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ALTERNATIVES NOV 05, 2015
W.P. Carey sets fundraising record in first half

$909 million raised is almost as much as the $1.04 billion the firm raised all of last year.

By Bruce Kelly
MoneyGuidePro, eMoney bring data entry directly to clients
FINTECH NOV 04, 2015
MoneyGuidePro, eMoney bring data entry directly to clients

Two financial planning software firms plan to give advisers option to offload nitty-gritty to clients.

By Alessandra Malito
Google's automatic email reply: Time saver or out-of-office replicator?
FINTECH NOV 04, 2015
Google's automatic email reply: Time saver or out-of-office replicator?

In ultimate Big Brother fashion, Google will analyze your emails — both inbound and outbound.

By Sheryl Rowling
RIA NEWS NOV 04, 2015
Ex-Ameriprise adviser gets 7 years in the slammer for bilking clients

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i>: Susan Elizabeth Walker was sentenced to more than seven years in prison for taking over $1 million from clients' accounts.

By Jeff Benjamin
Riskalyze seeks to leverage DOL fiduciary rule with wealth management platform
FINTECH NOV 04, 2015
Riskalyze seeks to leverage DOL fiduciary rule with wealth management platform

Robo-adviser, risk assessment and compliance meet on one dashboard.

By Alessandra Malito
DFA breaks into target date fund market with unique investment approach
EQUITIES NOV 04, 2015
DFA breaks into target date fund market with unique investment approach

Manager is hoping to garner assets in a crowded market through a strategy targeting the stability of investors' retirement income stream.

By Greg Iacurci
Advisers who up the ante with tech have bigger books of business
FINTECH NOV 04, 2015
Advisers who up the ante with tech have bigger books of business

Those who embrace change and use online tools engage more with clients.

By Alessandra Malito
UBS pulls 3 money management units into one
WIREHOUSES NOV 03, 2015
UBS pulls 3 money management units into one

Firm combines equities, multiasset and hedge funds into single division.

By James Comtois
Obama's 'myRA' program for retirement savings launches nationwide
RETIREMENT PLANNING NOV 03, 2015
Obama's 'myRA' program for retirement savings launches nationwide

Plan will be available for those earning a single income below $131,000 a year or $193,000 for married couples.

By Bloomberg
Government officially launches 'myRA' program for retirement savings
RETIREMENT PLANNING NOV 03, 2015
Government officially launches 'myRA' program for retirement savings

Plan will be available for those earning a single income below $131,000 a year or $193,000 for married couples.

By Bloomberg
RETIREMENT PLANNING NOV 03, 2015
Here's where public college tuition is growing the fastest

From 2010 to 2015, tuition for four-year public colleges increased in every state.

By Bloomberg
Bill to stop DOL fiduciary rule poised to pass House today
RETIREMENT PLANNING NOV 03, 2015
Bill to stop DOL fiduciary rule poised to pass House today

Measure that would force DOL to halt its efforts until the SEC acts would move to the Senate next, but Obama threatens a veto.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Youtube is hot spot for educational videos
FINTECH NOV 03, 2015
Youtube is hot spot for educational videos

Advisers should consider posting to the popular web site.

By Alessandra Malito
Raymond James in talks to buy Deutsche Bank's private-client brokerage
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS NOV 03, 2015
Raymond James in talks to buy Deutsche Bank's private-client brokerage

Raymond James Financial Inc. is in talks to buy Deutsche Bank's U.S. private-client brokerage, according to people briefed on the matter. The business has about 250 advisers.

By Bloomberg
H.D. Vest to be acquired by Internet company Blucora for $580 million
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS NOV 03, 2015
H.D. Vest to be acquired by Internet company Blucora for $580 million

Internet company Blucora pays whopping premium to align the independent broker-dealer with one of its current businesses, TaxACT.

By Bruce Kelly
RETIREMENT PLANNING NOV 03, 2015
Active target date managers make tweaks ahead of Fed rate hike

Active managers have made small changes on the margins of their TDF portfolios, which could give them a short-term advantage over passive managers.

By Greg Iacurci
UBS' head of wealth management Bob Mulholland to retire
WIREHOUSES NOV 03, 2015
UBS' head of wealth management Bob Mulholland to retire

Bob Mulholland, who oversaw the firm's 7,000 advisers and helped engineer a turnaround in the wirehouse's brokerage unit, will be replaced by UBS vet Brian Hull.

By Mason Braswell
Finra efforts fail to reduce brokers' record-cleansing: PIABA
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION NOV 02, 2015
Finra efforts fail to reduce brokers' record-cleansing: PIABA

Between 2012-14, expungement was granted in 87.8% of cases in which it was sought, according to the Public Investors Arbitration Bar Association.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
RETIREMENT PLANNING NOV 01, 2015
The best- and worst-performing target date funds

Ranking funds through the third quarter of 2015

By Bloomberg
OPINION NOV 01, 2015
The next few years are going to hurt

If advisers think GDP growth is going to remain low, their first step should be to lower client expectations about investment returns.

By MFXFeeder