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INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS DEC 22, 2014
WFG Investments facing $650,000 Finra 'global fine'

Comes on heels of another $200,000 penalty last year for missing a stock-fraud scheme

By Bruce Kelly
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT DEC 22, 2014
JPMorgan's fund choices for its clients said to be under regulatory review

The SEC is reviewing whether conflicts of interest led the firm to sell certain products to individual clients.

By Bloomberg
FINTECH DEC 21, 2014
Advisers in Northeast prep for blizzard, close offices

After learning lessons from Superstorm Sandy, firms are planning ahead with staff and clients, expecting days of potential power outages and working remotely.

By Liz Skinner
RETIREMENT PLANNING DEC 21, 2014
The right glide path for smaller accounts

Resist the temptation to increase risk for low savers, as every dollar becomes more important.

By James P. Lauder
OPINION DEC 21, 2014
Regulators can't keep up with change

By Blaine F. Aikin
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION DEC 21, 2014
Big data becomes a sharp weapon for regulators

Regulators are using troves of digital information to monitor broker-dealers

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
RETIREMENT PLANNING DEC 21, 2014
Is your core strategy getting flabby?

Increasing high-yield exposure in an intermediate-bond portfolio may add return, but is risky

By Aldo Ceccarelli
ALTERNATIVES DEC 21, 2014
Schorsch accused of manipulating ARCP books: Suit

American Realty Capital Properties Inc.'s former chief accounting officer alleges the ex-chairman ordered numbers to be changed.

By Mason Braswell
ALTERNATIVES DEC 19, 2014
Nicholas Schorsch resigns from RCAP, boards of AR Capital affiliates

REIT czar resigns from RCAP, boards of 11 AR Capital affiliates. New chairman says change allows company to simplify governance, minimize 'perceived' conflicts and cut complexity. (And check out <a href="//www.investmentnews.com/gallery/20141223/FREE/122309998/PH&quot;" target="&quot;_blank&quot;" rel="noopener noreferrer">the triumphs and trials of Nick Schorsch</a>.)

By Bruce Kelly
ALTERNATIVES DEC 19, 2014
Massachusetts regulator Galvin investigating Schorsch B-D

Massachusetts regulator has launched an investigation into Realty Capital Securities, the wholesaling broker-dealer arm of Nicholas Schorsch's nontraded REIT empire. (<b><i>Also: <a href=&quot;http://www.investmentnews.com/article/20141105/FREE/141109957/schorsch-remains-confident-in-his-empire&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;>Schorsch remains confident in his empire</a>)</b></i>

By Bruce Kelly
ALTERNATIVES DEC 18, 2014
ARCP gets time to revise earnings, delays dividend

Big real estate company, until recently led by Nicholas Schorsch, hires Korn Ferry, launches search for new CEO, chairman.

By Bloomberg
FINTECH DEC 18, 2014
When technology or outsourcing can help, and when it can't

Advisers need to focus on mission-critical functions, such as meeting with clients and marketing.

By Sheryl Rowling
FINTECH DEC 18, 2014
Worries about robo-advisers are unfounded. Here's why.

If you are losing clients to online advice platforms, you need to look in the mirror

By Matt Halloran
WIREHOUSES DEC 18, 2014
Morgan Stanley seeking female and millennial advisers and clients: Fleming

President of Morgan Stanley's wealth management unit discusses how these demographics will shape the future of wealth and the work force.

By Bruce Kelly
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT DEC 18, 2014
Oppenheimer Holdings beset by regulatory investigations

Firm sets aside more than $12 million in light of enforcement actions from the SEC, Finra and Treasury Department.

By Mason Braswell
RIA NEWS DEC 17, 2014
House GOP tells SEC to improve adviser oversight

House Republicans who oversee the SEC told the agency to do a better job of regulating investment advisers &#8212; and to do it without a significant budget increase.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
WIREHOUSES DEC 17, 2014
Wells Fargo sees results from financial planning

Wells Fargo Advisors capped off 2014 with relatively strong numbers, as fourth-quarter earnings at its wealth division were up 5% year over year, despite costly investments in technology and higher broker commissions.

By Mason Braswell
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT DEC 17, 2014
The RIA exam equation

By MFXFeeder
RETIREMENT PLANNING DEC 17, 2014
Comerica picked to help manage Obama's retirement savings program

Dallas company will be custodian for the Treasury's 'myRA' program the president announced in January.

By Bloomberg
RETIREMENT PLANNING DEC 17, 2014
How to donate stock and win a big tax break

Giving stock instead of cash to a charity means the charity nets more, and you avoid any tax liability. A donor-advised fund is a good option.

By Elizabeth MacBride