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LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES APR 14, 2017
Finra arbitration panel awards Wilbanks Securities investor $1 million for misleading sales pitch on variable annuity

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 14, 2017
Social Security update for same-sex couples

Claiming rules have evolved since 2015 Supreme Court decision.

By Mary Beth Franklin
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION APR 14, 2017
Raymond James settles Vermont ski resort claims for $150 million

Lawsuit alleged brokerage firm misused investor funds in financing the failed Jay Peak ski resort.

By InvestmentNews
RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 13, 2017
Top 10 record keepers of defined contribution plans

Fidelity Investments, the largest record keeper, extended its dominance in 2016.

By Greg Iacurci
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION APR 13, 2017
DOL faces tough road in revising or repealing fiduciary rule

Any significant changes would likely spur a lawsuit, and the courts have been tougher on regulators when they reverse course on rules after a new president comes into office.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
INDUSTRY NEWS APR 13, 2017
Wells Fargo scandal cost the bank another 225 reps

By Jeff Benjamin
RIAS APR 13, 2017
HighTower CEO confirms it is buying WealthTrust, its biggest deal ever

The addition of WealthTrust's $6.4 billion in AUM lifts HighTower's total to nearly $46 billion, a nearly four-fold increase from four years ago.

By Jeff Benjamin
RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 13, 2017
What will be the next big thing for 401(k) plans?

401(k) plans have changed markedly over the past few decades, through the proliferation of mutual funds and the growth of target-date funds and automatic plan-design features. What's next?

By Fred Barstein
INDUSTRY NEWS APR 13, 2017
Does Yale endowment's defense of higher-fee active management hold water?

Legendary endowment chides "fee bashers," saying what really matters is net returns. But traditional styles of active management are now available as low-cost index, or smart beta, funds.

By Nir Kaissar
RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 13, 2017
President Trump signs resolution to effectively kill city auto-IRA rule

The president's advisers have signaled he'll sign a bill to make it unlikely that state auto-IRAs are put into place as well.

By Greg Iacurci
RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 12, 2017
How your tax data could be sold on the internet

Your tax information is far more valuable than your credit card data.

By Bloomberg
RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 12, 2017
Courses available to become a Medicare pro

New online courses explain crucial retiree health care issues for advisers.

By Mary Beth Franklin
RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 12, 2017
Here's the countries where taxes are highest

Spoiler: The U.S. is not number one.

By Bloomberg
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION APR 12, 2017
JP Morgan Chase puts off plan to move some clients to self-directed platform

As a result of the DOL fiduciary delay, the bank said customers could continue to use financial advisers as they had in the past.

By Bloomberg
INDUSTRY NEWS APR 12, 2017
Finra asks for comments on underwriting rules

Self-regulator wants to encourage capital-raising while still protecting investors.

By InvestmentNews
INDUSTRY NEWS APR 12, 2017
Former LPL broker sentenced to 3 1/2 years in prison for robbing elderly, infirmed client

Connecticut man raided his client's account in $1.2 million theft.

By InvestmentNews
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT APR 12, 2017
Morgan Stanley reaches $1 million settlement with Massachusetts over high-pressure sales contest

The contest involved persuading customers to take out securities-based loans in which they borrowed against the value of their portfolios.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES APR 12, 2017
State insurance commissioners consider strengthening annuity sales rules

DOL fiduciary rule inspires questions about whether annuity transactions' current suitability standard is sufficient.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 11, 2017
Advisers should heed fiduciary principles in ongoing Tibble 401(k) suit

Developments in the excessive-fee lawsuit highlight the duty to monitor investments and the duty of a prudent trustee to be cost-conscious.

By Marcia S. Wagner
RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 11, 2017
Why the Senate should overturn state retirement rules

A state-level mandatory retirement plan will not solve the problem of Americans not saving.

By Will Hansen