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REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE SEP 18, 2017
SEC bars former rep for alleged share price manipulation

George Thoreson tried to keep penny stock's price high to enable Nasdaq listing.

By InvestmentNews
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE SEP 18, 2017
Nevada fiduciary law raises concerns among retirement professionals, brokerage industry

Critics complain that it conflicts with ERISA and SEC rules and has potential to spur other states to pass their own version of a fiduciary rule.

By Bloomberg
RETIREMENT PLANNING SEP 15, 2017
American workers vs. investors: Who pays more taxes?

Politicians have intentionally set tax rates on wages much higher than those on long-term investment returns.

By Bloomberg
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE SEP 15, 2017
Broker-dealers and RIAs at loggerheads over fiduciary rule delay

Companies and groups weighing in with comment letters have vastly different viewpoints on the delay's potential impact.

By Bruce Kelly
RETIREMENT PLANNING SEP 15, 2017
Are you really on track for retirement? Try this tool

New software uses big data to estimate the chances that your personalized retirement strategy will actually succeed, then refines the plan if it won't.

By Bloomberg
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT SEP 15, 2017
Merrill Lynch duo managing $140 million goes hybrid

Atlanta-based Scott McQuilken and Richard Reasoner affiliate with Arkadios Capital.

By InvestmentNews
RETIREMENT PLANNING SEP 15, 2017
Social Security COLA could get wiped out by Medicare costs

But higher-income retirees' health insurance costs might remain the same.

By Mary Beth Franklin
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT SEP 15, 2017
CFP Board suspends Tye Williams after Finra bar

By InvestmentNews
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE SEP 15, 2017
Opponents of shifting to Roth plans speak up in Senate

Ohio Sen. Sherrod Brown says 'Rothification' would make saving for retirement more expensive.

By Hazel Bradford
MUTUAL FUNDS SEP 14, 2017
SEC fines SunTrust for recommending higher-cost fund shares

Using institutional shares would have saved investors $1.1 million, agency says.

By InvestmentNews
RETIREMENT PLANNING SEP 14, 2017
Retirement benefits for military families

Help spread the word to clients and friends who might benefit from one of these retirement provisions.

By Bloomberg
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE SEP 14, 2017
Finra panel awards $212,000 to ex-client of RBC

Finra arbitration panel awards estate of former RBC client $212,000 for alleged elder abuse and unsuitable trades.

By InvestmentNews
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT SEP 14, 2017
SEC warns RIAs about exaggerating investment performance and other misleading advertising practices

The regulator's Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations issued a risk alert Thursday about potential violations of advertising rules.

By Bruce Kelly
FINTECH SEP 13, 2017
Fidelity robo now available to platform users

The AMP digital offering integrates with eMoney tools.

By InvestmentNews
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE SEP 13, 2017
Provision of House spending bill would kill DOL fiduciary rule

GOP's regulation-killing rider has failed in previous years, but investor advocates remain wary.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE SEP 13, 2017
Finra could consider allowing holds on transactions if elder fraud suspected

The organization may eventually broaden a rule that already covers disbursements from brokerage accounts.

By Greg Iacurci
FIXED INCOME SEP 13, 2017
Muni bonds' tax break looks safe for now

The president and Treasury secretary have expressed support for keeping tax breaks in place on municipal bonds.

By Bloomberg
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE SEP 13, 2017
Finra bars former Morgan Stanley broker for dealings with client who later became his wife

Michael J. O'Connor refused to testify in a Finra disciplinary hearing about his termination.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
RETIREMENT PLANNING SEP 13, 2017
Retirement plan advisers need to start marketing to providers

Providers are being forced to make tough decisions on which advisers they can support.

By Fred Barstein
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE SEP 12, 2017
Meet the SEC nominees: One opposes the DOL fiduciary rule, one is a blank slate

Republican Hester Peirce and Democrat Robert Jackson seek to fill two vacancies on the commission.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.