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ALTERNATIVES DEC 20, 2017
Advisers fear private equity's reach into VAs

Voya latest firm to unload variable annuity contracts to PE firms.

By Greg Iacurci
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION DEC 20, 2017
CFP Board modifies details of revised standards but maintains strengthened fiduciary duty

Under second proposal, CFP Board tweaks pre-engagement client disclosure, clarifies rules for non-financial-planning advice.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
MUTUAL FUNDS DEC 20, 2017
Political ETFs have fair share of haters

Getting even a rough sense of how governments influence share prices is a task fraught with peril.

By Bloomberg
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION DEC 20, 2017
Former State Farm rep barred by Finra

Kim Le's outside business activities were subject of investigation

By Bloomberg
FINTECH DEC 20, 2017
Two more bitcoin ETFs test luck with SEC

The GraniteShares Bitcoin ETF and the GraniteShares Short Bitcoin ETF would trade on the Cboe BZX exchange.

By Bloomberg
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION DEC 20, 2017
Congress sends Trump tax-cut bill

House Republicans passed the most extensive rewrite of the U.S. tax code in more than 30 years.

By Bloomberg
RIAS DEC 20, 2017
RIA sellers need their own Zillow

By Jeff Benjamin
INDUSTRY NEWS DEC 20, 2017
Manager of Merrill Lynch's flagship Manhattan branch walks

A source at Merrill confirmed Racquel Oden's departure but gave no reasons for her leaving.

By Bruce Kelly
RIAS DEC 20, 2017
SEC charges Washington state RIA with multi-million dollar fraud

Regulator says Ronald Fossum Jr. misappropriated assets and lied to investors.

By InvestmentNews
RIAS DEC 20, 2017
It's almost 2018 — what's your marketing plan?

Here are crucial tips to get your creative ideas flowing and your advisory business growing in the new year.

By Megan Carpenter
Anchor Capital buys back majority stake from Boston Private
RIAS DEC 20, 2017
Anchor Capital buys back majority stake from Boston Private

After the deal closes, the $9 billion asset advisory firm's employees will own 70% of the company.

By Ryan Neal
OPINION DEC 20, 2017
Ten years after the crisis, investors need advisers more than ever

Emphasize the importance of maintaining a fundamentally diversified portfolio.

By John Diehl
RETIREMENT PLANNING DEC 20, 2017
2018 predictions for 401(k) advisers, distributors and record keepers

Here's a rundown of what retirement plan advisers can expect to see next year.

By Fred Barstein
Women in Advice
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT DEC 20, 2017
Women in Advice

Inspiring the Next Generation of Financial Advisers.

By Gregory Crawford
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION DEC 19, 2017
Finra fines Merrill Lynch $1.4 million over extended settlement transactions

Regulator said non-standard trades led to firm miscalculating net capital.

By InvestmentNews
RETIREMENT PLANNING DEC 19, 2017
New York, Massachusetts eye MetLife's unpaid pensions

Up to 30,000 people may not have received payments from insurer.

By InvestmentNews
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT DEC 19, 2017
Northwest Bank moves $1.3 billion in assets from Cetera to LPL

Warren, Pa.-based bank has 24 advisers in 164 offices in New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio.

By InvestmentNews
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION DEC 19, 2017
Ex-Smith Barney broker who needed new heart in fight with Morgan Stanley over clients

Broker claims he had an agreement to get half of his book of business back if he returned to work.

By Bruce Kelly
INDUSTRY NEWS DEC 19, 2017
Broker accepted kickbacks for IPO access: SEC

The SEC alleges that Brian Hirsch subverted allocation policies and procedures at two brokerage firms.

By Bruce Kelly
RETIREMENT PLANNING DEC 19, 2017
Getting retirees to spend more money can be a hard sell for advisers

After a lifetime of saving, spending money doesn't come easy to some.

By Bloomberg