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FINTECH NOV 29, 2017
Fidelity and Lincoln collaborate on custom technology suite

Lincoln Financial Network has moved all of its clearing business to Fidelity, and will partner with the firm on fintech developments.

By Ryan W. Neal
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT NOV 28, 2017
Fross brothers must pay fired partner $1 million

Owners of marketing firm Platinum Advisor Strategies deny trying to terminate Robert Sofia without compensation.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
RETIREMENT PLANNING NOV 28, 2017
Trump boosts tax plan with Obamacare assist

Legislation would restore Obamacare cost-sharing subsidies, which Trump said last month he would cut off.

By Bloomberg
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION NOV 28, 2017
Day after DOL delay, SEC's Jay Clayton calls a fiduciary rule a priority

Chairman says it's important that the SEC be involved in coming up with a fiduciary standard that will make investors happy.

By Bruce Kelly
OPINION NOV 28, 2017
Bank loans or high-yield bonds? Maybe both.

The asset classes may be more different than alike, which can benefit investors.

By Adam Schrier
RETIREMENT PLANNING NOV 28, 2017
401(k) managed account push rife with conflicts of interest

Some providers are paying incentive compensation to representatives to promote their managed accounts to participants.

By Greg Iacurci
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION NOV 27, 2017
Tax-hike fears fuel talk of relocating

Wall Street crowd might consider moving to avoid a potential tax hike under congressional proposals.

By Bloomberg
WIREHOUSES NOV 27, 2017
UBS broker-protocol exit shows independent channel is bleeding wirehouses of advisers

Smaller shops have benefited from the broker protocol at the expense of larger firms like UBS, experts say

By Bruce Kelly
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT NOV 27, 2017
CFPB in flux as dueling heads show up to lead

White House and the bureau itself both say the law is on their side over who gets to name new chief.

By Bloomberg
INDUSTRY NEWS NOV 27, 2017
Waddell & Reed replaces head of its broker-dealer

Thomas Butch is stepping down, and COO Shawn Mihal is filling the void.

By Bruce Kelly
RIAS NOV 27, 2017
UBS broker-protocol exit puts firm before clients

Wirehouses are making big bets they can turn "world class" advisers who leave into old laundry.

By DSARCH
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION NOV 27, 2017
Delay of DOL fiduciary rule enforcement mechanisms now final

Supporter of regulation calls the postponement 'an effective repeal of the rule.'

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
INDUSTRY NEWS NOV 27, 2017
UBS exits protocol for broker recruiting

Wirehouse is the second to dump the industry agreement that was created more than a decade ago to limit lawsuits against brokers when they leave firms.

By Bruce Kelly
OPINION NOV 25, 2017
Smart money says temper expectations of stock returns

Gains are unlikely to top 5% annually, according to the Yale Endowment's David Swensen.

By crain-api
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION NOV 25, 2017
Clarifying difference between advice, sales not as simple as it sounds

Current rules require different standards based on whether advice is 'incidental' to a transaction.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION NOV 25, 2017
Can the SEC and DOL really harmonize advice standards for brokers and advisers?

Experts ponder what a Securities and Exchange Commission fiduciary rule will look like, and whether it will help unify requirements across agencies.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
INDUSTRY NEWS NOV 22, 2017
SEC hack said likely to involve Eastern European criminals

The hackers may have had access to the agency's Edgar filing system for months.

By Bloomberg
RETIREMENT PLANNING NOV 22, 2017
Do specialized retirement plan advisers even need a broker-dealer?

The reasons for affiliating with a brokerage have changed as compensation has evolved.

By Greg Iacurci
RETIREMENT PLANNING NOV 22, 2017
CIT interest rising among 401(k) sponsors

Use of collective investment trusts by defined contribution plans has been hovering around 20% for three years, but momentum is building.

By Vanessa Drucker
RETIREMENT PLANNING NOV 22, 2017
These 401(k) lawsuits show the value of investment policy statements

Abiding a well-crafted IPS can help minimize legal trouble for plan fiduciaries.

By Blaine F. Aikin