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SigFig raises $40 million in funding, led by Eaton Vance, asserting industry interest in robo-advisers
FINTECH JUN 09, 2016
SigFig raises $40 million in funding, led by Eaton Vance, asserting industry interest in robo-advisers

Other partners include New York Life, Santander and current partner UBS.

By Alessandra Malito
RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 09, 2016
Guaranteed ways to boost your credit score

The rule of thumb says you can tap 20 to 25% of available credit before you risk hurting your credit score.

By Bloomberg
RIA NEWS JUN 09, 2016
The DOL fiduciary rule will forever change financial advice, and the industry has to adapt

The DOL fiduciary rule will forever change financial advice, and the industry now faces the challenge of adapting to the new regulation.

By Liz Skinner
With mergers poised to increase, are you ready for the next step?
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS JUN 09, 2016
With mergers poised to increase, are you ready for the next step?

The mergers we may see as a by-product of the DOL rule are likely to be trickier — and more permanent — affiliations, and advisers will need to do their homework.

By Bloomberg
FINTECH JUN 09, 2016
Pershing expands its digital advice with NextCapital partnership

Pershing LLC has partnered with NextCapital, an adviser-facing robo platform.

By Alessandra Malito
House Democrats sponsor bill for universal retirement coverage
RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 08, 2016
House Democrats sponsor bill for universal retirement coverage

The legislation, which would automatically enroll employees without retirement-plan access, is a companion bill to one put forth in the Senate earlier this year.

By Greg Iacurci
Other wirehouses unlikely to follow UBS lead in scaling back recruitment
WIREHOUSES JUN 08, 2016
Other wirehouses unlikely to follow UBS lead in scaling back recruitment

The Wall Street firm will emphasize retention over costly recruitment packages.

By Greg Iacurci
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JUN 08, 2016
Our legal challenge to the DOL: Making our voices heard in court

The Labor Department's determination to move ahead with the fiduciary rule in spite of others' grave misgivings has left us with no other choice than to bring this issue before a court of law.

By Dale Brown
Advisory firms should prep for DOL fiduciary rule while court challenges proceed
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION JUN 08, 2016
Advisory firms should prep for DOL fiduciary rule while court challenges proceed

Even those fighting the regulation say advisers need to start making business decisions to meet April 2017 implementation.

By Liz Skinner
TD's Skip Schweiss to RIAs: Don't shrug off DOL fiduciary rule
RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 08, 2016
TD's Skip Schweiss to RIAs: Don't shrug off DOL fiduciary rule

Registered investment advisers can be held liable if they don't act in clients' 'sole interest' when it comes to retirement advice.

By Christine Idzelis
T. Rowe Price to pay out $194 million to shareholders in four mutual funds, other clients
MUTUAL FUNDS JUN 08, 2016
T. Rowe Price to pay out $194 million to shareholders in four mutual funds, other clients

Firm's moves stem from error it made in voting on the 2013 buyout of Dell.

By John Waggoner
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JUN 08, 2016
DOL official cancels appearance at IRI following industry lawsuit

Deputy Assistant Secretary Timothy Hauser was scheduled to participate but abruptly backed out late last week, after the Insured Retirement Institute joined a lawsuit seeking to vacate the rule.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
NAFA files second lawsuit against DOL fiduciary rule
RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 08, 2016
NAFA files second lawsuit against DOL fiduciary rule

The National Association for Fixed Annuities levies similar arguments to the initial suit, filed just one day earlier.

By Greg Iacurci
Lawsuit against DOL fiduciary rule seen as 'weak' by some observers
RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 08, 2016
Lawsuit against DOL fiduciary rule seen as 'weak' by some observers

Although the Labor Department doesn't have enforcement authority over IRAs, it does have interpretive authority, observers say.

By Greg Iacurci
RIA NEWS JUN 08, 2016
For some advisers, money not motivating factor to go independent

Advisers choosing models with the most support forgo up to 25% of profits.

By Liz Skinner
FINTECH JUN 07, 2016
How software can help smooth the transition to fiduciary-rule compliance

If a firm's transition to the Best Interest Contract Exemption is done using paper contracts and disclosure forms, it could be costly, difficult and risky to manage.

By Carlos Guillen
Finra orders Oppenheimer & Co. to pay $2.9M for unsuitable sales of nontraditional ETFs
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JUN 07, 2016
Finra orders Oppenheimer & Co. to pay $2.9M for unsuitable sales of nontraditional ETFs

More than 30,000 non-traditional ETF transactions, totaling approximately $1.7 billion, were carried out by Oppenheimer representatives, according to the regulator.

By Tanvi Acharya
SEC fines Morgan Stanley $1 million for data-protection failures
WIREHOUSES JUN 07, 2016
SEC fines Morgan Stanley $1 million for data-protection failures

The fine relates to an ex-broker, Galen Marsh, who took data from hundreds of thousands of the wirehouse's clients, some of which ultimately ended up online.

By Greg Iacurci
4 ideas for how advisers can reduce repetition with technology
FINTECH JUN 07, 2016
4 ideas for how advisers can reduce repetition with technology

These ideas for programs could significantly reduce the complexity of advisers' jobs.

By Sheryl Rowling
RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 06, 2016
A widow's Social Security dilemma

Earnings test complicates choice between retirement and survivor benefits.

By Mary Beth Franklin