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Putnam, Emory University settle ERISA lawsuits
RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 21, 2020
Putnam, Emory University settle ERISA lawsuits

The investment firm will pay $12.5 million to put a 2015 case behind it, court records show

By Emile Hallez
Transamerica VA targets fee-based advisers
RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 21, 2020
Transamerica VA targets fee-based advisers

The insurer added a new low-cost variable annuity product without living benefits

By Emile Hallez
Coaching clients through fear
OPINION APR 21, 2020
Coaching clients through fear

You can now make a long-term difference in the lives of your clients if you know how to recognize and minimize the effects of emotion on judgment

By Sarah Newcomb
Managing risk in retirement: Lessons from COVID-19
OPINION APR 21, 2020
Managing risk in retirement: Lessons from COVID-19

The coronavirus is throwing a wrench in many Americans' financial plans, but advisers can help keep investors on track

By Philip E. Caminiti
Now’s the best time to teach kids to invest
OPINION APR 21, 2020
Now’s the best time to teach kids to invest

Look for coachable moments, opportunities that pop up in the flow of ordinary life

By Thomas J. Henske
SEC penalizes Boston RIA $1 million over private fund marketing
RIA NEWS APR 20, 2020
SEC penalizes Boston RIA $1 million over private fund marketing

Regulator says Old Ironsides distributed materials with misleading information

By InvestmentNews
LPL exec moves to Advisor Group
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS APR 20, 2020
LPL exec moves to Advisor Group

Brian Shulstad will head business development at the firm's Triad Advisors unit

By InvestmentNews
Finra postpones arbitrations through July 3
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION APR 20, 2020
Finra postpones arbitrations through July 3

Postponement fees will be waived for hearings scheduled from July 6 through Sept. 4

By InvestmentNews
Financial industry opponents remain wary of SEC’s crackdown on share-class disclosure
MUTUAL FUNDS APR 20, 2020
Financial industry opponents remain wary of SEC’s crackdown on share-class disclosure

The end of the formal initiative failed to soothe worries about future enforcement

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Morgan Stanley's Gorman sees more remote work in future
WIREHOUSES APR 20, 2020
Morgan Stanley's Gorman sees more remote work in future

Will large firms look to cut real estate costs now that the pandemic has proved the viability of working from home?

By Bruce Kelly
Investment options overpriced in pharmaceutical company's 401(k) plan: lawsuit
RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 20, 2020
Investment options overpriced in pharmaceutical company's 401(k) plan: lawsuit

Pharmaceutical Product Development mismanaged its 401(k) plan, opting for costlier investments than necessary, plaintiffs say

By Emile Hallez
Motif Investing closes
FINTECH APR 20, 2020
Motif Investing closes

The automated investment platform, which raised roughly $126 million in funding since launching in 2012, is just the latest digital wealth manager to shut down

By Sean Allocca
10 IBDs that earn the most in fees
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS APR 20, 2020
10 IBDs that earn the most in fees

The independent broker-dealers that took in the most in fees in 2019

By InvestmentNews
Five ways advisers can support small-business owner clients
OPINION APR 20, 2020
Five ways advisers can support small-business owner clients

Advisers can offer value beyond financial topics by helping business owners steer their firms through the pandemic

By Anand Sekhar
More must be done to bolster Americans' retirement savings
OPINION APR 19, 2020
More must be done to bolster Americans' retirement savings

Tens of millions of people who just lost their jobs may need to tap into their 401(k) accounts to make ends meet

By InvestmentNews
Keep your eyes forward
FINTECH APR 19, 2020
Keep your eyes forward

We all need to take time now, in the midst of this crisis, to keep looking beyond the current moment

By George Moriarty
SEC wraps up share-class initiative by settling with Merrill, two others
WIREHOUSES APR 17, 2020
SEC wraps up share-class initiative by settling with Merrill, two others

Over two years, the agency's initiative returned more than $139 million to investors

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Merrill Lynch revises mutual fund compensation ahead of Reg BI
WIREHOUSES APR 17, 2020
Merrill Lynch revises mutual fund compensation ahead of Reg BI

The brokerage will level the pay its advisers receive for the sale of some share classes, among other changes

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
COVID-19 response reinforces value of sustainable investing
OPINION APR 17, 2020
COVID-19 response reinforces value of sustainable investing

Pandemic sharpening the focus on how companies manage ESG risks

By Bud Sturmak & Evan Zall
SEC charges suspended broker with running a $5.2 million fraud
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION APR 17, 2020
SEC charges suspended broker with running a $5.2 million fraud

Phillip W. Conley of West Virginia is said to have lied to investors in a Ponzi-like scheme

By InvestmentNews