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Former brokers say breaking away to be RIA went better than they feared
RIA NEWS JUL 02, 2019
Former brokers say breaking away to be RIA went better than they feared

TD Ameritrade Institutional survey predicts continuation of trend toward independence

By Jeff Benjamin
Treasury proposes curtailing 'one bad apple' rule for MEPs
RETIREMENT PLANNING JUL 02, 2019
Treasury proposes curtailing 'one bad apple' rule for MEPs

Current rules punish all the employers in a multiple employer plan for a mistake made by just one

By Greg Iacurci
Vestwell adds two female fintech leaders to its board
FINTECH JUL 02, 2019
Vestwell adds two female fintech leaders to its board

Riskalyze chairman Lori Hardwick, Goldman exec Rana Yared joining the retirement fintech's board of directors.

By Ryan W. Neal
Finra bars broker accused of stealing $1 million from clients
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION JUL 02, 2019
Finra bars broker accused of stealing $1 million from clients

The broker, James Thomas Booth, joined LPL as a result of the firm's NPH acquisition.

By Greg Iacurci
Judge rejects Ohio National motion to throw out case involving variable annuity commissions
LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES JUL 01, 2019
Judge rejects Ohio National motion to throw out case involving variable annuity commissions

LPL broker Lance Browning alleges the insurer acted unlawfully last year when it terminated certain trail commissions.

By Greg Iacurci
SEC commissioner Jackson seeks data on potential harm of easing rules for private placements
ALTERNATIVES JUL 01, 2019
SEC commissioner Jackson seeks data on potential harm of easing rules for private placements

Proponents, however, say products provide portfolio balance for retirement savers.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Ask these cybersecurity questions
FINTECH JUL 01, 2019
Ask these cybersecurity questions

They should hold every type of software they use to the highest security and data privacy standards.

By Ryan W. Neal
SEC bars head of terminated RIA, orders $1.3 million in payments
RIA NEWS JUL 01, 2019
SEC bars head of terminated RIA, orders $1.3 million in payments

Kristofor Behn and his firm, Fieldstone Financial Management, charged with fraud.

By InvestmentNews
Wall Street is going RIA-ish
RIA NEWS JUL 01, 2019
Wall Street is going RIA-ish

Big firms creating business models that kinda, sorta, look like an RIA for advisers.

By Bruce Kelly
Retirees lose $3.4 trillion by claiming Social Security too early
RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 28, 2019
Retirees lose $3.4 trillion by claiming Social Security too early

Study finds suboptimal timing costs $111,000 per household.

By Mary Beth Franklin
How 'high beam thinking' can help advisers adapt to a changing future
FINTECH JUN 28, 2019
How 'high beam thinking' can help advisers adapt to a changing future

Advisers need to accept that dinners and golfing won't cut it for business development in the future.

By Ryan W. Neal
SEC files charges in alleged $19.3 million fraud offering huge returns
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION JUN 28, 2019
SEC files charges in alleged $19.3 million fraud offering huge returns

Regulator claims defendant lured five individuals with promise of up to 362% gain.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Confusion around Medicare enrollment
RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 28, 2019
Confusion around Medicare enrollment

Tools and courses can help advisers guide clients through deadlines and choices

By Mary Beth Franklin
Finra suspends broker over Woodbridge-related sales
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION JUN 27, 2019
Finra suspends broker over Woodbridge-related sales

Former IFG rep Jeffrey Schwebach ordered to disgorge $19,534 plus interest.

By InvestmentNews
FIXED INCOME JUN 27, 2019
SEC charges financier for stealing $43 million in client funds

Jason Sugarman is alleged to have directed a fraudulent scheme involving Native American tribal bonds.

By InvestmentNews
RIA NEWS JUN 27, 2019
Envestnet Tamarac expanding into wirehouses with Merrill partnership

The RIA technology will provide Merrill Private Wealth Management advisers with reporting on held-away assets.

By Ryan W. Neal
White House considers capital gains tax break that would benefit wealthy
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION JUN 27, 2019
White House considers capital gains tax break that would benefit wealthy

The administration is working on a plan to index capital gains to inflation, and it might do so in a way that bypasses Congress.

By Bloomberg
Adviser regulation caught up in partisan era, making it hard to plan for future
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION JUN 27, 2019
Adviser regulation caught up in partisan era, making it hard to plan for future

A change in the White House in 2020 could result in a reversal of new SEC advice reform rules, just as the last presidential transition left the DOL fiduciary rule dead.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Team managing $1.5 billion at UBS creates hybrid
WIREHOUSES JUN 27, 2019
Team managing $1.5 billion at UBS creates hybrid

Eleven-person Venture Visionary Partners is based in Toledo, Ohio

By InvestmentNews
Finra suffers net $68.7 million loss despite increased revenue, decreased expenses
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION JUN 27, 2019
Finra suffers net $68.7 million loss despite increased revenue, decreased expenses

Broker-dealer regulator saw 2.3% decline in investment portfolio.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.