Only one firm, MetLife, posted any substantial gains, as market volatility and fixed indexed annuities cut into VA business.
Scan of recent orders and reports from SEC, Finra shows the advice industry is already feeling the effects of fiduciary.
Republican presidential nominee is a foe of regulation and has offered a tax plan that could appeal to advisers.
It's much easier to put clients first and keep them there than to find a new tool or product to sell.
The Securities and Exchange Commission chairwoman said the agencies are separate, with different mandates.
Regulator said he failed to tell Native American tribe about fees.
The retail audience has been a much more popular route for these longevity annuity products.
Group's recommendations include showing fees in dollar amounts on customer account statements.
The impending fiduciary rule would shield owners from some lawsuits.
They joined the firm in three separate moves from UBS Group AG and Morgan Stanley
Answers to common sources of confusion or misunderstanding about the new regulation.
The Labor Department cleared the last step in the regulatory process before release of its final rule.
12b-1 fees and revenue sharing may need to be treated differently under the new fiduciary regulatory structure.
Five specific aspects of the DOL's new rule that could send assets flooding into ETFs.
Three robo-advisers are pulling in new information on all types of client accounts in the past month alone to improve service.
Corporate execs and activist investors get the biggest bang from repurchase plans.
With $2.5M in production, Jeremy Newton and Stephen Lamb have joined an office in Houston.
Investors claim brokers put too much of their nest eggs into oil and gas companies.
Three independent broker-dealers formerly operating under AIG's umbrella have been fined $7.5 million and ordered to pay restitution of $2 million to clients.
Insurance-owned firms and small broker-dealers most likely to throw in the towel.
