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401(k) lawsuits keep coming, despite COVID-19
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 19, 2020
401(k) lawsuits keep coming, despite COVID-19

Two lawsuits over plans’ target-date investments were filed in the past week, and there was a major development in another case

By Emile Hallez
How COVID-19 is challenging adviser technology
FINTECH MAR 19, 2020
How COVID-19 is challenging adviser technology

Even the rapidly moving tech world is having to slow down for the pandemic

By Ryan W. Neal
LPL adding hours to its back office
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS MAR 19, 2020
LPL adding hours to its back office

The firm will be open for advisers' business on Saturdays, too

By Bruce Kelly
Voya adds student-loan service for 401(k)s
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 19, 2020
Voya adds student-loan service for 401(k)s

The plan record keeper added a service allowing employers to make loan payments or plan contributions for workers

By Emile Hallez
Finra bars no-show Kestra broker
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAR 19, 2020
Finra bars no-show Kestra broker

James Blake Daughtry was to be questioned about unauthorized trading in customers' accounts

By InvestmentNews
What clients need from you right now
OPINION MAR 19, 2020
What clients need from you right now

Your job is to listen to clients, understand their situation and provide ideas

By Ken Unger
Investor advocate says variable annuity summary prospectus lacked sufficient testing
LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES MAR 18, 2020
Investor advocate says variable annuity summary prospectus lacked sufficient testing

The SEC says in the final rule that it solicited feedback on hypothetical forms

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Annuities, hard hit by COVID-19, give retirees one less option
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 18, 2020
Annuities, hard hit by COVID-19, give retirees one less option

Insurers have started pulling some products amid volatility and low interest rates

By Emile Hallez
Treasury proposes to guarantee money market funds in stimulus
MUTUAL FUNDS MAR 18, 2020
Treasury proposes to guarantee money market funds in stimulus

The plan temporarily permits the use of its exchange stabilization fund to guarantee money market funds

By Bloomberg
Edward Jones asks advisers to halt face-to-face meetings with clients
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS MAR 18, 2020
Edward Jones asks advisers to halt face-to-face meetings with clients

The firm is one of many in the brokerage industry making changes to work policies in response to the coronavirus

By Bruce Kelly
Job-hopping broker suspended for two years over churning
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAR 18, 2020
Job-hopping broker suspended for two years over churning

Halil Kozi had worked at 18 firms since 1987, and three of those firms were expelled by Finra

By InvestmentNews
A crisis is a terrible thing to waste
OPINION MAR 18, 2020
A crisis is a terrible thing to waste

How the COVID-19 pandemic could change the 401(k) market

By Fred Barstein
Roth conversions 'on sale' and other retirement advice amid the market crash
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 18, 2020
Roth conversions 'on sale' and other retirement advice amid the market crash

People near retirement are the most at risk from the sell-off, and advisers have several recommendations for them

By Emile Hallez
How a new regulation for brokers will protect investors
OPINION MAR 17, 2020
How a new regulation for brokers will protect investors

The SEC got Reg BI right because it carefully balances consumer protection with investor choice

By Tom Quaadman
Wells Fargo named in new 401(k) lawsuit
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 17, 2020
Wells Fargo named in new 401(k) lawsuit

The company has been sued again over its use of its own products in its retirement plan

By Emile Hallez
Treasury delays April 15 tax deadline for millions
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAR 17, 2020
Treasury delays April 15 tax deadline for millions

The extension gives individuals and many businesses 90 extra days to send checks to the government

By Bloomberg
Business development companies under pressure from coronavirus fallout
ALTERNATIVES MAR 17, 2020
Business development companies under pressure from coronavirus fallout

IBDs sold more than $22 billion of the high-commission product over the past decade

By Bruce Kelly
Triple Play: Optimizing adviser search for better web traffic
FINTECH MAR 17, 2020
Triple Play: Optimizing adviser search for better web traffic

Samantha Russell of Twenty Over Ten suggests three ways advisory firms can drive more traffic to their websites

By InvestmentNews
Advisers should think twice about taking the SEC up on its ADV filing extension
RIA NEWS MAR 17, 2020
Advisers should think twice about taking the SEC up on its ADV filing extension

Firms admitting their business continuity plans didn’t hold up amid the panic caused by the coronavirus is ‘not a good look’

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Federal court finds RIA guilty of fraud
RIA NEWS MAR 17, 2020
Federal court finds RIA guilty of fraud

The case, brought by the SEC, involved undisclosed compensation

By InvestmentNews