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Enhancing financial advice with model portfolios
OPINION OCT 11, 2019
Enhancing financial advice with model portfolios

Outsourcing portfolio management helps advisers to refocus on their priorities and expand their client base.

By Brie Williams
OPINION OCT 11, 2019
Thank you, Ken Fisher?

Ruckus over adviser's remarks brings the issue of sexism and exclusion in financial services into the light.

By Gavin Spitzner
SEC bars former Morgan Stanley broker involved in insider trading scheme
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION OCT 09, 2019
SEC bars former Morgan Stanley broker involved in insider trading scheme

Michael Siva pleaded guilty to acting on nonpublic merger information.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
How advisers already benefit from AI and what's coming
OPINION OCT 09, 2019
How advisers already benefit from AI and what's coming

Pershing's Raj Madan on how the new technology is poised to help advisers serve many more clients.

By Ryan W. Neal
IRS releases new guidance on cryptocurrency
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION OCT 09, 2019
IRS releases new guidance on cryptocurrency

Reporting rules make clear how agency expects income from crypto holdings to be reported on tax returns.

By Bloomberg
RETIREMENT PLANNING OCT 09, 2019
Captrust strikes again, buys $1.5 billion RIA

Boston Advisors sells its financial advisory business to the big-time buyer of RIAs.

By Bruce Kelly
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION OCT 09, 2019
SEC bars former Morgan Stanley broker involved in insider trading scheme

Michael Siva pleaded guilty to acting on nonpublic merger information.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
RIA NEWS OCT 09, 2019
Bad news for advisers offering financial wellness programs

They're at a competitive disadvantage relative to 401(k) vendors, health-plan providers and others, according to a new report

By Greg Iacurci
Finra issues Regulation Best Interest checklist for brokers
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION OCT 08, 2019
Finra issues Regulation Best Interest checklist for brokers

Broker regulator guidance includes delineating how new standard differs from suitability.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
SEC probing compensation, sales practices in 403(b) plans for school districts
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION OCT 08, 2019
SEC probing compensation, sales practices in 403(b) plans for school districts

The SEC, in an atypical move, appears to be investigating third-party administrators affiliated with entities such as broker-dealers and RIAs

By Greg Iacurci
Why 401(k) advisers should pay attention to Ascensus' TPA buying spree
RETIREMENT PLANNING OCT 08, 2019
Why 401(k) advisers should pay attention to Ascensus' TPA buying spree

Ascensus' FuturePlan has made more than two dozen acquisitions in the last two years.

By Fred Barstein
Working to get Reg BI implemented
OPINION OCT 08, 2019
Working to get Reg BI implemented

Open lines of dialogue will be crucial in identifying the key issues that are most in need of clarification

By Dale Brown
The risks of giving advice to 401(k) participants
OPINION OCT 08, 2019
The risks of giving advice to 401(k) participants

401(k)-plan advisers are well-positioned to provide investment advice to participants, but it could prove legally treacherous.

By Fred Reish
FINTECH OCT 08, 2019
Robinhood gives banking another shot

Its new product will sweep uninvested funds out of customers' accounts into existing banks.

By Bloomberg
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION OCT 08, 2019
Finra issues Regulation Best Interest checklist for brokers

Broker regulator guidance includes delineating how new standard differs from suitability.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION OCT 08, 2019
SEC probing compensation, sales practices in 403(b) plans for school districts

The SEC, in an atypical move, appears to be investigating third-party administrators affiliated with entities such as broker-dealers and RIAs.

By Greg Iacurci
OPINION OCT 08, 2019
Working to get Reg BI implemented

Open lines of dialogue will be crucial in identifying the key issues that are most in need of clarification

By Dale Brown
Robinhood adds ex-SEC official to its board
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION OCT 07, 2019
Robinhood adds ex-SEC official to its board

Former commissioner Dan Gallagher joins after the robo's checking accounts ran into regulatory issues last year

By Bloomberg
RETIREMENT PLANNING OCT 07, 2019
Factors to consider before taking a pension buyout

It's a challenging calculation that involves several unknown variables.

By Greg Iacurci
Small advisers struggle with cybersecurity demands of regulators
FINTECH OCT 07, 2019
Small advisers struggle with cybersecurity demands of regulators

Many state-registered investment advisers think they are too small to be on criminals' radar.

By Ryan W. Neal