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Drive growth today and be positioned to thrive in future markets
OPINION NOV 29, 2018
Drive growth today and be positioned to thrive in future markets

Recent market volatility serves as a reminder to prepare advisory firms for a changing environment.

By Shirl Penney
DJ Khaled and Floyd Mayweather settle with SEC for hyping cryptocurrency
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION NOV 29, 2018
DJ Khaled and Floyd Mayweather settle with SEC for hyping cryptocurrency

Music producer and boxer accused of failing to disclose payments they received for promoting initial coin offerings.

By Bloomberg
Real estate investment firm Direct Source Wealth under investigation in Indiana
ALTERNATIVES NOV 29, 2018
Real estate investment firm Direct Source Wealth under investigation in Indiana

Firm is raising millions without state or federal filings.

By Bruce Kelly
Survey finds financial planning most adopted technology, digital trading least
FINTECH NOV 29, 2018
Survey finds financial planning most adopted technology, digital trading least

A report from Redtail Technology found tech adoption to be equal across generations

By Ryan W. Neal
Annuity and mutual fund interests at odds over 401(k) disclosures
RETIREMENT PLANNING NOV 29, 2018
Annuity and mutual fund interests at odds over 401(k) disclosures

Insurance groups facing off against retirement industry stakeholders over issue of lifetime income illustrations.

By Greg Iacurci
Is TCA by E*Trade's new account aggregation tool late to the party?
FINTECH NOV 29, 2018
Is TCA by E*Trade's new account aggregation tool late to the party?

Digital account aggregation has been around for decades, but may now be seeing increased adoption.

By Ryan W. Neal
Bitcoin ETFs stymied by lack of safeguards, says SEC chief Jay Clayton
ETFS NOV 28, 2018
Bitcoin ETFs stymied by lack of safeguards, says SEC chief Jay Clayton

Clayton said concerns about cryptocurrency being manipulated or stolen are keeping the agency from approving a bitcoin ETF.

By Bloomberg
LPL recruits $300 million Founders Federal Credit Union group from Cetera
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS NOV 28, 2018
LPL recruits $300 million Founders Federal Credit Union group from Cetera

LPL seen as well-suited for the credit union's wealth management unit.

By Jeff Benjamin
The paradoxical solution to more-personal investment management
FINTECH NOV 28, 2018
The paradoxical solution to more-personal investment management

Technology sits at the nexus of clients' desire for personalization and their willingness to accept digital tools.

By Bloomberg
Finra arbitrators award $1 million to client in churning case
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION NOV 28, 2018
Finra arbitrators award $1 million to client in churning case

Barred firm Legend Securities Inc. was 'Wild Wild West,' attorney asserts.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Large broker-dealers expand how they work with small 401(k) plans
RETIREMENT PLANNING NOV 28, 2018
Large broker-dealers expand how they work with small 401(k) plans

UBS, Morgan Stanley, Raymond James, LPL and Merrill Lynch are among the B-Ds giving retirement plan advisers more ways to offer fiduciary investment services to 401(k) plans.

By Greg Iacurci
Independent broker-dealers fastest-growing brokerage group
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS NOV 28, 2018
Independent broker-dealers fastest-growing brokerage group

IBDs registered a five-year compound annual growth rate in assets of 11%, almost double that of wirehouses, Cerulli reports.

By Bruce Kelly
BlackRock takes equity stake in Envestnet
FINTECH NOV 27, 2018
BlackRock takes equity stake in Envestnet

To get its technology in front of more advisers, the asset manager is acquiring a 4.9% share of the fintech and TAMP giant.

By Ryan W. Neal
Baird and Hilliard Lyons, two established regional firms, to merge
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS NOV 27, 2018
Baird and Hilliard Lyons, two established regional firms, to merge

Combined, the new firm will have 1,270 advisers and $260 billion in assets.

By Bruce Kelly
Congress tries to jam through retirement legislation by year-end
RETIREMENT PLANNING NOV 27, 2018
Congress tries to jam through retirement legislation by year-end

The chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee is upping the ante on his prior effort to pass a package of tax and retirement measures.

By Greg Iacurci
CFP Board proposes to lessen stigma for one-time infractions
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION NOV 27, 2018
CFP Board proposes to lessen stigma for one-time infractions

Potential changes to disciplinary process follow revision of code of ethics, conduct standards.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Finra suspends former UBS broker who traded excessively in elderly clients' accounts
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION NOV 26, 2018
Finra suspends former UBS broker who traded excessively in elderly clients' accounts

The broker, David Fagenson, racked up hundreds of thousands of dollars in commissions from the trades.

By Bruce Kelly
Variable annuity sales up 25% from this time a year ago
RETIREMENT PLANNING NOV 26, 2018
Variable annuity sales up 25% from this time a year ago

Rising interest rates and slowing stock market drive assets to insurance products, Limra report says.

By Ryan W. Neal
NAIFA files suit against New York for mandating best-interest insurance sales
LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES NOV 26, 2018
NAIFA files suit against New York for mandating best-interest insurance sales

Interest group chapter argues the state's Department of Financial Services exceeded its authority with the rule.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Your client has a car, a gun — and Alzheimer's
RETIREMENT PLANNING NOV 26, 2018
Your client has a car, a gun — and Alzheimer's

Are you helping clients with the four key transitions in retirement?

By Stephen Gresham