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RIA NEWS FEB 21, 2014
UBS sees recruitment pay off in the fourth quarter

With a year-end windfall of veteran advisers, the firm topped off a year of big gains. Check out how UBS stacks up against the other wirehouses.

By Andrew Leigh
SEC names new enforcement chief for complex products
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION FEB 21, 2014
SEC names new enforcement chief for complex products

Osnato to move from agency's New York office

By Hazel Bradford
RETIREMENT PLANNING FEB 21, 2014
What new scrutiny of life insurance captives means for advisers

Regulatory attention means advisers may want to rethink which companies they work with.

By Darla Mercado
RETIREMENT PLANNING FEB 21, 2014
New year could bring a boon for annuities

Higher taxes may drive interest in variable and indexed annuities; potential of rising rates could inspire new products.

By Darla Mercado
FINTECH FEB 20, 2014
Online brokerage Motif introduces flat fees for advisers

Silicon Valley startup also raises $35 million in funding from venture group.

By Trevor Hunnicutt
RETIREMENT PLANNING FEB 20, 2014
Rate-of-return analysis shows value of delaying Social Security

Here's how higher-earning spouses should maximize benefits.

By Mary Beth Franklin
EQUITIES FEB 20, 2014
What's Apple got up its sleeve?

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin:</i> Apple's latest acquisition and what else it has up its sleeve. Plus: Microsoft's latest move; Netflix subscribers using Comcast can breathe easier; small investors get back into the trading game and training advisers to work with women.

By Gregory Crawford
RETIREMENT PLANNING FEB 20, 2014
Should you carry a mortgage into retirement?

A new tool can help resolve an age-old debate

By Mary Beth Franklin
RIA NEWS FEB 20, 2014
Schwab aims to help breakaways skip IBDs on path to independence

Broker-dealers are no longer considered a necessary step on the road to RIA, says Bernard Clark, head of the adviser services division at Charles Schwab.

By Trevor Hunnicutt
RETIREMENT PLANNING FEB 20, 2014
Michael Jackson vs. IRS: Thriller battle over value of the estate

For rich and famous clients (like the late Michael Jackson), careful planning is needed to keep the Tax Man from plundering the estate.

By Darla Mercado
FINTECH FEB 20, 2014
Pershing introduces NetXInvestor portal for individual investors

Former NetExchange Client gets a re-branding as Pershing responds to changes in technology and demographics

By Joyce Hanson
RIA NEWS FEB 20, 2014
SEC zeroes in on brokers with high rollover batting averages

Commission and Finra are concerned that brokers are steering investors into higher-fee accounts.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION FEB 20, 2014
Careful: Corporate credit card charges can kill a career

Finra seeking to bar advisers even in small expense account error cases. <i>Check out these <a href=&quot;http://www.investmentnews.com/gallery/20140120/FREE/120009998/PH&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;>8 expense account blunders &amp;mdash; from the wacky to the mundane</a></i>

By Mason Braswell
WIREHOUSES FEB 20, 2014
Morgan Stanley tweaks compensation plan

Morgan Stanley will reduce payouts to low-performing experienced brokers, expand awards for hitting performance targets and enhance bonuses for increasing lending, according to details of the plan confirmed by <i>InvestmentNews</i>.

By Trevor Hunnicutt
FINTECH FEB 20, 2014
The secret tool to help advisers delegate

As a busy professional, Michael Kitces writes that delegating is a classic Catch-22. Delegating some tasks can free up time, but when you're already swamped, it's often faster and easier to just do the work than try to teach someone else how.

By Andrew Leigh
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT FEB 20, 2014
SEC to take 'swipe' at RIAs that have never been examined

In 2014, SEC officials expect to take a 'swipe' at the group of about 4,000 RIAs that have never been examined before, but critics are skeptical. It's no game of gotcha, the agency's compliance chief says.

By Trevor Hunnicutt
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION FEB 20, 2014
Finra nudging brokers toward a fiduciary standard?

Finra's report on how to avoid conflicts of interest seems to be pushing brokers toward the fiduciary standard already used by investment advisers. How far can it go?

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT FEB 20, 2014
Face it: Americans resent how well industry is paid

The financial services business is out of touch regarding the sensitive issue of compensation even as the American public remains angry at Wall Street bankers for the credit crisis. Bruce Kelly explains.

By Bruce Kelly
RETIREMENT PLANNING FEB 20, 2014
Advisers missing opportunity as Gen Xers short on life insurance

Gap between what they have and what they need closing in on $450,000.

By Darla Mercado
RETIREMENT PLANNING FEB 19, 2014
Mary Beth Franklin: Mitigating Medicare costs

By lkonish