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Team managing $305 million exits Wells Fargo for LPL
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS MAY 18, 2020
Team managing $305 million exits Wells Fargo for LPL

The three-adviser group in Marlton, N.J., is setting up shop using LPL's new program for breakaways

By InvestmentNews
Social distancing experience illustrates retirement challenges
OPINION MAY 18, 2020
Social distancing experience illustrates retirement challenges

Asking clients these three questions about how they're doing during the pandemic can help them plan for a successful retirement

By Mike Lynch
Wells Fargo's market value is down $220 billion since Fed cap
WIREHOUSES MAY 18, 2020
Wells Fargo's market value is down $220 billion since Fed cap

The limit the Fed imposed on the bank's assets are hitting harder as corporate customers draw down credit lines amid the pandemic

By Bloomberg
Virtual Attraction
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAY 17, 2020
Virtual Attraction

There is no doubt recruiting has slowed as the financial advice industry deals with broad changes caused by the coronavirus. Can broker-dealers still recruit reps and advisers, even during a pandemic?

By Bruce Kelly
Finding your higher calling in a crisis
OPINION MAY 17, 2020
Finding your higher calling in a crisis

It’s time for advisers to lend a hand to those who are faring less well

By InvestmentNews
Two steps forward
FINTECH MAY 17, 2020
Two steps forward

We must continue to embrace inclusion, even as we find ourselves working further apart

By George Moriarty
SEC should accelerate its late leap to electronic delivery
OPINION MAY 15, 2020
SEC should accelerate its late leap to electronic delivery

The agency could do more to make e-delivery the default option for shareholder communications, while preserving shareholders’ right to request printed material

By Paul Atkins
Funding a Roth IRA with COVID-19 distributions? Not so fast, advisers say
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 15, 2020
Funding a Roth IRA with COVID-19 distributions? Not so fast, advisers say

There might not be a legal reason to avoid using CARES Act relief, but it's questionable at best

By Emile Hallez
Investment giants try to reshape ETF market
MUTUAL FUNDS MAY 15, 2020
Investment giants try to reshape ETF market

Smaller companies are pushing back, arguing the big players are just trying to cement their dominance

By Bloomberg
Finra extends postponement of in-person arbitration hearings through July 31
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAY 15, 2020
Finra extends postponement of in-person arbitration hearings through July 31

Zoom and telephonic hearings can be requested by parties or mandated by arbitrators

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Adviser pleads guilty to $18 million fraud scheme
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAY 15, 2020
Adviser pleads guilty to $18 million fraud scheme

Fred Elm of Elm Tree Investment Advisers claimed he could get investors access to pre-IPO shares of tech companies

By Bloomberg
Team managing $360 million at UBS moves to Raymond James
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS MAY 15, 2020
Team managing $360 million at UBS moves to Raymond James

Isaacs & Paller Wealth Management in Woodland Hills, Calif., is joining the firm’s employee adviser channel

By InvestmentNews
Morningstar to pay $3.5 million to settle SEC conflict-of-interest charges
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAY 15, 2020
Morningstar to pay $3.5 million to settle SEC conflict-of-interest charges

The research firm did not comply with rules designed to separate credit ratings from sales and marketing, according to the regulator

By Sean Allocca
SECURE Act creates wrinkle for annuities in inherited IRAs
OPINION MAY 15, 2020
SECURE Act creates wrinkle for annuities in inherited IRAs

The end of the stretch provision requires that accounts be distributed within 10 years after the owner’s death

By Jamie Hopkins
Fed launches ETF program with $305 million purchase Tuesday
MUTUAL FUNDS MAY 15, 2020
Fed launches ETF program with $305 million purchase Tuesday

The central bank's weekly balance sheet update also showed its total assets hit a new record of $6.93 trillion

By Bloomberg
Goldman Sachs to acquire online custodian Folio Investing
FINTECH MAY 14, 2020
Goldman Sachs to acquire online custodian Folio Investing

The investment bank has expressed interest in building out its wealth management capabilities and has made several acquisitions in recent years

By Sean Allocca
Finra clarifies sales contest restrictions for proposal to align suitability, Reg BI
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAY 14, 2020
Finra clarifies sales contest restrictions for proposal to align suitability, Reg BI

Competition is okay if it involves general categories of investments rather than specific products

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Finra bars no-show former Ameriprise rep
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS MAY 14, 2020
Finra bars no-show former Ameriprise rep

Arthur Hoffman was suspended by the firm last month for outside business interests

By InvestmentNews
Former plan participants file suit against giant ad agency
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 14, 2020
Former plan participants file suit against giant ad agency

The 401(k) plan of Aegis Media Americas is charged with not using less expensive funds

By Sean Allocca
Finra suspends broker-dealer it previously charged with fraudulent markups
ALTERNATIVES MAY 14, 2020
Finra suspends broker-dealer it previously charged with fraudulent markups

The regulator charged Sandlapper Securities in 2017 with exorbitant markups of securities

By Bruce Kelly