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How to get the most out of Social Security after divorce
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 23, 2016
How to get the most out of Social Security after divorce

Who gets which benefits when? It depends.

By Mary Beth Franklin
Finra fines and suspends adviser for software misconduct involving 78-year-old client in variable annuity case
FINTECH MAY 23, 2016
Finra fines and suspends adviser for software misconduct involving 78-year-old client in variable annuity case

Ameriprise Financial Services rep altered and backdated client notes, the regulator said.

By Alessandra Malito
BROKER DEALERS MAY 23, 2016
Wirehouses escape the worst of the DOL fiduciary rule

The four large brokerages have emerged among the least affected by the heaviest regulation to hit the financial advice market in decades. <i><b>(More: <a href="//www.investmentnews.com/section/fiduciary-focus&quot;" target="&quot;_blank&quot;" rel="noopener">The DOL fiduciary rule covered from every angle</a>)</b></i>

By Christine Idzelis
Look out BlackRock and Vanguard, Fidelity files with SEC for six smart beta ETFs
INDUSTRY NEWS MAY 23, 2016
Look out BlackRock and Vanguard, Fidelity files with SEC for six smart beta ETFs

Fund giant looks to capitalize on interest in dividends, value, momentum.

By John Waggoner
Why it's a good thing that investors and financial advisers are bearish
MUTUAL FUNDS MAY 23, 2016
Why it's a good thing that investors and financial advisers are bearish

When's the last time a client berated you for not being bullish enough?

By John Waggoner
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 23, 2016
Retirees just want to have fun, Merrill Lynch study says

Unprecedented free time in retirement will be a boon for the leisure industry.

By Mary Beth Franklin
Finra approves larger public arbitrator list for cases
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAY 23, 2016
Finra approves larger public arbitrator list for cases

The board agreed to modest reforms to its arbitration system based on recommendations by a special task force set up to examine it.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Money market funds come under fire in spate of 401(k) suits
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 23, 2016
Money market funds come under fire in spate of 401(k) suits

The suits allege that money market funds were imprudent investment choices given that their returns were lower than stable value funds.

By Greg Iacurci
ALTERNATIVES MAY 22, 2016
Why gold makes sense for investors

By Defred G. Folts III
Senator Susan Collins enlists state regulators to pass bill to strengthen senior financial protection
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAY 22, 2016
Senator Susan Collins enlists state regulators to pass bill to strengthen senior financial protection

The legislation is based on a program in her home state of Maine, where 50 referrals have been made on suspected abuse within two years.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
RIAS MAY 22, 2016
How advisers expect the DOL fiduciary rule will reshape the advice industry

By Liz Skinner
CFAs warn asset management firms should fear fintech most
INDUSTRY NEWS MAY 22, 2016
CFAs warn asset management firms should fear fintech most

The rise of robo-advisers threatens all of Wall Street, a new survey shows.

By Bloomberg
BROKER DEALERS MAY 20, 2016
Independent broker-dealer business model is an endangered species

In the new DOL fiduciary landscape, B-Ds can no longer be dependent on commissions.

By Bruce Kelly
AFL-CIO seeks SEC probe of OppenheimerFunds, Franklin Templeton over Puerto Rico bonds
INDUSTRY NEWS MAY 20, 2016
AFL-CIO seeks SEC probe of OppenheimerFunds, Franklin Templeton over Puerto Rico bonds

The unions wants to know if the firms adequately valued their bond holdings as the island's fiscal crisis worsened.

By Bloomberg
Why Phil Mickelson's SEC insider-trading deal was better than a hole-in-one
INDUSTRY NEWS MAY 20, 2016
Why Phil Mickelson's SEC insider-trading deal was better than a hole-in-one

In a unique case, Mr. Mickelson appears to have been given a sweetheart deal.

By David R. Chase
Broker recruitment bonuses on DOL's radar
BROKER DEALERS MAY 20, 2016
Broker recruitment bonuses on DOL's radar

Agency concerned about brokers who sell out client positions at old firm to generate commissions at new firm. <b><i>(More: <a href=&quot;http://www.investmentnews.com/section/fiduciary-focus&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;>The fiduciary rule covered from every angle</a>)</b></i>

By Bruce Kelly
How to sell fixed indexed annuities in a DOL fiduciary environment
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 20, 2016
How to sell fixed indexed annuities in a DOL fiduciary environment

Advisers need to know what to consider when determining if the annuities are in a client's best interest.

By Greg Iacurci
Despite parent's bankruptcy, Cetera recruits $200 million team
BROKER DEALERS MAY 20, 2016
Despite parent's bankruptcy, Cetera recruits $200 million team

Empire Asset Management Group joins up even as the firm's parent company faces bankruptcy. Cetera CEO Larry Roth: &quot;Choosing Cetera reflects the strength of our value proposition.&quot;

By Bruce Kelly
ALTERNATIVES MAY 20, 2016
Questions burn for shareholders after RCAP's demise

How could a seemingly vibrant company fall apart so quickly and wind up <a href=&quot;http://www.investmentnews.com/article/20160104/FREE/160109987/rcap-files-for-bankruptcy-cetera-to-emerge-as-independent-company&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;>heading to bankruptcy?</a>

By Bruce Kelly
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAY 19, 2016
Based on new Hensarling bill, GOP not keen on SEC fiduciary rule after all

While Republicans had insisted they opposed the DOL rule because they wanted the SEC to act first, a discussion draft to overhaul Dodd-Frank has requirements that would delay SEC action further.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.