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Life Insurance And Annuities

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Finra bars no-show former Woodbury broker

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

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State regulators approve best-interest standard for annuity sales

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

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A convicted felon barred twice from selling securities, this adviser clings to insurance

What does it take for an insurance agent to lose his license?

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Trump budget could lead federal workers to put less money in Thrift Savings Plan

His proposed budget for 2021 lays out cuts to federal retirement benefits that would total $92 billion by 2030

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BofA starts selling benefits packages to corporate banking customers

The company is pursuing more business with those clients by providing 401(k)s, HSAs and other benefits

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Plan advisers get some relief on proposed California privacy regs

The state's new data-privacy law created a disclosure headache

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Brokerage groups spend more on lobbying than adviser organizations

The top issues that groups targeted for Capitol Hill influence were the SECURE Act and a financial transactions tax

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Ohio National settles with Kestra over VA commissions

The insurer faces one less lawsuit over its termination of trail compensation

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Annuities are heading to 401(k)s

The SECURE Act makes it more likely that employer-sponsored plans will add insurance products, and advisers will have ample opportunities to help clients

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After Rolling Stones tour, annuity group turns to research

The SECURE Act could boost annuities in 401(k)s, and an industry group wants to help insurers break into that market

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Trade associations plan to step up political spending in campaign year

The Financial Services Institute and an insurance group are among those varying from their pace in previous cycles

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Banned from selling securities but still hawking insurance

Three salesmen barred for selling the Woodbridge Ponzi scheme still have state licenses to sell insurance

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Lincoln annuity seeks to ride TDFs’ coattails

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

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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

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TIAA will offer HSA to its retirement plan clients

Accounts will offer TIAA and Nuveen mutual funds

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Small brokers push bill to ease audit rules despite challenging political environment

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

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Finra fines Prudential $1M over sloppy retirement-plan information

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

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Regulators crack down on teacher pension plans rife with conflicts

Experts: Recent Delaware settlement a sign of things to come

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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

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Mitigating the 3 common conflicts of AUM fiduciaries

Advisers who use an assets-under-management model should lead with planning and do what’s in the best interest of their clients at all turns