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INDUSTRY NEWS NOV 03, 2017
Former First Allied broker barred

Masood Husain Azad failed to provide information about outside trades.

By Bloomberg
WIREHOUSES NOV 03, 2017
Morgan Stanley advisers feel burned by broker protocol exit

Some reps, including those already thinking of leaving, say the firm only cares about the bottom line.

By Bruce Kelly
INDUSTRY NEWS NOV 03, 2017
2018 and beyond: Business planning, and questioning

Now's the time to get started. First, ask yourself how you will seek to improve.

By Joni Youngwirth
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION NOV 02, 2017
Former LPL broker loses $30 million claim against old firm

Two of the three Finra arbitrators split their decisions in the case of James E. 'Jeb' Bashaw, a one-time star at LPL who was fired in 2014.

By Bruce Kelly
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION NOV 02, 2017
Tax reform: What advisers need to know about the House bill

The proposed measure leaves 401(k) plans alone, but makes sweeping changes in many other areas, including mortgages, property taxes, pass-through income and charitable deductions.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
RIAS NOV 02, 2017
Morgan Stanley's broker protocol exit: How did we get here?

As the number of signatories to the protocol has swelled over the years, so too has the gamesmanship Morgan Stanley cites as its reason for leaving, according to experts.

By Greg Iacurci
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION NOV 02, 2017
DOL fiduciary: OMB receives rule providing for 18-month delay

Move would give DOL more time to conduct review of fiduciary regulation ordered by Trump.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
RETIREMENT PLANNING NOV 02, 2017
Tax bill has huge changes for firms, individuals

The House legislation includes "no changes" to popular 401(k) retirement plans, but includes a measure to cut the corporate tax rate to 20%.

By Bloomberg
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION NOV 02, 2017
Why the House tax bill could be a 'bonanza' for advisers

Clients may need to navigate shifting tax brackets, re-characterizations of Roth IRA conversions, reconsidering the value of charitable contributions, and restrictions on the mortgage interest deduction.

By Greg Iacurci
INDUSTRY NEWS NOV 02, 2017
LPL sheds $1 billion in assets as NPH 'refugees' form RIA

Meanwhile, a different group managing $650 million moves from NPC to Commonwealth

By InvestmentNews
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION NOV 02, 2017
Advisory firm owners unlikely to see windfall on tax returns from House bill

Proposed legislation is designed to give manufacturers the lower 25% tax rate, not professional service firms such as financial advisers, lawyers and accountants.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
INDUSTRY NEWS NOV 02, 2017
Finra panel orders Houston firm and two reps to pay $2 million for securities sales

Eight IRA owners to get damage payments from IMS Securities and brokers.

By InvestmentNews
RIAS NOV 02, 2017
Houston RIA charged in $1.9M elder swindle gets five years

Texas regulators say Lawrence DeShetler bilked five clients, two of whom were in their 80s.

By InvestmentNews
INDUSTRY NEWS NOV 02, 2017
Trump picks Jerome Powell to lead Federal Reserve at a tricky time

New chairman would confront any slump in economic growth with little in his policy arsenal

By Bloomberg
RETIREMENT PLANNING NOV 01, 2017
House tax chief says he plans to preserve 401(k) pretax limits

Senate Democrats propose boosting annual limit on contributions to $24,500.

By Bloomberg
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT NOV 01, 2017
Two more NPH firms spurn LPL, affiliate with Woodbury Financial

A $2 billion OSJ at SII and a $347 million firm at NPC depart for Woodbury Financial, a unit of the Advisor Group.

By InvestmentNews
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION NOV 01, 2017
Broker says she was fired for raising red flag about a wealthy client

JPMorgan Chase & Co. disputes Jennifer Sharkey's claim, saying firing was about poor performance, not her investigation of a client.

By Bloomberg
INDUSTRY NEWS NOV 01, 2017
The coming financial caregiving crisis

How financial advisers can assist clients in unchartered waters.

By Mary Beth Franklin
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION NOV 01, 2017
Senate Banking Committee approves SEC nominees Hester Peirce and Robert L. Jackson Jr.

Confirmation by the Senate would give SEC full complement of five members for first time in more than two years.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
OPINION NOV 01, 2017
Why Wirehouse Advisors Shouldn't Fear Going Independent

By Becca Hajjar