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RIAS RIA NEWS JUN 13, 2014
IAA cautions SEC Commissioner Gallagher about third-party adviser exams

Tittsworth letter encourages agency to reallocate existing resources to bolster examinations.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
ADVISOR NEWS FINTECH JUN 13, 2014
Massachusetts, Illinois surveying RIAs about cybersecurity

William Galvin in Massachusetts and his securities regulator counterparts in Illinois are surveying state-registered investment advisers to determine their cybersecurity readiness.

By Minda Smiley
ADVISOR NEWS FINTECH JUN 13, 2014
Hearsay Social adds content providers

Hearsay Social, a social platform for broker-dealers, adds content providers Broadridge, Life Happens, NewsCred and Trapit.

By Joyce Hanson
RIAS RIA NEWS JUN 13, 2014
SEC's White calls third-party adviser exam idea 'creative'

Chairman says agency has the authority to implement such a rule.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
INVESTING EQUITIES JUN 13, 2014
BlackRock lists Ukraine among the biggest threats facing the markets

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin:</i> BlackRock calls Ukraine a market threat. Plus: JPMorgan gets a slap on the wrist from Finra, Yellen ponders fuzzy unemployment data, where the gold rally is headed from here, and the emergence of subprime business loans.

By Jeff Benjamin
ADVISOR NEWS FINTECH JUN 13, 2014
'Man in the browser' and other cybercriminals target the unaware

From system infiltrators to social engineers, scammers seek access to advisory firms' weakest points of entry.

By Joyce Hanson
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES JUN 13, 2014
Is Nicholas Schorsch's RCS Capital the new LPL?

By Bruce Kelly
RIAS PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JUN 13, 2014
Brokers' test failures raise red flag

Analysis finds brokers who fail basic securities exams have more dings on BrokerCheck.

By Mason Braswell
ADVISOR NEWS INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS JUN 13, 2014
J.P. Turner gussies up for Schorsch

Independent B-D spends $8.8 million to resolve litigation prior to acquisition by RCS Capital.

By Bruce Kelly
ADVISOR NEWS FINTECH JUN 13, 2014
Wealthfront raising $30M led by Index Ventures

The fundraising, which also includes new investors such as Ribbit Capital, is at least two weeks away from closing and final terms could change.

By Matt Ackermann
ADVISOR NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 13, 2014
Galvin's scrutiny of 401(k) matches misfires

The Massachusetts Securities Division, led by William Galvin, targeted many of the wrong firms in questioning 401(k) record keepers about employers moving to an annual match instead of contributing each pay period.

By James Comtois
ADVISOR NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 13, 2014
Massachusetts opens inquiry into 401(k) plan contribution delays

William Galvin, Massachusetts' chief securities regulator, is calling on 401(k) plan administrators to report how many companies have shifted to a lump-sum matching contribution once a year, a change that can undermine worker savings.

By Andrew Leigh
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES JUN 13, 2014
With business booming, Schorsch's RCS Capital eyes further growth

Nick Schorsch's RCS Capital is building the second-largest independent broker-dealer network &amp;mdash; 9,000 registered reps and financial advisers &amp;mdash; through several acquisitions it announced last year.

By Bruce Kelly
RIAS RIA NEWS JUN 13, 2014
Kitces, Wealthfront trade punches over online tax-loss-harvesting feature

Well-known blogger and industry gadfly continues to pepper online advisers.

By Trevor Hunnicutt
ADVISOR NEWS INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS JUN 13, 2014
Schorsch's pickup of J.P. Turner: "Such a bargain!"

Nick Schorsch has been snapping up B-Ds with the fervor of Carrie Bradshaw from &#8220;Sex and the City&#8221; chasing down her next pair of Manolo Blahniks. But with J.P. Turner, is the firm's stock-jockey history a problem or did Nick buy a gem at downtown prices?

By Bruce Kelly
RIAS PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JUN 12, 2014
Forget fines, regulators want public scoldings

Fines for bad actions are yesterday's news; today, sanctions come with acknowledgment of guilt and potential for personal liability and loss.

By Joe Duran
RIAS RIA NEWS JUN 12, 2014
Time is money: Quantifying the value of working hours

Introducing 'the law of 1,920' to underline that advisers' income is completely dependent on where they spend their work hours in a year

By Joe Duran
ADVISOR NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 12, 2014
IRI to provide health care cost tool to members

Tool will enable IRI member firms to project how much retirees will spend on health care.

By Darla Mercado
RIAS RIA NEWS JUN 12, 2014
Financial industry groups oppose adding exam scores to BrokerCheck

Both SIFMA and FSI cautious about Finra proposal to strengthen its database.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
ADVISOR NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 12, 2014
Average retiree health costs could overtake Social Security benefits

Building Social Security benefits into your clients' retirement income plans? You might want to think again. Mary Beth Franklin on the &quot;ugly truth&quot; of what's eating that income.

By Mary Beth Franklin