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Fund industry limits C-share investing, cutting 12b-1 fee income for advisers
RIAS AUG 23, 2018
Fund industry limits C-share investing, cutting 12b-1 fee income for advisers

Growing pressure on fees and disclosures drives fund industry limits on C-share investing.

By Jeff Benjamin
Can inherited IRAs be split in a divorce?
IRA ALERT AUG 23, 2018
Can inherited IRAs be split in a divorce?

A new phenomenon may signal a trend in which IRAs play a bigger role in divorce settlements.

By Ed Slott
Here are the best frequent-flyer programs
INDUSTRY NEWS AUG 23, 2018
Here are the best frequent-flyer programs

Survey shows many loyalty program members are confused about how their program works

By Bloomberg
Retroactive Social Security benefits: Everything you need to know
RETIREMENT PLANNING AUG 23, 2018
Retroactive Social Security benefits: Everything you need to know

Rules specify who qualifies for back benefits based on age and filing status.

By Mary Beth Franklin
Finra arbitrators order Pennsylvania brokerage to pay client $1 million in damages
ALTERNATIVES AUG 23, 2018
Finra arbitrators order Pennsylvania brokerage to pay client $1 million in damages

James E. Grimes accused Trustmont Financial of breaching fiduciary duty in a case related to two annuity exchanges and a private REIT.

By Sarah Min
New group aims to improve negative view of annuities
LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES AUG 23, 2018
New group aims to improve negative view of annuities

Two dozen insurance companies and mutual fund firms form the new group to reframe perceptions and boost product awareness.

By Greg Iacurci
Here's what could happen to your taxes if Democrats regain control of Congress
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION AUG 23, 2018
Here's what could happen to your taxes if Democrats regain control of Congress

Boosting the corporate tax rate, eliminating carried interest and modifying the pass-through provision are among the possibilities Democrats are discussing.

By Bloomberg
Historic bull market has advisers rethinking risk
RIAS AUG 23, 2018
Historic bull market has advisers rethinking risk

Financial advisers reduce allocations to stocks, but keep aggressive buying on track

By Jeff Benjamin
Galvin dings North Carolina brokerage $400,000 for 'shutting its eyes' to violations
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION AUG 23, 2018
Galvin dings North Carolina brokerage $400,000 for 'shutting its eyes' to violations

Capital Investment Group allegedly failed to supervise an agent who solicited money from clients for his own business ventures.

By Bloomberg
Brokers, advisers and insurance agents implicated in alleged $100 million investment fraud
RETIREMENT PLANNING AUG 23, 2018
Brokers, advisers and insurance agents implicated in alleged $100 million investment fraud

In all, around 370 advisers sold the Future Income Payments, according to plaintiff's attorneys

By Greg Iacurci
The new knights of the roundtable
RIAS AUG 23, 2018
The new knights of the roundtable

Together, we're better-equipped to tackle the issues facing our profession as a whole.

By David Canter
Client divorce splits advisers' fiduciary duty of loyalty
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT AUG 22, 2018
Client divorce splits advisers' fiduciary duty of loyalty

Working with a divorcing couple poses challenges, but specialized training programs can help advisers better serve this large market segment.

By Blaine F. Aikin
SEC bars owner of investment advisory firm for misusing $2.2 million in client funds
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION AUG 22, 2018
SEC bars owner of investment advisory firm for misusing $2.2 million in client funds

Caleb R. Overton raised the money to invest in an S&P 500 ETF but instead allegedly played options and lost all but $34,000 in a little over a year.

By Bloomberg
Mercer Advisors beefs up M&A team to target RIAs
RIAS AUG 22, 2018
Mercer Advisors beefs up M&A team to target RIAs

Tapping into a market of registered investment advisory firms that want to sell at the top

By Jeff Benjamin
JPMorgan Chase axes about 100 asset management employees
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT AUG 22, 2018
JPMorgan Chase axes about 100 asset management employees

Cuts are global and follow a business review

By Bloomberg
Raymond James lands $1 billion team from Wells Fargo Advisors in New York
INDUSTRY NEWS AUG 22, 2018
Raymond James lands $1 billion team from Wells Fargo Advisors in New York

The four-person adviser team got its start in 1987.

By Bloomberg
Top Waddell & Reed team bolts to form RIA
BROKER DEALERS AUG 22, 2018
Top Waddell & Reed team bolts to form RIA

Firm continues to lose advisers — this time a top team.

By Bruce Kelly
SEC chairman Jay Clayton calls for end to broker sales contests
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION AUG 22, 2018
SEC chairman Jay Clayton calls for end to broker sales contests

Top regulator says such incentives prevent brokers from acting in clients' best interests.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Why your 50-year-old clients may need you the most
OPINION AUG 22, 2018
Why your 50-year-old clients may need you the most

As they approach retirement, people are concerned about market volatility, yet aware that they still need to grow their nest eggs

By Philip E. Caminiti
Sequoia Financial nears $5 billion in assets with acquisition of LJPR Financial Advisors
RIAS AUG 21, 2018
Sequoia Financial nears $5 billion in assets with acquisition of LJPR Financial Advisors

The acquisition is Sequoia's third since 2016 and adds $776 million to its AUM.

By Jeff Benjamin