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Bombshell 401(k) lawsuit ruling sends Principal back to court
RETIREMENT PLANNING FEB 07, 2020
Bombshell 401(k) lawsuit ruling sends Principal back to court

An appeals court found that Principal was a fiduciary to a plan that used its Principal Fixed Income Option, contrasting with a recent decision in a suit against Great-West

By Emile Hallez
Ex-Pimco CEO gets nine months in college admission scam
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION FEB 07, 2020
Ex-Pimco CEO gets nine months in college admission scam

Douglas Hodge paid $850,000 in bribes to get four of his children into USC and Georgetown as phony soccer and tennis team recruits

By Bloomberg
Annuities are heading to 401(k)s
RETIREMENT PLANNING FEB 06, 2020
Annuities are heading to 401(k)s

The SECURE Act makes it more likely that employer-sponsored plans will add insurance products, and advisers will have ample opportunities to help clients

By Emile Hallez
Who benefits from the SECURE Act?
RETIREMENT PLANNING FEB 06, 2020
Who benefits from the SECURE Act?

Despite the legislation's encouragement of pooled employer retirement plans, working with the small businesses likely to be most interested could be challenging

By Blaine F. Aikin
Rising divorce rate among those over 50 causing estate-planning problems
RETIREMENT PLANNING FEB 06, 2020
Rising divorce rate among those over 50 causing estate-planning problems

‘Gray divorce’ makes retirement-related decisions complex, TD Wealth survey finds

By InvestmentNews
Barred broker sentenced to 30 months for defrauding clients
WIREHOUSES FEB 06, 2020
Barred broker sentenced to 30 months for defrauding clients

Elias Herbert Hafen ran his scam at Wells Fargo and Morgan Stanley

By InvestmentNews
Frozen Wells Fargo bonuses show a peril for bankers after crisis
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT FEB 06, 2020
Frozen Wells Fargo bonuses show a peril for bankers after crisis

Retiring executives are having a hard time collecting deferred stock compensation, even if they weren't involved in the bank's scandals

By Bloomberg
Madoff asks for early release, claiming he’s terminally ill
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION FEB 06, 2020
Madoff asks for early release, claiming he’s terminally ill

The 81-year-old fraudster has asked to be released after serving just 10 years of his 150-year prison sentence

By Bloomberg
Final days of file-and-suspend claiming strategy
RETIREMENT PLANNING FEB 05, 2020
Final days of file-and-suspend claiming strategy

Lump sum payout still an option for those who filed by April 2016 deadline

By Mary Beth Franklin
After Rolling Stones tour, annuity group turns to research
RETIREMENT PLANNING FEB 05, 2020
After Rolling Stones tour, annuity group turns to research

The SECURE Act could boost annuities in 401(k)s, and an industry group wants to help insurers break into that market

By Emile Hallez
Regulator warns of interest-rate risk retail investors take with low-coupon munis
FIXED INCOME FEB 05, 2020
Regulator warns of interest-rate risk retail investors take with low-coupon munis

MSRB study shows retail investors purchase more 3%-3.5% coupon bonds, institutional buy 5%

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
MSCI launches climate risk assessment tool
FINTECH FEB 05, 2020
MSCI launches climate risk assessment tool

Product measures potential impact of climate change on company valuations

By InvestmentNews
DiMeo Schneider picks up $84 billion RIA
RIA NEWS FEB 05, 2020
DiMeo Schneider picks up $84 billion RIA

The Chicago-based firm is acquiring Fiduciary Investment Advisors, creating a company with $180 billion in combined assets under administration

By Emile Hallez
Let’s do the right thing for Massachusetts’ savers
OPINION FEB 05, 2020
Let’s do the right thing for Massachusetts’ savers

The proposed regulation that aims to protect investors would end up increasing pressure on the state's working families

By Christopher A. Iacovella
Sales, returns push TDF assets up by $290 billion in 2019
RETIREMENT PLANNING FEB 05, 2020
Sales, returns push TDF assets up by $290 billion in 2019

Vanguard still accounts for 37% of the market for target-date funds, Morningstar data show

By Emile Hallez
This is us
OPINION FEB 05, 2020
This is us

Financial wellness is coming of age — and we’re all on the journey together

By Steve Gresham
Team managing $385 million switches to LPL from Raymond James
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS FEB 05, 2020
Team managing $385 million switches to LPL from Raymond James

Jim and Andrew Wallisch change affiliations of Fox Chapel, Pa.-based firm

By InvestmentNews
As clients and advisers get younger, firms feel pressure to up their tech game
FINTECH FEB 04, 2020
As clients and advisers get younger, firms feel pressure to up their tech game

There is no upside to falling behind the technology innovation curve

By Jeff Benjamin
Jason Galanis pleads guilty, again, to several frauds
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION FEB 04, 2020
Jason Galanis pleads guilty, again, to several frauds

His earlier guilty pleas over trading and investment scams had been vacated

By InvestmentNews
DTCC launching API marketplace to improve access to processing services
FINTECH FEB 04, 2020
DTCC launching API marketplace to improve access to processing services

The hope is that easy access to application programming interfaces will improve innovation and collaboration with member firms

By Ryan W. Neal