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MUTUAL FUNDS APR 23, 2018
Mutual funds stand to gain as muni investors get first look at fees

Brokerage firms must start disclosing the fees they charge to buy and sell state and local government debt.

By Bloomberg
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION APR 23, 2018
Finra proposes to widen net for churning violations

Under new rule, brokers would not have to have control of account to be found liable.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION APR 23, 2018
5 key questions about the SEC's proposed 'best interest' standard

The regulator may have purposely left portions of the standard vague so it can crack down on behavior not explicitly stated in the rule.

By Bloomberg
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION APR 23, 2018
U.S. Supreme Court debates status of SEC's in-house judges

`Buckets of Money' case tests power of agency's administration law judges in Trump era.

By Bloomberg
RIAS APR 23, 2018
The transformation of the adviser-client experience

The U.S. auto industry has changed dramatically in recent decades. Is wealth management headed for the same type of disruption?

By Steve Gresham
RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 23, 2018
Litigation, scale push private colleges to adopt multiple employer plans

The movement to create multiple employer plans creates opportunity for retirement plan advisers.

By Blaine F. Aikin
INDUSTRY NEWS APR 21, 2018
SEC advice rule: Time for brokers, advisers to weigh in

Much work remains on the proposal, so feedback is crucial.

By crain-api
BROKER DEALERS APR 21, 2018
Things are looking up: IBDs soared in 2017

With revenue up, interest rates rising and regulation easing, IBDs are soaring.

By Bruce Kelly
Top independent broker-dealers ranked by revenue
BROKER DEALERS APR 21, 2018
Top independent broker-dealers ranked by revenue

Data include a breakdown of fee, commission revenue.

By Ellie Zhu
RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 20, 2018
The rich are betting they can buy their way to a longer life

The successor to income inequality is longevity inequality

By Bloomberg
RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 20, 2018
The $1 million gender wealth gap

Compounding female wage inequity jeopardizes retirement security

By Mary Beth Franklin
INDUSTRY NEWS APR 20, 2018
These cities saw the the biggest home price gains since the recession

Detroit and San Jose lead the list

By Bloomberg
FINTECH APR 20, 2018
Retail brokers benefitted from the first quarter's volatility

Charles Schwab posted its highest quarterly revenue ever and ETrade saw its highest quarterly sales since 2009.

By Bloomberg
RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 20, 2018
The rich are betting they can buy their way to a longer life

The successor to income inequality is longevity inequality.

By Bloomberg
INDUSTRY NEWS APR 20, 2018
Arbitrators award Morgan Stanley $6 million from former broker

Finra panel says barred rep Barry Connell must pay compensatory damages.

By Bloomberg
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION APR 20, 2018
SEC advice rule may give RIAs leg up over broker-dealers

Experts say advisers will be able to point to their role as fiduciaries as a differentiator in the advice market.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION APR 20, 2018
Wells Fargo to pay $1 billion for consumer-business missteps

Regulators impose penalties over auto, mortgage lending issues.

By Bloomberg
RIAS APR 20, 2018
Ed Butowsky charges Schwab with political bias in $100 million lawsuit

Adviser claims he was kicked off custodian's platform because of his political views.

By Jeff Benjamin
SEC advice rule: Here's what you need to know
RIAS APR 19, 2018
SEC advice rule: Here's what you need to know

We sifted through the nearly 1,000-page proposal and picked out some of the most important points.

By Greg Iacurci
RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 19, 2018
Principal sued for stacking its TDFs with proprietary funds

The firm allegedly used high-cost, underperforming index funds in its hybrid target-date funds.

By Greg Iacurci