Guests at the RPA Convergence Broker-Dealer Roundtable and Thinktank say it might be a while before annuities are used in many plans.
Ralph Hamers is caught up in an investigation of money laundering that occurred while he headed ING Groep
Agency says advisers, brokers must apply ‘heightened scrutiny’ to sales of risky ETPs
The agency accused them of misleading investors in XRP, the world's third-largest cryptocurrency
Revision of the advertising rule in place since 1961 reflects technological advances like social media marketing, according to the regulator
The use of new technologies and solutions will mean fundamental shifts in the financial services industry
A small section of Tuesday's spending bill will help some employers avoid partial plan terminations
Les Brun, co-founder of Ariel Alternatives, shares his vision for “Project Black,” the firm’s initiative to invest in middle-market companies to scale the number of minority-owned businesses.
The trade group files a comment letter with the SEC with suggestions on how to modernize disclosures
The new fund designed for wealthy investors will be seeded with $20 million
The conflicts of interest ranged from 12b-1 fees to cash sweep accounts to alternative investments
The sale is part of CEO Charlie Scharf's effort to focus the bank on key businesses
Industry consolidation, financial wellness, data and new ways to work in the pandemic reality were among things on attendees' minds at the latest RPA event
COVID-19 slowed down but did not halt the flow of advisers fleeing wirehouse firms for the independent channel
Deal watchers say 2021 will be another record year
The agency will ‘conduct enhanced transaction testing’ to see if firms are acting in customers’ best interests
Record keepers lament the tendency for many plans to stay put, but big 401(k)s are often priced so low that no one bids for them
The plan would provide direct payments of $600 to most Americans and $300-per-week in enhanced unemployment benefits through March, according to lawmakers and aides
The measure follows legislation that would let nonprofits participate in pooled employer plans
The settlement includes $4.4 million in restitutions to harmed customers over the sales of unsuitable VA, mutual fund and 529 products
