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Outflows may be ending as Pimco turns corner on Bill Gross exit, Allianz says
INDUSTRY NEWS AUG 25, 2015
Outflows may be ending as Pimco turns corner on Bill Gross exit, Allianz says

Pacific Investment Management Co. has overcome the departure of famous bond manager Bill Gross and a record period of outflows from its funds may be on the verge of ending, according to the firm's parent Allianz.

By Bloomberg
FINTECH AUG 24, 2015
Cybersecurity efforts still falling short at financial services firms

Report cites policy, accountability and disaster recovery as three areas of weakness.

By Laura Sanicola
RIAS AUG 24, 2015
A $525M AUM adviser joins Focus Financial Partners

Twelve-year-old shop becomes third Georgia-based firm to join the rollup, which has its eyes on the Southeast.

By Laura Sanicola
Stock rout was inevitable and will get even worse, investment expert says
INDUSTRY NEWS AUG 24, 2015
Stock rout was inevitable and will get even worse, investment expert says

Doug Ramsey, the CIO of money manager Leuthold Weeden Capital, predicts losses in the S&P 500 Index could reach 20%.

By Bloomberg
Stock plunge prompts investors to seek safety in Treasuries
INDUSTRY NEWS AUG 24, 2015
Stock plunge prompts investors to seek safety in Treasuries

Futures traders cut the probability to 24% from 34% that the Fed will raise interest rates at its September meeting.

By Bloomberg
RETIREMENT PLANNING AUG 24, 2015
Now is not the time to look at your 401(k) investment performance

You no longer have to wait for a quarterly statement; you can log on right now and look. However, do yourself a favor — and don't.

By Megan McArdle
Amazon's risky 401(k) plan
RETIREMENT PLANNING AUG 24, 2015
Amazon's risky 401(k) plan

Online retail giant's retirement program doesn't have much in common with its Silicon Valley peers, with company matches made entirely in Amazon stock.

By Bloomberg
RETIREMENT PLANNING AUG 24, 2015
Health-care scammers commit Medicare fraud beyond U.S. borders

Florida health-care companies illegally billed the government $25 million for services to people in Nicaragua.

By Bloomberg
OPINION AUG 24, 2015
Now is not the time to look at 401(k)s

We live in the Internet age, and clients no longer have to wait for a quarterly statement. They can log on right now and look. Tell them not to.

By Megan McArdle
Is the bull market making advisers and investors behave better?
RETIREMENT PLANNING AUG 24, 2015
Is the bull market making advisers and investors behave better?

Mutual fund investors get closer to capturing 100% of the returns of the funds they invest in, according to Morningstar.

By Trevor Hunnicutt
It's early days for most robos eyeing the 401(k) market
RETIREMENT PLANNING AUG 24, 2015
It's early days for most robos eyeing the 401(k) market

As Financial Engines & Wells Fargo announce their partnership, there are only a handful of automated investment services competing for defined contribution retirement plan participants.

By Alessandra Malito
FINTECH AUG 24, 2015
Robo-advisers want to plan your clients' future

Behind the scenes, robo-advisers are quietly hatching plans to compete more aggressively with flesh-and-blood advisers.

By Mason Braswell
FINTECH AUG 23, 2015
BlackRock makes big bet on digital advice with acquisition of robo FutureAdvisor

Deal puts the world's largest money manager squarely in the financial advice market as it branches out from managing mutual funds and its iShares brand of ETFs.

By Alessandra Malito
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT AUG 23, 2015
As the Labor Department moves closer to a fiduciary standard, rhetoric reaches fever pitch

The department's recently completed four-day marathon of hearings featured the usual suspects trotting out the usual arguments — and self-funded studies — for or against the rule.

By MFXFeeder
At least one timing signal is already saying it is time to sell stocks
EQUITIES AUG 22, 2015
At least one timing signal is already saying it is time to sell stocks

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin:</i> One troubling result of Thursday's big stock drop, in which the Dow industrials lost 358 points, or just over 2%, is that the market's oldest timing signal flashed a sell signal.

By Jeff Benjamin
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT AUG 21, 2015
Performance matters, but services deliver results

Many believe that for any registered investment adviser striving to grow a business, it's all about performance. Wrong! Increasing client retention is what is critical.

By Ken Fisher
RETIREMENT PLANNING AUG 21, 2015
Surprise: It may be wiser to pay smaller loans first

A new study suggests that the quickest way out of debt may be getting 'small victories.'

By Trevor Hunnicutt
Fight those Fed fears and stick with dividend investment
EQUITIES AUG 21, 2015
Fight those Fed fears and stick with dividend investment

Dividend rally is slowing, but still alive and well.

By Jeff Benjamin
Michael Kitces' weekend reading for financial advisers
FINTECH AUG 21, 2015
Michael Kitces' weekend reading for financial advisers

A wrap-up of the Labor Department's fiduciary hearings, analyzing how much income retirees really need, and the rest of the week's must-reads for advisers.

By mkitces
RETIREMENT PLANNING AUG 21, 2015
MetLife launches first longevity annuity for individual clients' retirement accounts

Latest product comes as qualified longevity annuity contracts look for a place in retirement accounts.

By Trevor Hunnicutt