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CFP Board expands fiduciary duty for financial advisers
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAR 29, 2018
CFP Board expands fiduciary duty for financial advisers

New rule, effective in 2019, requires best-interest standard in all aspects of financial advice.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 29, 2018
Why your April 2019 tax bill could catch you off guard

10.2% of New Jersey residents will pay more taxes after tax reform, as will 9.4% of Maryland residents.

By Bloomberg
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAR 29, 2018
Finra bars former Morgan Stanley broker who sought client loan for outside activities

Broker-dealer regulator previously suspended David Warren Olson for promissory note default.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAR 29, 2018
Merrill Edge looks to hire 300 advisers in 2018

Online brokerage platform also plans to open 600 new investment centers by 2020.

By Bruce Kelly
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 28, 2018
Use tax management with retirement accounts

Not all investments belong in a 401(k).

By John Waggoner
RIA NEWS MAR 28, 2018
Envestnet looking to support breakaway advisers

New Quick Start program promises to onboard new RIAs on the Tamarac platform within 30 days.

By Ryan W. Neal
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAR 28, 2018
Finra arbitrators award $475,000 to Morgan Stanley for broker who violated protocol

Kevin Michael Clouse left the wirehouse in February 2017, months before the firm pulled out of the protocol agreement.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAR 28, 2018
Aegis Capital fined $1.3 million for failing to red flag overseas penny stock trades

Firm admitted it failed to file 'suspicious activity reports' on numerous suspicious transactions, the SEC says.

By Bruce Kelly
FINTECH MAR 28, 2018
Betterment to let humans customize robo portfolios

New Flexible Portfolios lets advisers and retail investors adjust individual asset class weightings.

By Ryan W. Neal
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 28, 2018
Retirement plan advisers ignore content marketing at their peril

Content marketing is not an alternative to other forms of client prospecting.

By Fred Barstein
OPINION MAR 28, 2018
DOL proposal on association health plans could help advisers

Allowing groups to negotiate health plans with insurers could make it easier for small businesses to find affordable coverage.

By Dale Brown
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAR 27, 2018
Finra bars no-show former broker fired over fund sales

Lawrence Fawcett Jr. had consented to making unsuitable recommendations.

By Bloomberg
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAR 27, 2018
Finra bars former Morgan Stanley adviser over hearing no-show

Regulator was investigating Matthew Singer's options recommendations.

By InvestmentNews
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAR 27, 2018
Finra bars former rep who provided 'inaccurate auto-loan information'

Cody Rock resigned from State Farm in September.

By InvestmentNews
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAR 27, 2018
DOL fiduciary rule death meets 'Back to the Future' is a must-watch

5th Circuit decision may lead to three tiers of client protection.

By Bloomberg
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAR 27, 2018
Finra panel awards firm $780,424 against broker to repay legal costs

The question now becomes whether Alliance Affiliated Equities Corp. will be able to collect the arbitration award, a problem investors often face.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAR 27, 2018
SEC blasts Wedbush for ongoing failure to supervise

Agency says firm failed to take action against pump-and-dump fraud.

By InvestmentNews
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAR 27, 2018
Key lawmaker sees disclosure as most important part of investment-advice standard

Rep. Bill Huizenga, chair of House financial subcommittee, casts doubt on 'systemic problem.'

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
FINTECH MAR 27, 2018
Vanguard wrestles with new service problems

Tech glitch sends out erroneous messages to retail customers

By John Waggoner
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 26, 2018
Gannett 401(k) participant sues over stock holdings in former parent company

Complaint alleges the decline in the stock cost plan participants an estimated $135 million.

By Robert Steyer