Three in five borrowers did not try or did not know how to figure out their future monthly payments, according to a new study.
The acquisition will expand the firm's ability to sell financial products through Jefferson National's network of 4,000 RIAs.
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Some fund share classes could be on the way out, according to a new report from S&P Global Market Intelligence.
Software firm is boosting compliance functions of its financial planning platform. <b><i>(More: <a href="http://www.investmentnews.com/section/fiduciary-focus " target="_blank">The most up-to-date information on the DOL fiduciary rule</a>)</i></b>
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Firms that don't invest in tools to improve the client experience, such as those that allow for frequent interactions with the adviser, will lose out.
Mary Jo White says the commission is reviewing a staff proposal and could vote to move ahead with independent audits.
Michael Dechiario, Thomas Charmley, Thomas Soden, Dean Vetsikas and Stacey Robinson joined the firm Monday.
Brad Weinman joins office in West Palm Beach, Fla., where he'll serve high-net-worth clients.
B-Ds and other annuity distributors are asking insurers for product specifications with an eye toward compliance with the new regulation.
Former head of two microcaps worked with boiler room operator whose agents pressured investors and promised them lucrative profits.
Firms may be losing the battle against the Labor Department's fiduciary rule for retirement advice, but they are still framing the debate around it &mdash; to the agency's chagrin.
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Finra has been unable to find a way to ensure investors get paid what they are owed.
The adviser and radio show host had challenged the right of the SEC to use administrative law judges to hear cases such as his.
The firm is on the verge of buying Foothill Securities, an adviser-owned firm with 220 registered reps under its roof, according to two industry sources.
Investment adviser and talk radio host Ray Lucia Sr., whom the SEC had fined and barred from the industry for allegedly misrepresenting a retirement investment strategy may have received a boost in the form of a split decision on his appeal.
