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Hester Peirce: All women do not speak with the same voice, and SEC commissioners are no different
OPINION NOV 17, 2018
Hester Peirce: All women do not speak with the same voice, and SEC commissioners are no different

A history of decisions by female members of the Securities and Exchange Commission demonstrates that women bring multiple perspectives to their roles

By Hester Peirce
Thanksgiving turkeys are shrinking
INDUSTRY NEWS NOV 16, 2018
Thanksgiving turkeys are shrinking

Smaller birds for the holiday feast are another thing being blamed on millennials.

By Bloomberg
Finra bars ex-Wells Fargo Advisors broker who just lost arbitration over loan
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION NOV 16, 2018
Finra bars ex-Wells Fargo Advisors broker who just lost arbitration over loan

Terrence R. Puricelli was fired in 2016 over concerns of the accuracy of notes in the firm's system.

By Bruce Kelly
Investors sour on market strewn with bombs
EQUITIES NOV 16, 2018
Investors sour on market strewn with bombs

Whether it's crude oil, General Electric, bitcoin or bonds, things keep blowing up

By Bloomberg
Private equity eyes long-term care insurance
RETIREMENT PLANNING NOV 16, 2018
Private equity eyes long-term care insurance

There's a risk advisers could see quality of care suffer for their clients in these sorts of deals.

By Greg Iacurci
HUB International in talks to buy Sheridan Road, a $14 billion hybrid retirement plan group
RETIREMENT PLANNING NOV 16, 2018
HUB International in talks to buy Sheridan Road, a $14 billion hybrid retirement plan group

The acquisition would be the biggest yet for Hub, a new aggregator in the retirement-plan advice market.

By Greg Iacurci
Brown Advisory acquires Signature Family Wealth Advisors
RIAS NOV 16, 2018
Brown Advisory acquires Signature Family Wealth Advisors

Signature, a $4.3 billion family office, will keep its name after the merger.

By Jeff Benjamin
Last-Minute Retirement Moves: 2018 Strategies
IRA ALERT NOV 15, 2018
Last-Minute Retirement Moves: 2018 Strategies

Complete rollovers, take care of qualified charitable distributions and be sure all funds related to a lump-sum distribution have been withdrawn.

By Ed Slott
Want to attract millennial investors? Time to rethink AUM pricing
INDUSTRY NEWS NOV 15, 2018
Want to attract millennial investors? Time to rethink AUM pricing

New research argues XY Planning Network pricing options are the future of advice.

By Ryan W. Neal
Commonwealth files Finra arbitration, lawsuit against Ohio National for 'unlawful' VA scheme
LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES NOV 15, 2018
Commonwealth files Finra arbitration, lawsuit against Ohio National for 'unlawful' VA scheme

This is the first known arbitration filed against the insurer for its decision on variable annuity commissions.

By Greg Iacurci
Mercer Advisors bags its third RIA this month
RIAS NOV 15, 2018
Mercer Advisors bags its third RIA this month

Aggressive growth strategy pushes Mercer assets to $14.5 billion.

By Jeff Benjamin
Morningstar: DOL fiduciary rule reduces inflows to mutual funds with high loads
MUTUAL FUNDS NOV 15, 2018
Morningstar: DOL fiduciary rule reduces inflows to mutual funds with high loads

With the measure's demise, will the SEC's advice reform sustain the momentum?

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Why seniors need travel insurance
RETIREMENT PLANNING NOV 15, 2018
Why seniors need travel insurance

Medicare doesn't cover medical costs outside the U.S.

By Mary Beth Franklin
Vanguard rolls out HSAs for 401(k) participants
RETIREMENT PLANNING NOV 15, 2018
Vanguard rolls out HSAs for 401(k) participants

The record keeper joins a handful of its peers in making health savings accounts more broadly available.

By Greg Iacurci
Betterment revamping adviser-facing dashboard
FINTECH NOV 15, 2018
Betterment revamping adviser-facing dashboard

Robo adviser update includes more information to help advisers track client behavior.

By Ryan W. Neal
Wells Fargo cuts 1,000 jobs across the U.S.
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT NOV 15, 2018
Wells Fargo cuts 1,000 jobs across the U.S.

About 900 of the cuts will occur in the bank's home-lending unit, as higher rates and competition cut into that business.

By Bloomberg
Waddell & Reed will no longer lease office space for many of its brokers
BROKER DEALERS NOV 14, 2018
Waddell & Reed will no longer lease office space for many of its brokers

Firm is boosting adviser payout to compensate for increased office expenses and investing savings in enahcements such as new technology.

By Bruce Kelly
Ohio National offers buyouts, ends commission trails amid jumbled regulatory oversight of VAs
LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES NOV 14, 2018
Ohio National offers buyouts, ends commission trails amid jumbled regulatory oversight of VAs

Jurisdiction is shared between the SEC, Finra and state insurance commissioners. Will any of them step in?

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
LPL providing credit monitoring, identity protection to investors exposed by data breach
FINTECH NOV 14, 2018
LPL providing credit monitoring, identity protection to investors exposed by data breach

The firm remains tight-lipped about how many investors were affected.

By Ryan W. Neal
Quick change in plans has Bob Oros headed to HighTower
RIAS NOV 14, 2018
Quick change in plans has Bob Oros headed to HighTower

Two weeks ago, public was told he was leaving top job at HD Vest after less than two years to spend time with family.

By Jeff Benjamin