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State regulators report advisers' top five trouble areas for compliance
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT OCT 22, 2015
State regulators report advisers' top five trouble areas for compliance

Latest exam data from state regulators show deficiencies are down dramatically, but some areas are particularly problematic.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
RETIREMENT PLANNING OCT 21, 2015
Baby boomers, shift to 401(k)s will send megabucks to advisers by 2020

New report forecasts $1.5T will flow to defined contribution and retail investment markets.

By Greg Iacurci
FINTECH OCT 21, 2015
LPL lays out timetable for robo-platform

Firm hopes to roll out full version to advisers before next annual conference in July.

By Alessandra Malito
RETIREMENT PLANNING OCT 21, 2015
Is it better to rent or buy?

Across the U.S., it's 23% cheaper for a young household to buy a home than to rent one. Find out where it's best to buy now.

By Bloomberg
Does technology eliminate job opportunities?
FINTECH OCT 21, 2015
Does technology eliminate job opportunities?

Computers can take the place of people for some tasks, but that can free up employees to strengthen client relationships.

By Sheryl Rowling
Pension trade group believes DOL fiduciary rule is all but inevitable
RETIREMENT PLANNING OCT 21, 2015
Pension trade group believes DOL fiduciary rule is all but inevitable

American Society of Pension Professionals and Actuaries now plans to shape -- not kill -- the proposal.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Morgan Stanley's wealth management unit sputters in global slowdown
WIREHOUSES OCT 21, 2015
Morgan Stanley's wealth management unit sputters in global slowdown

Revenue from transactions decreased 28.5%, as skittish investors stayed away from the market.

By Bruce Kelly
Warren Buffett doesn't have time to fiddle with activist investing
EQUITIES OCT 21, 2015
Warren Buffett doesn't have time to fiddle with activist investing

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i>: Warren Buffett's distaste for activist investing boils down to simple math.

By Jeff Benjamin
Support grows to repeal Obamacare 'Cadillac tax'
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT OCT 21, 2015
Support grows to repeal Obamacare 'Cadillac tax'

Bipartisans in Congress &amp;mdash; as well as business and labor groups &amp;mdash; are coalescing to try to stop a tax on high-premium health care plans.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS OCT 20, 2015
RCS Capital stock may be delisted from NYSE

Exchange warning on share price comes as Massachusetts securities cop Galvin <a href="//www.investmentnews.com/article/20151112/FREE/151119971/massachusetts-galvin-charges-realty-capital-securities-with-proxy&quot;" target="&quot;_blank&quot;" rel="noopener noreferrer">charges its wholesale brokerage, Realty Capital Securities, with proxy fraud</a>.

By Bruce Kelly
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION OCT 20, 2015
Investor lawyers say Finra moving too quickly on arbitration unit

Proposal would bring its dispute resolution arm back in house.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Another five firms ordered to pay $18M for mutual fund overcharges
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION OCT 20, 2015
Another five firms ordered to pay $18M for mutual fund overcharges

Finra says Edward Jones, Stifel Nicolaus, Janney Montgomery Scott, Axa and Stephens failed to waive sales charges for certain retirement accounts and charities.

By Liz Skinner
FINTECH OCT 20, 2015
eMoney and MoneyGuidePro take a second stab at an integration

The two powerhouses of financial planning software providers, MoneyGuidePro and eMoney, announced they are integrating with one another after pulling similar plans earlier this year.

By Alessandra Malito
RETIREMENT PLANNING OCT 20, 2015
How to hedge against triple whammy of Medicare price hikes

These three strategies can blunt the impact of 2016 cost increases.

By Katy Votava
Schwab Intelligent Portfolios up 37% in third quarter
FINTECH OCT 20, 2015
Schwab Intelligent Portfolios up 37% in third quarter

Growth likely reflects existing clients shifting to automatic platform.

By Alessandra Malito
From Total Rebalance Expert's CEO: Why Morningstar, why now
FINTECH OCT 20, 2015
From Total Rebalance Expert's CEO: Why Morningstar, why now

Sheryl Rowling says that after a few months working together, the two companies realized a closer relationship made sense.

By Sheryl Rowling
Mandatory arbitration reform on the docket at CFPB
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION OCT 20, 2015
Mandatory arbitration reform on the docket at CFPB

Experts in the financial industry question what spillover effect it will have on such clauses for brokers.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS OCT 20, 2015
Reining in expungements

Move to restrict broker expungement should improve confidence that the arbitration system is fair to investors.

By MFXFeeder
Finra presses ahead with proposal to temper expungement
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT OCT 20, 2015
Finra presses ahead with proposal to temper expungement

The regulator's Board of Governors authorized amendments to the code of arbitration and also approved a separate item to protect senior investors.

By Mason Braswell
Estimating college costs about to get easier
RETIREMENT PLANNING OCT 20, 2015
Estimating college costs about to get easier

Families will be able to use income data from two years before the student attends school on their federal financial aid forms, instead of data from the prior year.

By Liz Skinner