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RETIREMENT PLANNING OCT 05, 2016
Self-funding employee health care pays off for some small businesses

Estimates of saving $1,000 per employee per year for practices with at least 25 workers is enticing some firms to take on additional risk.

By Liz Skinner
RETIREMENT PLANNING OCT 05, 2016
Renting out your second home could prove to be a gold mine

These three companies want to take care of all the work and maintain your property for you.

RETIREMENT PLANNING OCT 05, 2016
Serving retirement-income clients a big challenge for financial advisers: study

By Grete Suarez
RETIREMENT PLANNING OCT 05, 2016
How to get what's yours from Medicare

Philip Moeller, co-author of the bestseller "Get What's Yours: The Secrets to Maxing Out Your Social Security," discusses his new book on Medicare.

By Bloomberg
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT OCT 05, 2016
Credit Suisse to pay $90 million for padding assets under management

Employees reclassified clients' custodied assets as managed assets to meet sales targets.

By Mark Schoeff Jr. and Bloomberg News
LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES OCT 05, 2016
MetLife seeks spinoff of U.S. unit after mulling IPO

At least 80.1% of the shares in the unit, Brighthouse Financial Inc., will be distributed to MetLife investors under the plan.

By Bloomberg
RIAS OCT 05, 2016
$1 billion group leaves Arnerich Massena to go independent

The Portland-based breakaways are setting up a new firm called Allium Financial Advisors.

By Greg Iacurci
WOMEN ADVISOR COMMUNITY OCT 05, 2016
Firms must look for female advisers in unusual occupations

Raymond James drums up interest among teachers, attorneys, real-estate agents and psychologists for potential recuits.

By Christine Idzelis
INDUSTRY NEWS OCT 05, 2016
Financial advisers find value in emerging-market debt funds

Investors poured $4.2 billion into the funds from June 30 through the end of August, according to Morningstar.

By John Waggoner
MUTUAL FUNDS OCT 05, 2016
Bond-fund investors feel the sting of rising Treasury yields

The yield on the bellwether 10-year Treasury note has jumped from 1.37% in early July to 1.70 Thursday.

By John Waggoner
Finra suspends ex-LPL rep over unsuitable short-term trading of unit investment trusts
BROKER DEALERS OCT 04, 2016
Finra suspends ex-LPL rep over unsuitable short-term trading of unit investment trusts

Mark Tauzin was suspended for eight months from any Finra-registered broker-dealer, fined $20,000 and required to pay $205,000 plus interest to 14 sets of clients.

By Bruce Kelly
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION OCT 04, 2016
Appeals court upholds dismissal of Camarda fee-only case against CFP Board

Florida advisers who claimed the certifying body unfairly punished them for their compensation description lost another round Tuesday.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
RETIREMENT PLANNING OCT 04, 2016
Sponsor of small 401(k) sued for losses tied to large 'patent troll' investment

Lawsuit argues plan wasn't diversified. Case doesn't fit prevailing litigation theme of targeting multibillion-dollar retirement plans for excessive fees.

By Greg Iacurci
BROKER DEALERS OCT 04, 2016
LPL affiliate with $600M in assets forms RIA

XML Financial joins roll-up firm Focus Financial.

By Grete Suarez
Janus Capital agrees to merge with London's Henderson Global
EQUITIES OCT 04, 2016
Janus Capital agrees to merge with London's Henderson Global

The deal creates a global active management complex with $320 billion under management.

By Jeff Benjamin
LPL placing heavy focus on technology improvements
FINTECH OCT 04, 2016
LPL placing heavy focus on technology improvements

ClientWorks, the company's adviser dashboard, is now available to more than 11,000 advisers, up from 500 this time last year.

By Alessandra Malito
Triad Advisors to pay more than $200,000 for failing to give sales charge discounts on unit investment trusts, Finra says
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION OCT 04, 2016
Triad Advisors to pay more than $200,000 for failing to give sales charge discounts on unit investment trusts, Finra says

Firm agreed to a settlement that includes a $125,000 fine and $102,632 in restitution.

By Alessandra Malito
Alternative investments shop 361 Capital 'diversifies' into long-only management
EQUITIES OCT 03, 2016
Alternative investments shop 361 Capital 'diversifies' into long-only management

First post-merger mutual fund already filed.

By Jeff Benjamin
MUTUAL FUNDS OCT 03, 2016
Investing in the largest funds isn't the biggest mistake you can make

Unless, of course, you want to beat the S&P 500 over the long term.

By John Waggoner
MUTUAL FUNDS OCT 03, 2016
Stress tests still unpopular with fund industry

Industry trade group, as well as some mutual fund giants, push back against Financial Stability Board's proposal for stress tests.

By John Waggoner