Decision comes as financial services companies, especially those focused on active management, have been sued for self-dealing.
Regulation taking effect Feb. 5 requires reasonable effort to find trusted contact, allows brokers to stop fund disbursement.
Matt Grossman, who has worked at Merrill for 28 years, will supervise 200 brokers and advisers at the firm's Fifth Avenue office .
Such a rule would mark a big shift in the way life insurance is currently regulated by the states.
Wells is helping brokers transition to independence within the firm, while Morgan is taking them to court.
Providers keep trying to up the game by offering additional services for retirement plan advisers.
New research shows participants prepare better for retirement if they're told how their savings will translate into monthy income.
Consider new hiring practices, employee training and other steps to offer an inclusive culture to employees and clients.
The incoming head of the Employee Benefits Security Administration may pursue new regulations around 401(k) issues such as annuities.
Major financial trade groups want the Securities and Exchange Commission to go first.
If advisers commit to staying at FiNet for a two-to-three year period, they will not have to pay Wells the fees it currently charges advisers switching channels.
With Fidelity imposing an additional fee, Vanguard likely will look less attractive compared with comparably priced index-fund providers, advisers said.
But suspension remains in effect until April
Small RIAs see only the upside of joining the agreement, which allows them to recruit without fear of litigation
Paul Betenbaugh admitted to impersonating a former Edward Jones colleague on Craigslist to disparage the competitor.
The settlement would make the harmed investors whole, but can they collect?
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