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PRACTICE MANAGEMENT AUG 05, 2014
Finra combs arbitrator list for bad apples

The regulator has completed reviews of all 6,300 arbitrators as arbitrator bias is “one of the hottest topics” this year

By Mason Braswell
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT AUG 05, 2014
Tips for finding the dirt during due diligence on funds, managers

Documents, documents and documents – and face time ndash; win a client's confidence.

By Liz Skinner
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT AUG 05, 2014
SEC approves Finra rule limiting expungement

Regulator signs off on a rule that stops brokers from including expungement as a term in settlements in customer arbitrations

By Mason Braswell
LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES AUG 05, 2014
Structured product annuities pose challenges for regulators

As Voya plans to be the fifth company offering these newfangled products, regulators still struggle to classify them

By Darla Mercado
LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES AUG 05, 2014
Annuity industry pushes SEC for summary prospectus rule

Not on regulator's agenda until March 2015, industry believes sooner action would aid investor understanding.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES AUG 05, 2014
Variable annuity sales raising concern: Finra official

Product remains at top of investor complaint list and the self-regulator wants to ensure investors understand what they're getting into.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
ALTERNATIVES AUG 05, 2014
Popular liquid alts funds face regulatory scrutiny

It could be a long summer for the fastest-growing segment of the mutual fund business as regulators zero in on both the marketing of the funds and the investment strategies they employ.

By Trevor Hunnicutt
RETIREMENT PLANNING AUG 04, 2014
Act fast to use a donation to avoid an inversion's tax bite

Shareholders of companies that expatriate seek advice on timing stock donations to charities

By Darla Mercado
EQUITIES AUG 04, 2014
Timing charitable gifts to avoid an inversion's tax bite

Shareholders of companies who expatriate must carefully time stock donations.

By Darla Mercado
ALTERNATIVES AUG 04, 2014
MLP investors face prospect of new taxes after Kinder Morgan deal

New entity likely to benefit, though the firm's acquisition could leave MLP investors with an unexpected tax consequence.

By Trevor Hunnicutt
EQUITIES AUG 04, 2014
Barack Obama's attempt to both embrace and shun the financial markets

On today's <i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i> menu: Obama's attempt to embrace and shun markets. Plus: Volatility awakens nervous investors; crowdfunding and crowd funding; building your own hedge fund made easy; and bacon prices soar because we Americans just love that greasy stuff.

By Jeff Benjamin
Advisers with $350M in AUM leave bank to form RIA
RIAS AUG 04, 2014
Advisers with $350M in AUM leave bank to form RIA

Team worked together at United Bank &amp; Trust for seven years.

By Alessandra Malito
MUTUAL FUNDS AUG 04, 2014
Gross left behind in Pimco return to top as deputies rise

Nine of Pimco's 15 largest mutual funds are beating at least 75% of peers so far this year, according to data compiled by Chicago-based research company Morningstar Inc. None of those top performers are managed by Chief Investment Officer Gross. Of the four funds trailing more than half their rivals, three including the Pimco Total Return Fund are run by the 70-year-old investor known as the bond king.

By Bloomberg
RETIREMENT PLANNING AUG 04, 2014
How to get Millennials on track for retirement

Crushing debts could make long-term savings goals a hard sell.

By Mary Beth Franklin
RIAS AUG 04, 2014
Newborn Lebenthal RIA triples its assets but expects more to come

Lebenthal Holdings stands to triple the size of its new wealth management unit with the acquisition of the business of two Morgan Stanley brokers. But that's just the beginning, if CEO Frank Campanale has his way.

By Trevor Hunnicutt
RETIREMENT PLANNING AUG 03, 2014
Open Medicare enrollment season gives clients a chance to save

Mary Beth Franklin on how Medicare's annual open enrollment season is an ideal time for clients to shop around for new Medicare coverage &#8212; even if they are happy with their current plan &#8212; to see if it is still appropriate for their needs.

By Mary Beth Franklin
INDUSTRY NEWS AUG 03, 2014
Is your target-date fund increasing your retirement risk?

As financial crisis recedes, companies say investors have an increased risk tolerance and more need for stocks' higher returns.

By Robert Steyer
FINTECH AUG 03, 2014
LinkedIn launches sales tool but will advisers want to pay for it?

New Sales Navigator is touted as a data-driven product for social selling.

By Joyce Hanson
FINTECH AUG 03, 2014
Wells Fargo Advisors names mobile and online chief

American Express and J.P. Morgan Asset Management vet McConnell tapped to lead new position at WFA Digital.

By Joyce Hanson
RETIREMENT PLANNING AUG 03, 2014
Beware of the blind side

If your clients think Medicare will cover most, if not all, of their health care costs in retirement, they are sorely mistaken.

By InvestmentNews