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Insurance executives push House to add annuity provision to tax reform bill
RETIREMENT PLANNING SEP 20, 2018
Insurance executives push House to add annuity provision to tax reform bill

Insurance executives back measure making it easier to add lifetime income features to workplace savings plans.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Wells Fargo chair denies rumors bank is seeking to replace CEO
WIREHOUSES SEP 20, 2018
Wells Fargo chair denies rumors bank is seeking to replace CEO

News report claimed the board had talked to former Goldman exec Gary Cohn about the job.

By Bloomberg
Wells Fargo plans to cut staff up to 10% within next three years
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT SEP 20, 2018
Wells Fargo plans to cut staff up to 10% within next three years

Bank is struggling to cut spending amid regulatory fines and higher legal costs stemming from scandals.

By Bloomberg
Envestnet Tamarac partners with Schwab, TD on digital account openings
FINTECH SEP 20, 2018
Envestnet Tamarac partners with Schwab, TD on digital account openings

Auto-filling documents designed to make onboarding more efficient for RIAs and more convenient for clients.

By Ryan W. Neal
Square eyes the digital investing space
FINTECH SEP 20, 2018
Square eyes the digital investing space

With 7 million people using its cash app, some as their only bank account, the company could disrupt the robo-advice market.

By Ryan W. Neal
SEC charges $54 million Louisiana RIA and owners for cherry-picking scheme
RIA NEWS SEP 20, 2018
SEC charges $54 million Louisiana RIA and owners for cherry-picking scheme

Wesley Kyle Perkins and Priscilla Gilmore Perkins, husband and wife owners of World Tree Financial, allegedly benefited themselves by handpicking the most profitable trades.

By Greg Iacurci
It's past time for the wealth management industry to help the economically vulnerable
OPINION SEP 20, 2018
It's past time for the wealth management industry to help the economically vulnerable

Firms could establish incentives for advisers to do pro bono work regularly, similar to the way law firms set expectations around such work

By Larry Roth
Indexed annuity sales grow among wirehouses, independent broker-dealers
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS SEP 20, 2018
Indexed annuity sales grow among wirehouses, independent broker-dealers

A product design that's more palatable to brokers and a bigger roster of familiar carriers have raised the product profile for brokers.

By Greg Iacurci
SEC charges Michigan-based adviser in $2.7 million investment scam
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION SEP 19, 2018
SEC charges Michigan-based adviser in $2.7 million investment scam

Ernest J. Romer III allegedly defrauded at least 30 of his clients, including elderly retirees and unsophisticated advisers.

By Sarah Min
Why advisers should market philanthropic giving to entrepreneurs
OPINION SEP 19, 2018
Why advisers should market philanthropic giving to entrepreneurs

New study from Fidelity Charitable finds business owners donate more than average Americans.

By Sarah Min
Bank of America to sell alternative operations with $20 billion to iCapital
ALTERNATIVES SEP 19, 2018
Bank of America to sell alternative operations with $20 billion to iCapital

The operations for feeder funds pool client money to invest in hedge funds and private equity.

By Bloomberg
All clients deserve advice that is in their best interest
OPINION SEP 19, 2018
All clients deserve advice that is in their best interest

Providing investment advice as a fiduciary goes beyond disclosure of conflicts of interest.

By Karen Barr
Determining if a message from Social Security is a scam
RETIREMENT PLANNING SEP 19, 2018
Determining if a message from Social Security is a scam

Hint: Pay attention to emails, ignore phone calls.

By Mary Beth Franklin
Creative Planning fined for failure to monitor radio ads and its president's personal accounts
RIA NEWS SEP 19, 2018
Creative Planning fined for failure to monitor radio ads and its president's personal accounts

SEC issues cease-and-desist order; Kansas-based RIA and Peter A. Mallouk required to pay civil penalties.

By Sarah Min
Betterment links its tool for advisers with outside tech provider
FINTECH SEP 19, 2018
Betterment links its tool for advisers with outside tech provider

What can this financial planning tool offer Betterment for Advisors' clients?

By Ryan W. Neal
Universal life insurance lawsuits underscore product risk
LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES SEP 19, 2018
Universal life insurance lawsuits underscore product risk

Universal life insurance lawsuits may cause you to rethink your policy.

By Jonathan Russell
Lawmakers want to reform rules around RMDs
RETIREMENT PLANNING SEP 18, 2018
Lawmakers want to reform rules around RMDs

One measure would scrap the "stretch IRA," which has helped financial advisers preserve retirement wealth passed on to heirs.

By Greg Iacurci
AI for everyone: ForwardLane wants to show some love for small, midsize advisers
FINTECH SEP 18, 2018
AI for everyone: ForwardLane wants to show some love for small, midsize advisers

ForwardLane wants to provide tools for firms that are unable to build them in-house.

By Ryan W. Neal
EF Hutton banks on cryptocurrency to fuel latest revival
FINTECH SEP 18, 2018
EF Hutton banks on cryptocurrency to fuel latest revival

The firm is talking again, but is anyone listening?

By Ryan W. Neal
LPL nabs $300 million firm from Cetera Financial
RIA NEWS SEP 17, 2018
LPL nabs $300 million firm from Cetera Financial

Bellingham, Wash.-based Multop Financial founder cites technology and back-office support as drivers behind the move

By Jeff Benjamin