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REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAR 06, 2017
SEC enforcement unit bracing for budget cuts under Trump

Division bulked up under Mary Jo White, but is already curtailing expenses as it awaits new budget

By Bloomberg
INDUSTRY NEWS MAR 06, 2017
Clients fret as bull market reaches 8th birthday

By John Waggoner
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAR 06, 2017
Finra bars broker-dealer owner for false testimony, fabricated documents

Frank H. Black and his firm, Southeast Investments N.C. Inc., failed to retain business-related emails and to achieve compliance with applicable securities laws, according to the Finra panel's decision.

By Bruce Kelly
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAR 06, 2017
Prospects for independent adviser exams fade with increased SEC efficiency, Piwowar resistance

The regulator's acting chairman says he prefers that agency employees conduct exams.<a href=&quot;http://www.investmentnews.com/article/20170306/FREE/170309954/sec-enforcement-unit-bracing-for-budget-cuts-under-trump&quot; style=&quot;color:#b10816&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;>&#8203;&#32;<i><b>(More: SEC enforcement unit bracing for budget cuts under Trump)</b></i></a>

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 06, 2017
Senate moves to kill DOL's state, city auto-IRA rules

Resolutions to overturn the rules only require a simple majority to pass, and aren't subject to a Senate filibuster

By Greg Iacurci
RIAS MAR 06, 2017
Tighter SEC budget likely to keep RIA audits few and far between

By Jeff Benjamin
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAR 05, 2017
The accredited investor rule should be redefined, not erased

If nothing else, the dollar amounts should be adjusted for inflation.

By crain-api
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAR 03, 2017
LPL gets mixed reviews for recruiting more to corporate RIA platform

Some affiliates say the firm is competing against them for recruits.

By Bruce Kelly
OPINION MAR 03, 2017
Point-Counterpoint: Should employers have a fiduciary duty to their 401(k) plans?

Two experts on retirement law square off on the question of fiduciary duty for 401(k) plan sponsors. One believes employers aren't best-suited for the responsibility, while the other believes the current system is OK.

By Dana M. Muir and Jonathan Barry Forman
MUTUAL FUNDS MAR 03, 2017
Bill Gross' Pimco successor, Dan Ivascyn, is on a hot streak

The Pimco Income Fund returned 10.6% in the past 12 months alone and investor money is now pouring in at a pace unseen by any other actively managed stock or bond fund

By Bloomberg
RIAS MAR 03, 2017
RIA Marc Broidy pleads guilty to stealing $1.5M from clients

The registered investment adviser faces up to five years in prison, as well as criminal forfeiture and a fine

By Bloomberg
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAR 03, 2017
DOL removes consumer FAQs on fiduciary rule from its website

The FAQs encourage investors to press their advisers about whether they are fiduciaries.

By Greg Iacurci
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAR 02, 2017
Securities America to pay another $1 million to Medical Capital Holdings investors in Massachusetts

The firm will make a final payment to investors who bought promissory notes issued by MedCap, a $1.7 billion Ponzi scheme sold mainly through independent broker-dealers.

By Bruce Kelly
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 02, 2017
Wealthy parents could get most help from Trump child-care plan

Those making between $50,000 and $200,000 see the biggest tax cut as a share of after-tax income.

By Bloomberg
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 02, 2017
Unrealistic optimism coloring workers' retirement views: BlackRock survey

Survey finds questionable return assumptions amid rising confidence.

By InvestmentNews
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 02, 2017
IRS turns up heat on wealthy taxpayers

A shrinking agency is targeting those it deems most likely to dodge their taxes.

By Bloomberg
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 02, 2017
How retirement plan advisers can create the ideal practice

Building a successful defined-contribution business is much different than growing one focused on individuals.

By Fred Barstein
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAR 02, 2017
Dodd-Frank reform may be put on back burner

President Trump did not mention it in his speech Tuesday, and a replacement bill is not getting the support it needs to make it through Congress

By Bloomberg
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 02, 2017
Taking value into account could improve target-date results: study

By John Waggoner
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAR 02, 2017
Piwowar blasts DOL fiduciary rule, says SEC should have 'comprehensive discussion' of advice standards

By Mark Schoeff Jr.