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Low fees should serve as wake-up call for advisers
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JAN 27, 2020
Low fees should serve as wake-up call for advisers

ETF conference drives home the point that advisers need to identify their value to clients

By Jeff Benjamin
Asset managers lock horns over potential $7 trillion opportunity
ETFS JAN 27, 2020
Asset managers lock horns over potential $7 trillion opportunity

Big fund companies are competing to promote a new type of actively managed ETF

By Bloomberg
CFRA ups its game on ETF research
MUTUAL FUNDS JAN 27, 2020
CFRA ups its game on ETF research

New analysis uses machine learning for a closer look at underlying holdings

By Jeff Benjamin
Keep sweep accounts clean and transparent
MUTUAL FUNDS JAN 27, 2020
Keep sweep accounts clean and transparent

Idle cash is a significant profit center for broker-dealers

By InvestmentNews
Lincoln annuity seeks to ride TDFs' coattails
RETIREMENT PLANNING JAN 24, 2020
Lincoln annuity seeks to ride TDFs' coattails

Its new guaranteed-income annuity is the first to invest solely in target-date funds

By Emile Hallez
Security Benefit's legal woes over indexed annuities persist
LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES JAN 24, 2020
Security Benefit's legal woes over indexed annuities persist

Ten plaintiffs have teamed up in a class action alleging that the insurer misled contract holders about the performance of its proprietary indexes

By Emile Hallez
‘Nontransparent’ ETFs coming soon, but do advisers care?
ETFS JAN 23, 2020
‘Nontransparent’ ETFs coming soon, but do advisers care?

Exchange-traded funds that don’t disclose their holdings daily will have big benefits and drawbacks

By Emile Hallez
TIAA will offer HSA to its retirement plan clients
RETIREMENT PLANNING JAN 23, 2020
TIAA will offer HSA to its retirement plan clients

Accounts will offer TIAA and Nuveen mutual funds

By InvestmentNews
Former baseball star Angel Pagan wins $1.7 million arbitration award against Merrill Lynch
WIREHOUSES JAN 22, 2020
Former baseball star Angel Pagan wins $1.7 million arbitration award against Merrill Lynch

Case revolved around investments in Puerto Rican bonds made by the former MLB star

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Small brokers push bill to ease audit rules despite challenging political environment
RETIREMENT PLANNING JAN 22, 2020
Small brokers push bill to ease audit rules despite challenging political environment

Legislation impacting financial advisers tries to get traction amid impeachment, election

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Finra fines Prudential $1M over sloppy retirement-plan information
RETIREMENT PLANNING JAN 17, 2020
Finra fines Prudential $1M over sloppy retirement-plan information

Regulator says flawed communications left plan participants in dark about investment costs

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Active equity funds bled $41.4 billion in 2019: Morningstar
MUTUAL FUNDS JAN 17, 2020
Active equity funds bled $41.4 billion in 2019: Morningstar

In sixth straight year of net inflows, passive funds pulled in $162.8 billion

By InvestmentNews
Cryptocurrency trading platform introduces SMAs for digital assets
ALTERNATIVES JAN 16, 2020
Cryptocurrency trading platform introduces SMAs for digital assets

SFOX hopes the SMA platform will help more financial advisers manage cryptocurrency assets on behalf of clients

By Ryan W. Neal
Regulators crack down on teacher pension plans rife with conflicts
RETIREMENT PLANNING JAN 16, 2020
Regulators crack down on teacher pension plans rife with conflicts

Experts: Recent Delaware settlement a sign of things to come

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Advisers continue to increase allocations to ETFs, study finds
MUTUAL FUNDS JAN 15, 2020
Advisers continue to increase allocations to ETFs, study finds

RIAs, younger advisers heaviest users of exchange-traded funds, says Broadridge

By InvestmentNews
Fidelity rides outsourcing trend with four more model portfolios
EQUITIES JAN 15, 2020
Fidelity rides outsourcing trend with four more model portfolios

Asset manager introduces 21 model portfolios in 18 months

By Jeff Benjamin
WisdomTree adds blockchain infrastructure to ETF ecosystem
FINTECH JAN 14, 2020
WisdomTree adds blockchain infrastructure to ETF ecosystem

The asset manager led a $17.65 million round of funding in tech startup Securrency

By Ryan W. Neal
Answers to the SEC's Reg BI FAQs depend on facts, circumstances
LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES JAN 14, 2020
Answers to the SEC's Reg BI FAQs depend on facts, circumstances

When the CFP Board provides guidance for its fiduciary standard, it uses case studies

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
BlackRock puts climate at center of $7 trillion strategy
MUTUAL FUNDS JAN 14, 2020
BlackRock puts climate at center of $7 trillion strategy

Changes outlined in CEO Larry Fink's annual letter include doubling BlackRock's lineup of sustainable ETFs

By Bloomberg
Finra probes brokerage bank sweep accounts as commissions dwindle
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS JAN 13, 2020
Finra probes brokerage bank sweep accounts as commissions dwindle

Expert: Interest rate discussions with clients ‘can be problematic’

By Mark Schoeff Jr.