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INDUSTRY NEWS MAY 14, 2014
Pimco gets support from CEO of parent Allianz

Allianz SE, defending its Pacific Investment Management Co. unit against shareholder criticism over declining returns and management infighting, said the bond manager has been a very profitable investment.

By Gregory Crawford
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 14, 2014
Adapt investment strategies to pay for long-term care

Retirement expert Mary Beth Franklin details the importance of adjusting client investment portfolios to cover the costs of long-term care.

By Mary Beth Franklin
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 14, 2014
DOL proposes 401(k) fee disclosure guide

The Department of Labor, headed by Thomas Perez, aims to assist plan sponsors understand costs after 2012 regulations pushed for more disclosure. The solution? A fee road map. Skeptics warn the map could be as complicated as the disclosure.

By Darla Mercado
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAY 14, 2014
IRI leadership feels good about 'trajectory' of DOL fiduciary rule

Board members point to SEC's elevation of issue as a top priority.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
WIREHOUSES MAY 14, 2014
Merrill Lynch's John Thiel leads charge toward goals-based planning

A look inside the 100-year-old firm's efforts to drastically change its client-adviser relationships, led by John Thiel, the head of Merrill Lynch Wealth Management.

By Joyce Hanson
WIREHOUSES MAY 14, 2014
Scion remembers Mother Merrill on her 100th anniversary

Win Smith Jr. says Wall Street has a long way to go before it can restore the public trust.

By Trevor Hunnicutt
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 13, 2014
This one number could kill your retirement plans

With inflation running at about 2.75% a year, you will need about $5 million to buy as much in 2074 as you can buy now with $1 million.

By Matt Sirinides
INDUSTRY NEWS MAY 13, 2014
Even the best investors worry in a volatile market

Uncertainty in the market is creating anxiety but investors who are contemplating changing investment strategies to combat potential interest rate volatility should seriously reconsider.

By Zoë Brunson
INDUSTRY NEWS MAY 13, 2014
Schorsch talks RCAP's leadership shake-up

Nicholas Schorsch discusses the change in leadership at RCS Capital as the head of Cetera Financial Group, Valerie Brown, steps down, with Larry Roth tapped as her replacement.

By Andrew Leigh
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 13, 2014
Study hints at the problem with target date funds

Investors are using the funds, which have exploded in popularity, as a side dish instead of an entree. As a result, they are exposed to too much risk, or too little.

By Ben Steverman
BROKER DEALERS MAY 13, 2014
Donald Runkle, ex-chief compliance officer for Raymond James Financial Services, joining law firm

Plans to help Edgerton & Weaver, which specializes in representing B-Ds, RIAs and registered reps, build its consulting business.

By Bruce Kelly
EQUITIES MAY 13, 2014
Corporate bonds might not be a good place right now

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin:</i> Some big names, including Nouriel Roubini, are warning about a bubble in corporate bonds. Plus: Jeffrey Gundlach knows where the bond market bear is, insider trading on fantasy, should you drop health care coverage, cities not enjoying a housing recovery and about that West Antarctic glacier.

By Jeff Benjamin
Shake-up at Schorsch subsidiary First Allied Securities
BROKER DEALERS MAY 13, 2014
Shake-up at Schorsch subsidiary First Allied Securities

One of Nicholas Schorsch's RCS Capital broker-dealer subsidiaries has an analyst questioning its future management structure after a change in the B-D's leadership.

By Bruce Kelly
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 13, 2014
Sheryl Garrett scoffs at argument against fiduciary duty

Founder of Garrett Planning Network says investors with low net worth can be served in a market where all advisers must act in their best interests.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 13, 2014
Making retirement planning automatic

Government pushing for greater use of annuities.

By Gregory Crawford
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAY 13, 2014
Is Finra pulling its efforts to be the SRO for advisers?

Despite Finra's denials (including one from CEO Richard Ketchum just last week), some believe the regulator still wants to be the SRO for advisers.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
ALTERNATIVES MAY 13, 2014
Largest bitcoin exchange files for bankrupcy protection

CEO bows in apology to Japanese customers; possible theft of 850,000 units.

By ntappan
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAY 13, 2014
House Democrats urge caution on DOL fiduciary-duty rule

Coalition asks for meeting with Labor Secretary Thomas Perez.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAY 13, 2014
Budget deal to ease spending cuts gets Republican backing

Chief architects call plan imperfect but say it will provide economic certainty, help heal wounds.

By Gregory Crawford
An investment with a 25% possible return, and glamour to boot
INDUSTRY NEWS MAY 12, 2014
An investment with a 25% possible return, and glamour to boot

If you have $1 million to lose, the high-risk, high-reward game of angel investing might be fun and profitable, but you do need to develop a portfolio of startup holdings to increase your changes of success, says one successful investor.

By Aaron Elstein