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Janney Montgomery Scott partners with Quovo on goals-based budgeting tool
FINTECH APR 24, 2016
Janney Montgomery Scott partners with Quovo on goals-based budgeting tool

The firm plans to zone in on finance tracking to help clients really understand the 'big picture.'

By Alessandra Malito
The role of the broker-dealer in a post-DOL-fiduciary world
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION APR 24, 2016
The role of the broker-dealer in a post-DOL-fiduciary world

The more structure we can provide advisers during this seismic shift, the more likely they will be about to adapt.

By Adam Antoniades
RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 22, 2016
When the kids get your long-term-care bill

The laws create the possibility that parents' long-term-care expenses may be shouldered by their children.

By Greg Iacurci
RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 22, 2016
51% of advisers see DOL fiduciary rule benefiting business

51% of advisers say the rule will help their businesses, an improvement from 2015 when only 27% saw the regulation helping.

By Christine Idzelis
House committee approves resolution to kill DOL fiduciary rule on party-line vote
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION APR 22, 2016
House committee approves resolution to kill DOL fiduciary rule on party-line vote

Senate expected to follow suit, but Obama is almost certain to veto it.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Post-DOL fiduciary rule, Wall Street gives the nod to low-cost fund companies
EQUITIES APR 22, 2016
Post-DOL fiduciary rule, Wall Street gives the nod to low-cost fund companies

Broker-sold fund companies lag since new regulation released.

By John Waggoner
SEC renews push for stock-tracking system to find causes of market disruptions
MUTUAL FUNDS APR 21, 2016
SEC renews push for stock-tracking system to find causes of market disruptions

Regulator seeks comment on plan for building massive database to help it quickly unravel flash crashes.

By Bloomberg
BlackRock's Larry Fink says it's time to use fiscal policy to spur growth
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION APR 21, 2016
BlackRock's Larry Fink says it's time to use fiscal policy to spur growth

"We're harming savers worldwide with low and negative interest rates," he says.

By Michael P. Regan
Fate of Prince's estate uncertain following his death
RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 21, 2016
Fate of Prince's estate uncertain following his death

A complicated process to value the music icon's estate hinges on future royalties.

By Greg Iacurci
Podcast: How 1,023-page DOL fiduciary rule flies in the face of Earth Day
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION APR 21, 2016
Podcast: How 1,023-page DOL fiduciary rule flies in the face of Earth Day

Bradford Campbell, an ERISA attorney and former head of the Employee Benefits Security Administration, discusses how the Labor Department's new fiduciary rule flies in the face of the Earth Day celebration, due to thousands of pages of required disclosures and printouts of the regulation's text.

By Greg Iacurci
Annually rebalancing client portfolios hurts performance: Pinnacle's Michael Kitces
RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 21, 2016
Annually rebalancing client portfolios hurts performance: Pinnacle's Michael Kitces

Speaking Monday at the IMCA annual conference in Orlando, Mr. Kitces questioned regular rebalancing and said in one case doing nothing was the better bet.

By Jeff Benjamin
Podcast: Lawsuit challenging DOL rule change is imminent
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION APR 21, 2016
Podcast: Lawsuit challenging DOL rule change is imminent

<i>InvestmentNews</i> debates whether the battle over holding advisers to a strict fiduciary standard for retirement accounts will end up in court. <i>(More: <a href="//www.investmentnews.com/section/fiduciary-focus&quot;" target="&quot;_blank&quot;" rel="noopener noreferrer">Coverage of the DOL rule from every angle</a>)</i>

By InvestmentNews Staff
New DOL fiduciary rule, robo-advice dominate adviser concerns at SIFMA conference
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION APR 21, 2016
New DOL fiduciary rule, robo-advice dominate adviser concerns at SIFMA conference

Lobbying group talks about priorities at private client conference in New York.

By Christine Idzelis
Vanguard, Fidelity bank on robos, low-cost strategies to ride DOL fiduciary rule wave
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT APR 21, 2016
Vanguard, Fidelity bank on robos, low-cost strategies to ride DOL fiduciary rule wave

Mutual fund giants bank on low-cost index funds, robos to prosper in wake of the Labor Department's regulation.

By John Waggoner
What it takes to really have a digital advisory firm
FINTECH APR 21, 2016
What it takes to really have a digital advisory firm

A guide to understanding the spectrum of digitization at financial firms

By David Canter
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT APR 20, 2016
FPA nudged CFP Board to drop its automatic $25 donation

Although the board relented, it does have a $10 million fundraising goal for its new Center for Financial Planning.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
The Financial Stability Oversight Council scrutinizes mutual fund liquidity, leverage in hedge funds
MUTUAL FUNDS APR 20, 2016
The Financial Stability Oversight Council scrutinizes mutual fund liquidity, leverage in hedge funds

Regulators concerned about systematic risk in a market rout.

By John Waggoner
What advisers can learn about technology from Guns N' Roses
FINTECH APR 20, 2016
What advisers can learn about technology from Guns N' Roses

We can communicate with clients through newsletters, emails and blogs or even videos and webinars, but it's more important to interact.

By Sheryl Rowling
'Fiduci-what?' Most clients don't know what the fiduciary duty really means
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT APR 20, 2016
'Fiduci-what?' Most clients don't know what the fiduciary duty really means

The more we do to help clients understand conflicts of interest, the better we can serve their interests.

By Carl Richards
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS APR 20, 2016
RCS Capital to file bankruptcy this weekend

RCS Capital intends to make another round of bankruptcy filings that will include broker-dealer holding companies of its Cetera Financial Group firms.

By Bruce Kelly