retail alternatives space
ALTERNATIVES JUN 20, 2017
Reforming compensation practices in the retail alternatives space

Independent broker-dealers and RIA firms need to encourage the proliferation of new cost and compensation practices.

By Clive Slovin
ALTERNATIVES JUN 16, 2017
W.P. Carey exiting the nontraded REIT business

With regulations and other factors changing the marketplace, the publicly traded REIT will focus on its core business in the net lease market.

By Bruce Kelly
ALTERNATIVES JUN 16, 2017
Defense hits key government witness in Brian Block fraud trial

Attorney questions why Ryan Steel didn't raise accounting concerns with firm's auditor or law firm.

By Bruce Kelly
Whole Foods-Amazon deal — which funds have the biggest stakes in the merger
MUTUAL FUNDS JUN 16, 2017
Whole Foods-Amazon deal — which funds have the biggest stakes in the merger

Some of the funds with the biggest shares in Whole Foods as a percentage of assets aren't household names.

By John Waggoner
MUTUAL FUNDS JUN 15, 2017
Pershing to roll out a no-transaction-fee ETF platform

The platform, named FundVest ETF, will initially offer 120 ETFs.

By Jeff Benjamin