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Senate virus rescue plan stalls
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAR 23, 2020
Senate virus rescue plan stalls

Democrats voted to reject Majority Leader Mitch McConnell's latest version of the measure

By Bloomberg
By the numbers: Digital currencies, BDCs
FINTECH MAR 21, 2020
By the numbers: Digital currencies, BDCs

How far did digital currencies fall in March? Why do advisers need to keep an eye on non-traded BDCs in client portfolios? InvestmentNews Chief Content Officer George Moriarty examines each of these.

By InvestmentNews
Wealthfront takes another step to becoming a digital bank
RIA NEWS MAR 20, 2020
Wealthfront takes another step to becoming a digital bank

The robo-adviser says it will automatically pay bills and invest the rest in the most appropriate accounts

By Ryan W. Neal
The crisis adviser is a leader
OPINION MAR 20, 2020
The crisis adviser is a leader

Your response to COVID-19 will be remembered for years to come

By Steve Gresham
Planners offer pro bono services amid market crash, COVID-19
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 20, 2020
Planners offer pro bono services amid market crash, COVID-19

The Financial Planning Association has launched a directory of CFPs who are volunteering their services

By Emile Hallez
Digital model marketplaces adding more active management strategies
FINTECH MAR 20, 2020
Digital model marketplaces adding more active management strategies

As advisers look for answers after the sell-off, Oranj will expand its model marketplace with active asset management products from AllianzGI

By Ryan W. Neal
Senate coronavirus package would allow hardship early access to retirement accounts
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 20, 2020
Senate coronavirus package would allow hardship early access to retirement accounts

Financial industry also pushes for temporary waiver on required minimum distributions

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
IRS delays tax-filing date to July 15
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAR 20, 2020
IRS delays tax-filing date to July 15

After the extension, the deadline for filing now matches the deadline for tax payments announced previously

By Bloomberg
401(k) lawsuits keep coming, despite COVID-19
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 19, 2020
401(k) lawsuits keep coming, despite COVID-19

Two lawsuits over plans’ target-date investments were filed in the past week, and there was a major development in another case

By Emile Hallez
How COVID-19 is challenging adviser technology
FINTECH MAR 19, 2020
How COVID-19 is challenging adviser technology

Even the rapidly moving tech world is having to slow down for the pandemic

By Ryan W. Neal
LPL adding hours to its back office
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS MAR 19, 2020
LPL adding hours to its back office

The firm will be open for advisers' business on Saturdays, too

By Bruce Kelly
Voya adds student-loan service for 401(k)s
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 19, 2020
Voya adds student-loan service for 401(k)s

The plan record keeper added a service allowing employers to make loan payments or plan contributions for workers

By Emile Hallez
Finra bars no-show Kestra broker
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAR 19, 2020
Finra bars no-show Kestra broker

James Blake Daughtry was to be questioned about unauthorized trading in customers' accounts

By InvestmentNews
What clients need from you right now
OPINION MAR 19, 2020
What clients need from you right now

Your job is to listen to clients, understand their situation and provide ideas

By Ken Unger
Investor advocate says variable annuity summary prospectus lacked sufficient testing
LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES MAR 18, 2020
Investor advocate says variable annuity summary prospectus lacked sufficient testing

The SEC says in the final rule that it solicited feedback on hypothetical forms

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Annuities, hard hit by COVID-19, give retirees one less option
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 18, 2020
Annuities, hard hit by COVID-19, give retirees one less option

Insurers have started pulling some products amid volatility and low interest rates

By Emile Hallez
Treasury proposes to guarantee money market funds in stimulus
MUTUAL FUNDS MAR 18, 2020
Treasury proposes to guarantee money market funds in stimulus

The plan temporarily permits the use of its exchange stabilization fund to guarantee money market funds

By Bloomberg
Edward Jones asks advisers to halt face-to-face meetings with clients
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS MAR 18, 2020
Edward Jones asks advisers to halt face-to-face meetings with clients

The firm is one of many in the brokerage industry making changes to work policies in response to the coronavirus

By Bruce Kelly
Job-hopping broker suspended for two years over churning
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAR 18, 2020
Job-hopping broker suspended for two years over churning

Halil Kozi had worked at 18 firms since 1987, and three of those firms were expelled by Finra

By InvestmentNews
A crisis is a terrible thing to waste
OPINION MAR 18, 2020
A crisis is a terrible thing to waste

How the COVID-19 pandemic could change the 401(k) market

By Fred Barstein