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Hybrid joins LPL from Advisor Group
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS SEP 29, 2020
Hybrid joins LPL from Advisor Group

Family-run Hendrix Group Financial Services is based in Birmingham, Alabama, and had been affiliated with Securities Service Network

By InvestmentNews
SEC charges Nebraska hybrid adviser with cherry-picking scheme
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION SEP 29, 2020
SEC charges Nebraska hybrid adviser with cherry-picking scheme

Corbin Lambert, who ran his own RIA firm, is also affiliated with Securities America according to the BrokerCheck database

By InvestmentNews
SEC charges RIA with making false statements about its finances
RIA NEWS SEP 29, 2020
SEC charges RIA with making false statements about its finances

Marietta, Georgia-based Lindner Capital Advisors and its principal were also charged with compliance deficiencies

By InvestmentNews
SEC charges Texas adviser with $1.1 million fraud
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION SEP 29, 2020
SEC charges Texas adviser with $1.1 million fraud

Clifton Curtis Sneed Jr. lied about his credential and criminal past when he pitched high-return investments to church members

By InvestmentNews
New Jersey millionaires’ tax could drive rich clients to relocate
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION SEP 29, 2020
New Jersey millionaires’ tax could drive rich clients to relocate

The hike Gov. Phil Murphy signed into law moved rates from 8.97% to 10.75% for $1 million-plus earners

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Empower to buy Fifth Third’s $6 billion retirement business
RETIREMENT PLANNING SEP 29, 2020
Empower to buy Fifth Third’s $6 billion retirement business

Empower will acquire 476 retirement plans and provide record-keeping and administrative services for the participants on Fifth Third’s platform

By Nicole Casperson
Why 401(k) adviser RFPs have not taken off
RETIREMENT PLANNING SEP 29, 2020
Why 401(k) adviser RFPs have not taken off

RPAs should be concerned because without professional guidance, plan sponsors might think that price is the most important criterion when selecting an adviser

By Fred Barstein
Joe Biden will end your retirement plan as you know it
OPINION SEP 29, 2020
Joe Biden will end your retirement plan as you know it

Instead of changing the way taxes on 401(k) plans work, we should build on the bipartisan success of the SECURE Act

By Ron Estes
JPMorgan pays $920 million to settle spoofing claims
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION SEP 29, 2020
JPMorgan pays $920 million to settle spoofing claims

Bank will pay the biggest monetary penalty ever imposed by the CFTC to settle claims it manipulated markets in metals futures and Treasuries

By Bloomberg
MGM Resorts, Duke Energy face 401(k) lawsuits
RETIREMENT PLANNING SEP 28, 2020
MGM Resorts, Duke Energy face 401(k) lawsuits

The cases are the latest in a busy year for ERISA litigation

By Emile Hallez
SEC warns of 'credential stuffing' cyberattacks
FINTECH SEP 28, 2020
SEC warns of 'credential stuffing' cyberattacks

Criminals are increasingly gaining access to login credentials by using programs that troll the dark web for usernames and passwords

By Nicole Casperson
INmail: Increase in grandson’s dependent benefit should be automatic
RETIREMENT PLANNING SEP 28, 2020
INmail: Increase in grandson’s dependent benefit should be automatic

The grandson is entitled to dependent benefits until he turns 18 or 19 if he is still in high school.

By Mary Beth Franklin
Struggling with organic growth? Go back to the basics
OPINION SEP 28, 2020
Struggling with organic growth? Go back to the basics

The advisers doing best right now are those who execute the little things

By Ron Carson
The SEC’s adoption of e-delivery is well overdue
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION SEP 27, 2020
The SEC’s adoption of e-delivery is well overdue

The commission must consider carefully the interests and needs of all investors

By InvestmentNews
When finance gets political
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION SEP 27, 2020
When finance gets political

If you’re being yelled at by acolytes of either extreme, then you’re doing it right

By George Moriarty
Precious metals dealers charged in $185 million elder fraud scheme
RETIREMENT PLANNING SEP 25, 2020
Precious metals dealers charged in $185 million elder fraud scheme

The unregistered advisers allegedly convinced retirees to put savings into overpriced gold and silver bullion

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Adviser bilked more than $100,000 from investment partnerships: SEC
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION SEP 25, 2020
Adviser bilked more than $100,000 from investment partnerships: SEC

The regulator is seeking permanent injunctions against Oscar Haynes Morris Jr. and his RIA Lakeside Capital Partners

By InvestmentNews
Older women anxious about finances in retirement: GAO report
RETIREMENT PLANNING SEP 25, 2020
Older women anxious about finances in retirement: GAO report

Retired women in 14 focus groups are worried about rising health care costs

By InvestmentNews
Here's why advisers think Joe Biden's 401(k) tax plan will spur Roth contributions
RETIREMENT PLANNING SEP 24, 2020
Here's why advisers think Joe Biden's 401(k) tax plan will spur Roth contributions

The Democratic presidential nominee would convert retirement savings tax deferrals to tax credits

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Employers, workers want much more than 401(k)s from RPAs
RETIREMENT PLANNING SEP 24, 2020
Employers, workers want much more than 401(k)s from RPAs

Companies are five times as likely to say they feel responsible for workers' financial wellbeing than seven years ago, a survey found

By Emile Hallez