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REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE AUG 15, 2017
Best-interest contract could be casualty of DOL fiduciary rule delay

Length of time for measure's review gives SEC, other regulators greater chance to get involved in setting advice standards.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE AUG 14, 2017
Finra expels Hallmark Investments and bars CEO for fraud

Head of New York-based firm led scheme to sell shares at inflated prices, says regulator.

By InvestmentNews
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT AUG 14, 2017
FSC Securities to pay $592,000 for failure to supervise leveraged ETFs

The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority Inc. and FSC Securities last Thursday announced that the firm will pay a $100,000 fine and $492,000 to clients.

By Bruce Kelly
RETIREMENT PLANNING AUG 11, 2017
How to fund a Social Security delay

Several strategies can cover the gap to help clients claim a bigger benefit later

By Mary Beth Franklin
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE AUG 10, 2017
DOL fiduciary rule: Brokers, advisers hoping delay is time well spent

Eighteen-month postponement further clouds the future of a fiduciary rule.

By Jeff Benjamin
RETIREMENT PLANNING AUG 10, 2017
Manulife cites 'challenging' businesses amid spinoff talk

The company may seek to exit its John Hancock unit in the U.S.

By Bloomberg
FINTECH AUG 10, 2017
Deleting your social media is a bad idea

Despite what you may have heard or seen, there's a reason why the delete button is hidden — so don't use it.

By Scott Kleinberg
RETIREMENT PLANNING AUG 10, 2017
Your financial adviser may be charging you too much

Looking solely at the median cost of hiring an adviser can be deceiving.

By Bloomberg
EQUITIES AUG 10, 2017
Investors pour money into bonds, international in July

U.S. stocks? Not so much.

By John Waggoner
RETIREMENT PLANNING AUG 10, 2017
DOL fiduciary rule: Indexed, variable annuities big winners of a proposed delay

Indexed annuity distribution would have been upended in January, but a delay preserves the status quo.

By Greg Iacurci
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE AUG 10, 2017
DOL fiduciary rule compliance costs exceed $4.7 billion: SIFMA study

Broker-dealers report paying hefty start-up costs and additional ongoing expenses, and are cutting the number of mutual funds they offer.

By Bruce Kelly
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS AUG 10, 2017
Court orders RIA to pay nearly $2 million for defrauding athletes

Louis Martin Blazer III of Pittsburgh, Pa.-based Blazer Capital Management was barred last year

By InvestmentNews
RETIREMENT PLANNING AUG 09, 2017
HUD budget wording may threaten reverse mortgage protections

Senators seek clarification on 2-year-old rule that gave surviving spouses certain rights.

By InvestmentNews
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS AUG 09, 2017
DOL seeks to delay fiduciary rule until July 2019

Battle intensifies as DOL seeks to push off implementation until July 2019.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
RETIREMENT PLANNING AUG 09, 2017
How one 401(k) adviser is successfully prospecting clients under the DOL fiduciary rule

The approach leverages relationships with property and casualty insurance brokers.

By Greg Iacurci
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE AUG 09, 2017
Finra bars former AXA rep for failure to appear at hearing

Ex-AXA broker was fired by firm for misrepresentations in VA sales.

By InvestmentNews
RETIREMENT PLANNING AUG 09, 2017
What would Steve Jobs do if he ran the 401(k) business?

The Apple visionary would get customers to buy the latest product, simplify share classes and create a seamless retirement-plan ecosystem.

By Aaron Pottichen
FINTECH AUG 09, 2017
The latest in financial adviser #FinTech (August 2017)

Welcome to the August issue – where we look at the big news, announcements and underlying trends.

By Michael Kitces
RETIREMENT PLANNING AUG 08, 2017
Good health is key to retirement security

Incorporating health-care costs into retirement plans can boost an adviser's value.

By Mary Beth Franklin
RETIREMENT PLANNING AUG 08, 2017
As longevity stalls, corporations enjoy a windfall on pensions, benefits

Firms are cutting the estimates of what they'll have to pay retirees, and in some cases, it adds up to billions.

By Bloomberg