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SEC charges founder of bankrupt New Jersey RIA with fraud
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION JUN 25, 2019
SEC charges founder of bankrupt New Jersey RIA with fraud

Agency says Donald LaGuardia Jr. misappropriated $2.6 million from investors.

By InvestmentNews
Rising nursing home prices bode poorly for the future
RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 25, 2019
Rising nursing home prices bode poorly for the future

Georgetown University Medical Center reveals brutal dynamic governing long-term care in America.

By Bloomberg
Advisers step up efforts to help clients manage student loan debt
RIAS JUN 25, 2019
Advisers step up efforts to help clients manage student loan debt

As some Democrats campaign to wipe the slate clean, financial planners focus on limiting the amount students borrow.

By Jeff Benjamin
Retail derivatives that pay out in bitcoin approved by CFTC
ALTERNATIVES JUN 25, 2019
Retail derivatives that pay out in bitcoin approved by CFTC

LedgerX won approval to offer bitcoin spot and physically settled derivatives contracts to clients of any size.

By Bloomberg
Asset managers hit by ever-rising costs as fees drop
INDUSTRY NEWS JUN 25, 2019
Asset managers hit by ever-rising costs as fees drop

Non-compensation costs have risen to 33% of total expenses, up from 26% in 2014.

By Bloomberg
Funding for Reg BI, other SEC advice reform efforts denied in Waters amendment
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION JUN 25, 2019
Funding for Reg BI, other SEC advice reform efforts denied in Waters amendment

House likely to approve measure that effectively kills rule package, but it faces uphill battle in Senate

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Gucci settles 401(k) lawsuit for $1.2 million
RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 25, 2019
Gucci settles 401(k) lawsuit for $1.2 million

The settlement is notable due to the relatively small size of the company's plan.

By Greg Iacurci
Finra fines, suspends ex-Merrill Lynch broker over loans from clients
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JUN 25, 2019
Finra fines, suspends ex-Merrill Lynch broker over loans from clients

Fred Brown also failed to change his employment record to disclose two tax liens and three civil judgments.

By Bruce Kelly
Fixed-income solutions for breakaways entering the RIA space
OPINION JUN 25, 2019
Fixed-income solutions for breakaways entering the RIA space

Wirehouse advisers fear that they'll have less access to fixed-income investments in the independent space, but the opposite is true.

By Matt Sonnen
LPL Financial push for employee model attempt to tap into $11 trillion market
BROKER DEALERS JUN 25, 2019
LPL Financial push for employee model attempt to tap into $11 trillion market

Advisers working for wirehouses and regional firms control vast amounts of assets that LPL would like to bring under its umbrella.

By Bruce Kelly
Merrill Lynch team managing $220 million moves to Janney
INDUSTRY NEWS JUN 24, 2019
Merrill Lynch team managing $220 million moves to Janney

Four-adviser group in Lewes, Del., operates as MCH Wealth Management.

By InvestmentNews
GPB paid B-Ds and reps steep commissions to sell troubled private placements
ALTERNATIVES JUN 24, 2019
GPB paid B-Ds and reps steep commissions to sell troubled private placements

GPB paid commissions of 9.3%, or $167 million altogether, on the firm's private placements.

By Bruce Kelly
Bernie Sanders to propose financial transactions tax to pay off student debt
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION JUN 24, 2019
Bernie Sanders to propose financial transactions tax to pay off student debt

Plan also provides states $48 billion annually to eliminate undergraduate tuition and fees at public colleges and universities

By Bloomberg
Congress members ask GAO to study fallout from death of DOL fiduciary rule
RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 24, 2019
Congress members ask GAO to study fallout from death of DOL fiduciary rule

Democrats want the Government Accountability Office to examine how brokerage and other financial firms' businesses have changed since the new requirements were vacated last year.

By Greg Iacurci
Technology can help turn client conversations toward planning in next bear market
RIAS JUN 24, 2019
Technology can help turn client conversations toward planning in next bear market

Advisers don't want a replay of 2008 when clients bailed out of the advice industry.

By Ryan W. Neal
Repeal of SALT cap would be $40 billion windfall for millionaires, according to new data
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION JUN 24, 2019
Repeal of SALT cap would be $40 billion windfall for millionaires, according to new data

Officials in high-tax states say Democratic-led states have been targeted to pay for the cuts.

By Bloomberg
The pros and cons of state fiduciary rules
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION JUN 22, 2019
The pros and cons of state fiduciary rules

What are brokers and advisers to make of all this? We may be a long way from knowing, but there's a lot to watch while we wait.

By crain-api
In the next few years, we predict ...
INDUSTRY NEWS JUN 22, 2019
In the next few years, we predict ...

40 Under 40 alumni share their thoughts on where they see the financial advice industry going.

By InvestmentNews
Give us a break, active managers say
INDUSTRY NEWS JUN 22, 2019
Give us a break, active managers say

Seven portfolio managers share their outlooks for the rest of the year, generally agreeing that it's been hard for active managers to stand out.

By Jeff Benjamin
Young leaders, take note of these three key qualities
INDUSTRY NEWS JUN 22, 2019
Young leaders, take note of these three key qualities

Leadership is not easy, but adhering to these fundamentals will set you on a path to greatness.

By Matt Cosgriff