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FINTECH DEC 29, 2014
From robo to artificial intelligence to help clients

Facing the threat of competition from Google and Amazon, UBS turns to AI to deliver personalized advice.

By Bloomberg
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION DEC 29, 2014
Bernie Madoff's last surviving son Andrew dies at 48

Insisted he had nothing to do with his father's massive Ponzi scheme.

By Bloomberg
ALTERNATIVES DEC 29, 2014
Thompson's former nontraded REIT drops nearly 30%

Investors in a nontraded REIT launched by Tony Thompson, the one-time noted real estate sponsor, were told last week that the net asset value of the REIT had eroded by nearly 30%.

By Bruce Kelly
ALTERNATIVES DEC 24, 2014
Schorsch allegations will haunt nontraded REIT industry

Industry "floored" by allegation that REIT czar had hand in $23 million accounting error at American Realty Capital Properties.

By Bruce Kelly
OPINION DEC 23, 2014
Catch and ride the next wave in financial advice

Clients expect their advisers to use technology to make their lives easier

By John Anderson
RIA NEWS DEC 23, 2014
Majority of RIAs should move under state regulation: Study

Shifting oversight of more RIAs from the SEC to states would increase exam coverage at less cost than establishing third-party reviewers, according to a new report. <i>(See also: <a href="//www.investmentnews.com/article/20131030/FREE/131039989&quot;" target="&quot;_blank&quot;" rel="noopener noreferrer">After 'the switch' in 2012, state regulators pounced</a>)</i>

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
RETIREMENT PLANNING DEC 23, 2014
Resolving confusion over Social Security survivor benefits

Higher-earning spouse wrongly believed she couldn't collect widow's benefit.

By Mary Beth Franklin
RETIREMENT PLANNING DEC 23, 2014
Joan Rivers' estate planning looks smarter all the time

Her estate may contain very few assets: that's one sign of good planning.

By by Andy and Danielle Mayoras
RETIREMENT PLANNING DEC 23, 2014
As nest eggs grow, so does need for expertise

Many have significant savings but don't know how to make it last

By Mary Beth Franklin
RETIREMENT PLANNING DEC 23, 2014
FSI to fight rollout of auto IRAs

As Illinois pushes ahead with its automatic retirement savings account program, the Financial Services Institute argues the savings plans pose competition to advisers and will work to discourage other states from following suit.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
RETIREMENT PLANNING DEC 23, 2014
How to trim Social Security reductions for public employees

Continued years of work in the private sector can ease the impact of benefit cuts on public workers.

By Mary Beth Franklin
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT DEC 23, 2014
Ketchum: What this industry is missing when it comes to CARDS

Finra chief Richard Ketchum says industry groups like SIFMA are overlooking the investor protection benefit of Finra's controversial data-collection proposal.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT DEC 23, 2014
Broker-dealers hold fate of new active ETFs

Despite potentially lower costs and better outcomes for investors, broker-dealers are taking a cautious approach to a product that could slash their revenue.

By Trevor Hunnicutt
ALTERNATIVES DEC 23, 2014
Money managers to redraw battle plans after SEC nixes batch of nontransparent ETFs

In a preliminary decision, the Securities and Exchange Commission has rejected applications for nontransparent ETFs from BlackRock, Inc. and Precidian Investments, determining that the proposals are not in the public interest.

By Trevor Hunnicutt
ALTERNATIVES DEC 23, 2014
Reps selling nontraded REITs could be swimming in liquidity

Up to $13.6 billion in fresh equity expected to flow from listings, mergers and special distributions.

By Bruce Kelly
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT DEC 23, 2014
SEC investor advocate opposes third-party adviser exams

SEC investor advocate Rick Fleming sees adviser oversight as a top priority, but says the SEC itself should continue to conduct adviser exams.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
OPINION DEC 22, 2014
Why security in retirement is often luck of the draw

Specific returns clients earn on investments right around retirement disproportionately impact their lifetime outcomes.

By Wade Pfau
RETIREMENT PLANNING DEC 22, 2014
John Hancock buys New York Life's retirement unit; New York Life acquires block of John Hancock's life insurance biz

In a two-part tradeoff, John Hancock will acquire New York Life's Retirement Plan Services business, and New York Life will take on a block of John Hancock's life insurance business. One deals bolsters John Hancock's retirement reach and the other the other New York Life's insurance reserves.

By Darla Mercado
RETIREMENT PLANNING DEC 22, 2014
401(k) loan balances hold steady as average account balances climb

Most loan takers are in their 40s, earning $40,000 to $60,000 a year, report finds.

By Robert Steyer
RETIREMENT PLANNING DEC 22, 2014
Unraveling Minds

<b>Game Changers: Dealing with Dementia</b> Cognitive decline doesn't just rob the elderly of their mental capacity. Advisers and their firms often are left adrift, forced to make crucial decisions affecting the financial affairs of elderly clients.

By Mason Braswell