Massachusetts securities regulator says agents for six B-Ds and an RIA submitted unauthorized proxy votes for nontraded REITs controlled by a Nicholas Schorsch firm.
Move would generate fees and income from 20-year management agreements.
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Most traditional IRA investors start with rollovers.
The settlement was part of a broader crackdown by regulators in five states on insurers who allegedly failed to make death benefit payouts on a timely basis.
UDF IV also has suspended distributions to shareholders.
Bad VA switches were supposed to be a thing of the past, but the independent broker-dealer industry should take heed of this fine.
Forget 10%, the firm's new business development company has a hard cap on fees and commissions at 8.95% of gross offering proceeds.
Tight restrictions are placed on investment options in VAs with guaranteed income to reduce their risk. Returns have lagged as a result, frustrating advisers and investors.
The real estate investment trust will seek to sell its assets and return the proceeds to shareholders, pay off its debt and delist from the New York Stock Exchange.
Ms. Baha died Sunday at the University of Virginia Medical Center in Charlottesville, Virginia, after she was struck by a car while crossing a street.
The insurer's variable annuities dipped 39% year-over-year in the second quarter, offering a glimpse into the power of big distributors like Fidelity.
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