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MAI acquires insurance-oriented RIA
RIAS JUL 01, 2019
MAI acquires insurance-oriented RIA

Deal for John D. Dovich & Associates in Cincinnati adds $600 million in AUM.

By InvestmentNews
Deutsche Bank to add 300 employees to wealth management ranks
INDUSTRY NEWS JUL 01, 2019
Deutsche Bank to add 300 employees to wealth management ranks

Announcement comes three years after bank offloaded its private client services unit to Raymond James.

By Jeff Benjamin
SEC commissioner Jackson seeks data on potential harm of easing rules for private placements
ALTERNATIVES JUL 01, 2019
SEC commissioner Jackson seeks data on potential harm of easing rules for private placements

Proponents, however, say products provide portfolio balance for retirement savers.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
SEC bars head of terminated RIA, orders $1.3 million in payments
RIAS JUL 01, 2019
SEC bars head of terminated RIA, orders $1.3 million in payments

Kristofor Behn and his firm, Fieldstone Financial Management, charged with fraud.

By InvestmentNews
Wall Street is going RIA-ish
RIAS JUL 01, 2019
Wall Street is going RIA-ish

Big firms creating business models that kinda, sorta, look like an RIA for advisers.

By Bruce Kelly
Merrill Lynch team managing $210 million in Atlanta joins RBC
INDUSTRY NEWS JUN 28, 2019
Merrill Lynch team managing $210 million in Atlanta joins RBC

Advisers Christopher Sanders, Daniel Crews move with associate.

By InvestmentNews
Finra arbitration panel awards client $967,000 in churning, fraud, negligence case
INDUSTRY NEWS JUN 28, 2019
Finra arbitration panel awards client $967,000 in churning, fraud, negligence case

Legend Securities and its barred owner and reps ordered to pay.

By InvestmentNews
TIAA exit from life insurance market exposes void for RIAs
RIAS JUN 28, 2019
TIAA exit from life insurance market exposes void for RIAs

Fee-only advisers who want to sell clients life insurance without a commission have few options available.

By Greg Iacurci
Retirees lose $3.4 trillion by claiming Social Security too early
RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 28, 2019
Retirees lose $3.4 trillion by claiming Social Security too early

Study finds suboptimal timing costs $111,000 per household.

By Mary Beth Franklin
SEC files charges in alleged $19.3 million fraud offering huge returns
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION JUN 28, 2019
SEC files charges in alleged $19.3 million fraud offering huge returns

Regulator claims defendant lured five individuals with promise of up to 362% gain.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Confusion around Medicare enrollment
RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 28, 2019
Confusion around Medicare enrollment

Tools and courses can help advisers guide clients through deadlines and choices

By Mary Beth Franklin
Insurers bend rule on indexed universal life with new policy features
LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES JUN 27, 2019
Insurers bend rule on indexed universal life with new policy features

Firms are able to inflate projections of cash accumulation in IUL policies via bonuses and multipliers.

By Greg Iacurci
Finra suspends broker over Woodbridge-related sales
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION JUN 27, 2019
Finra suspends broker over Woodbridge-related sales

Former IFG rep Jeffrey Schwebach ordered to disgorge $19,534 plus interest.

By InvestmentNews
RIAS JUN 27, 2019
Envestnet Tamarac expanding into wirehouses with Merrill partnership

The RIA technology will provide Merrill Private Wealth Management advisers with reporting on held-away assets.

By Ryan W. Neal
FIXED INCOME JUN 27, 2019
SEC charges financier for stealing $43 million in client funds

Jason Sugarman is alleged to have directed a fraudulent scheme involving Native American tribal bonds.

By InvestmentNews
White House considers capital gains tax break that would benefit wealthy
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION JUN 27, 2019
White House considers capital gains tax break that would benefit wealthy

The administration is working on a plan to index capital gains to inflation, and it might do so in a way that bypasses Congress.

By Bloomberg
Increase diversity or die, Pershing CEO Tibergien tells RIAs
RIAS JUN 27, 2019
Increase diversity or die, Pershing CEO Tibergien tells RIAs

If firms want to keep pace with changing investor demographics, they have to hire more diverse viewpoints.

By Ryan W. Neal
Team managing $1.5 billion at UBS creates hybrid
WIREHOUSES JUN 27, 2019
Team managing $1.5 billion at UBS creates hybrid

Eleven-person Venture Visionary Partners is based in Toledo, Ohio

By InvestmentNews
Adviser regulation caught up in partisan era, making it hard to plan for future
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION JUN 27, 2019
Adviser regulation caught up in partisan era, making it hard to plan for future

A change in the White House in 2020 could result in a reversal of new SEC advice reform rules, just as the last presidential transition left the DOL fiduciary rule dead.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Finra suffers net $68.7 million loss despite increased revenue, decreased expenses
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION JUN 27, 2019
Finra suffers net $68.7 million loss despite increased revenue, decreased expenses

Broker-dealer regulator saw 2.3% decline in investment portfolio.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.