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Broker-dealer pays $9.5 million to settle alternative investment claims by Native American tribe
ALTERNATIVES JUN 26, 2019
Broker-dealer pays $9.5 million to settle alternative investment claims by Native American tribe

The tribe claimed it was unaware of the $11 million in commissions paid to a former Purshe Kaplan Sterling broker.

By Bruce Kelly
Advice industry leaders focused on improving the digital client experience
FINTECH JUN 26, 2019
Advice industry leaders focused on improving the digital client experience

Top custodians, broker-dealers and RIAs addressed the challenges of building an Uber-like platform for clients.

By Ryan W. Neal
Finra panel awards $513,715 to divorcee who says Edward Jones rep favored husband
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE JUN 26, 2019
Finra panel awards $513,715 to divorcee who says Edward Jones rep favored husband

Firm found liable for top producer allegedly improperly delaying payments to North Dakota woman.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Milestone planning helps clients and advisers
RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 26, 2019
Milestone planning helps clients and advisers

There are many benefits to milestone planning. Here is what you need to know

By Jonathan Russell
Galvin smacks LPL with $1.1 million fine
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JUN 26, 2019
Galvin smacks LPL with $1.1 million fine

LPL's latest penalty from Massachusetts derives from not properly registering brokers.

By Bruce Kelly
5 important pieces of social media news
FINTECH JUN 25, 2019
5 important pieces of social media news

Changes happen all the time on your favorite platforms — here's what you may have missed.

By Scott Kleinberg
SEC charges founder of bankrupt New Jersey RIA with fraud
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE JUN 25, 2019
SEC charges founder of bankrupt New Jersey RIA with fraud

Agency says Donald LaGuardia Jr. misappropriated $2.6 million from investors.

By InvestmentNews
Rising nursing home prices bode poorly for the future
RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 25, 2019
Rising nursing home prices bode poorly for the future

Georgetown University Medical Center reveals brutal dynamic governing long-term care in America.

By Bloomberg
Retail derivatives that pay out in bitcoin approved by CFTC
ALTERNATIVES JUN 25, 2019
Retail derivatives that pay out in bitcoin approved by CFTC

LedgerX won approval to offer bitcoin spot and physically settled derivatives contracts to clients of any size.

By Bloomberg
Gucci settles 401(k) lawsuit for $1.2 million
RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 25, 2019
Gucci settles 401(k) lawsuit for $1.2 million

The settlement is notable due to the relatively small size of the company's plan.

By Greg Iacurci
Funding for Reg BI, other SEC advice reform efforts denied in Waters amendment
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE JUN 25, 2019
Funding for Reg BI, other SEC advice reform efforts denied in Waters amendment

House likely to approve measure that effectively kills rule package, but it faces uphill battle in Senate

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Finra fines, suspends ex-Merrill Lynch broker over loans from clients
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JUN 25, 2019
Finra fines, suspends ex-Merrill Lynch broker over loans from clients

Fred Brown also failed to change his employment record to disclose two tax liens and three civil judgments.

By Bruce Kelly
Fixed-income solutions for breakaways entering the RIA space
OPINION JUN 25, 2019
Fixed-income solutions for breakaways entering the RIA space

Wirehouse advisers fear that they'll have less access to fixed-income investments in the independent space, but the opposite is true.

By Matt Sonnen
LPL Financial push for employee model attempt to tap into $11 trillion market
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS JUN 25, 2019
LPL Financial push for employee model attempt to tap into $11 trillion market

Advisers working for wirehouses and regional firms control vast amounts of assets that LPL would like to bring under its umbrella.

By Bruce Kelly
Bernie Sanders to propose financial transactions tax to pay off student debt
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE JUN 24, 2019
Bernie Sanders to propose financial transactions tax to pay off student debt

Plan also provides states $48 billion annually to eliminate undergraduate tuition and fees at public colleges and universities

By Bloomberg
GPB paid B-Ds and reps steep commissions to sell troubled private placements
ALTERNATIVES JUN 24, 2019
GPB paid B-Ds and reps steep commissions to sell troubled private placements

GPB paid commissions of 9.3%, or $167 million altogether, on the firm's private placements.

By Bruce Kelly
Congress members ask GAO to study fallout from death of DOL fiduciary rule
RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 24, 2019
Congress members ask GAO to study fallout from death of DOL fiduciary rule

Democrats want the Government Accountability Office to examine how brokerage and other financial firms' businesses have changed since the new requirements were vacated last year.

By Greg Iacurci
Repeal of SALT cap would be $40 billion windfall for millionaires, according to new data
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE JUN 24, 2019
Repeal of SALT cap would be $40 billion windfall for millionaires, according to new data

Officials in high-tax states say Democratic-led states have been targeted to pay for the cuts.

By Bloomberg
Technology can help turn client conversations toward planning in next bear market
FINTECH JUN 24, 2019
Technology can help turn client conversations toward planning in next bear market

Advisers don't want a replay of 2008 when clients bailed out of the advice industry.

By Ryan W. Neal
The pros and cons of state fiduciary rules
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE JUN 22, 2019
The pros and cons of state fiduciary rules

What are brokers and advisers to make of all this? We may be a long way from knowing, but there's a lot to watch while we wait.

By crain-api