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Advisers are slow to act on alternative investments
ALTERNATIVES FEB 25, 2020
Advisers are slow to act on alternative investments

Impediments to tapping alternative markets include client concerns about fees and liquidity

By Devin McGinley
Advisers split on proposals for financial transaction tax
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT FEB 25, 2020
Advisers split on proposals for financial transaction tax

Some say it’s a smart way for government to raise revenue; others say it penalizes investors

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Bear market would bode well for fixed annuities: reports
RETIREMENT PLANNING FEB 24, 2020
Bear market would bode well for fixed annuities: reports

Low interest rates are hampering sales, but the SECURE Act and the threat of a market correction could change that

By Emile Hallez
By the Numbers: International Investing
OPINION FEB 21, 2020
By the Numbers: International Investing

Why should advisers remind clients that they can't only focus on U.S. investing?

By InvestmentNews
401(k) 'kickback' suit against Fidelity booted from court
RETIREMENT PLANNING FEB 21, 2020
401(k) 'kickback' suit against Fidelity booted from court

A federal judge found that Fidelity was not a fiduciary to the plans at the center of a class-action lawsuit

By Emile Hallez
Free stock trades lure mom-and-pop investors
EQUITIES FEB 21, 2020
Free stock trades lure mom-and-pop investors

Trading volume has exploded at online and discount brokers

By Bloomberg
Berkshire dips toe into ETF market
ETFS FEB 20, 2020
Berkshire dips toe into ETF market

In the fourth quarter, the company made investments from its huge pile of cash in two exchange-traded funds

By Bloomberg
Using trusts to fill the void of stretch IRAs and 401(k)s
RETIREMENT PLANNING FEB 19, 2020
Using trusts to fill the void of stretch IRAs and 401(k)s

The SECURE Act's 10-year window will cause many beneficiaries to spend rather than save, panelists said in an InvestmentNews webcast

By Emile Hallez
GPB's legal woes mount with fresh lawsuit from Volkswagen
ALTERNATIVES FEB 19, 2020
GPB's legal woes mount with fresh lawsuit from Volkswagen

At the center of the complaint is a dispute about which side controls three auto dealerships: GPB or Volkswagen

By Bruce Kelly
Franklin-Legg Mason combo could produce nontransparent ETF powerhouse
ETFS FEB 19, 2020
Franklin-Legg Mason combo could produce nontransparent ETF powerhouse

Will a majority stake in Precidian Investments put the merged firms on the ETF map?

By Jeff Benjamin
Retirement plan adviser M&A market poised to explode
RETIREMENT PLANNING FEB 19, 2020
Retirement plan adviser M&A market poised to explode

The mergers and acquisitions boom in the plan adviser market is only just beginning

By Fred Barstein
Annuity sales hit record in 2019 thanks to new breed of VA
RETIREMENT PLANNING FEB 18, 2020
Annuity sales hit record in 2019 thanks to new breed of VA

Strong fixed annuity sales and growing demand for registered index-linked annuities fuel last year's sales gain, according to a report from the Secure Retirement Institute

By Emile Hallez
Ric Edelman makes the case for Bitcoin at T3
ALTERNATIVES FEB 18, 2020
Ric Edelman makes the case for Bitcoin at T3

Despite Edelman's enthusiasm, his firm does not recommend digital assets to its clients

By Ryan W. Neal
BlackRock to co-manage high-yielding alternative income fund
ALTERNATIVES FEB 18, 2020
BlackRock to co-manage high-yielding alternative income fund

YieldStreet Prism Fund gives individual investors direct access to BlackRock's institutional expertise

By Jeff Benjamin
Finra bars no-show former Woodbury broker
LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES FEB 14, 2020
Finra bars no-show former Woodbury broker

Regulator was investigating Ronald Hannes for taking client funds intended to be used for life insurance

By InvestmentNews
American Century lifts the curtain on nontransparent ETFs
ETFS FEB 14, 2020
American Century lifts the curtain on nontransparent ETFs

The asset manager has high hopes for the first two ETFs it's preparing to launch with the unique new wrapper

By Jeff Benjamin
Next Financial to return $500,000 to clients over fund sales
MUTUAL FUNDS FEB 14, 2020
Next Financial to return $500,000 to clients over fund sales

Texas securities regulator also fines the firm $100,000 for failure to supervise

By InvestmentNews
SEC calls out ‘egregious’ acts of barred executive
ALTERNATIVES FEB 14, 2020
SEC calls out ‘egregious’ acts of barred executive

Kimberly Springsteen-Abbott misused investor money, according to the commission's review of her barring by Finra

By Bruce Kelly
State regulators approve best-interest standard for annuity sales
LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES FEB 13, 2020
State regulators approve best-interest standard for annuity sales

Now individual states must adopt the measure through legislation or rule-making

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
T Rowe Price bumps up stock exposure in target-date series
RETIREMENT PLANNING FEB 13, 2020
T Rowe Price bumps up stock exposure in target-date series

Over two years, the fund manager will ramp up the equity allocations in its nearly $300 billion suites of target-date products

By Emile Hallez