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Genworth, GE and Unum need to shore up long-term care business: report
RETIREMENT PLANNING AUG 20, 2019
Genworth, GE and Unum need to shore up long-term care business: report

Some financial advisers are wary of the possibility insurers will sell long-term-care blocks to private-equity firms or hedge funds.

By Greg Iacurci
Makeover at Wells Fargo Advisors well-received
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT AUG 20, 2019
Makeover at Wells Fargo Advisors well-received

The wealth management network again reduces its corporate structure as part of realignment.

By Bruce Kelly
Schwab hybrid robo sees early success with subscription pricing
FINTECH AUG 19, 2019
Schwab hybrid robo sees early success with subscription pricing

Backend Benchmarking's latest Robo Report also had positive news for robos offering SRI portfolios

By Ryan W. Neal
Cost to play bigger role in investment recommendations
LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES AUG 19, 2019
Cost to play bigger role in investment recommendations

Large firms are well-situated to comply with the cost standards in the SEC's Reg BI given changes they made to prepare for the DOL fiduciary rule.

By Greg Iacurci
Social Security rules for nonworking spouses
RETIREMENT PLANNING AUG 19, 2019
Social Security rules for nonworking spouses

Worker must claim benefits to trigger the spousal benefit for a mate.

By Mary Beth Franklin
Insurgent Chris Flint wins contested Finra election for big-firm board seat
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION AUG 19, 2019
Insurgent Chris Flint wins contested Finra election for big-firm board seat

Linde Murphy wins small-firm board seat that was also subject of contested election.

By InvestmentNews
From those who set the standards, much is expected
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION AUG 17, 2019
From those who set the standards, much is expected

The CFP Board should be commended for taking action.

By crain-api
Broker barred for excessive trading that cost clients $1.8 million
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION AUG 16, 2019
Broker barred for excessive trading that cost clients $1.8 million

Gregory T. Dean had admitted guilt a few weeks ago in a different case brought by the SEC.

By Greg Iacurci
SEC draws ire with indexed annuity misstep
LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES AUG 16, 2019
SEC draws ire with indexed annuity misstep

The regulator issued an investor bulletin about indexed annuities that instead described a different product — a buffer annuity.

By Greg Iacurci
Investing tips from the wealthiest family on earth
RETIREMENT PLANNING AUG 16, 2019
Investing tips from the wealthiest family on earth

Internal Revenue Service filings detail the investments of 21 trusts set up by the estates of Sam Walton, his widow Helen and son John.

By Bloomberg
Bitter legal fracas brewing between top executives at Indiana broker-dealer
RIA NEWS AUG 16, 2019
Bitter legal fracas brewing between top executives at Indiana broker-dealer

Former CEO of David A. Noyes, Mark Damer, was fired last month.

By Bruce Kelly
Warning about insurance reserves at GE is relevant to all U.S. life insurers
RETIREMENT PLANNING AUG 16, 2019
Warning about insurance reserves at GE is relevant to all U.S. life insurers

Markopolos cited the effect of new standards for how companies account for long-term care policies.

By Bloomberg
Brokerage industry groups dominate campaign spending out of the gate for 2020 cycle
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION AUG 16, 2019
Brokerage industry groups dominate campaign spending out of the gate for 2020 cycle

Political donations cross the aisle as lobbyists try to make friends on both sides.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Atlanta firm alerts authorities about big loss on 'unauthorized' trades
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION AUG 15, 2019
Atlanta firm alerts authorities about big loss on 'unauthorized' trades

IFS Securities says it fired the senior executive responsible for the money-losing transactions.

By Bloomberg
IFS Securities hit with $10 million trading loss: reports
RIA NEWS AUG 15, 2019
IFS Securities hit with $10 million trading loss: reports

IFS Securities facing 'substantial losses' from head bond trader's bet on Treasuries.

By Bruce Kelly
SEC charges California RIA with defrauding clients
RIA NEWS AUG 15, 2019
SEC charges California RIA with defrauding clients

Craig Rumbaugh and his firms secretly received 5% commission on $3 million invested by clients.

By InvestmentNews
SEC wins trial against former broker on insider trading charges
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION AUG 15, 2019
SEC wins trial against former broker on insider trading charges

Raymond J. Pirrello Jr. part of group that shared illicit trading profits

By InvestmentNews
New SEC videos aim to help investors identify brokers vs. investment advisers
RIA NEWS AUG 15, 2019
New SEC videos aim to help investors identify brokers vs. investment advisers

Videos criticized for glossing over details of business models, conflicts.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
What RIAs should learn from Uber and Lyft
OPINION AUG 15, 2019
What RIAs should learn from Uber and Lyft

Most RIA owners are obsessed with growing top-line revenue at all costs, with little thought to the bottom-line profitability of each additional dollar of AUM

By Matt Sonnen
Defining the standard for data stewardship
FINTECH AUG 15, 2019
Defining the standard for data stewardship

As more data becomes digitally available, the risk of it being stolen and put to work for nefarious purposes rises as well.

By Jud Bergman