Commonwealth Financial Network late Monday said it would stop offering commission-based products in IRAs and qualified retirement plans, making it the latest BD to move more decidedly toward to an advisory platform to avoid what some see as the more onerous provisions of the Labor Department's fiduciary rule.
While financial institutions are able to sell deferred-income and immediate annuities under a less onerous exemption, some are opting to sell under BICE to keep certain compensation arrangements intact.
Nearly a third now say the rule can help expand their business, up from 17% in January. <b><i>(More: <a href="//www.investmentnews.com/section/fiduciary-faq"" target=""_blank"" rel="noopener noreferrer">A comprehensive, searchable database of advisers' fiduciary FAQs</a>)</i></b>
The SEC and states like Indiana believe company insiders can provide better insights on fraud and wrongdoing than aggrieved investors can.
Custodian's print and digital campaign will highlight RIAs' strengths and why investors should hire them.
Now that all retirement advice must be in a client's best interest, prospects are going to hear from every type of adviser that they act as fiduciaries.
Markets and upcoming elections weigh heavily on their outlook.
Determining adviser compensation under BICE is likely the "single most complicated thing" in the rule, according to attorney Fred Reish.
'This first set of FAQs will focus on some of the questions that have been raised in connection with the exemptions,' Borzi said. <b><i>(More: <a href="http://www.investmentnews.com/section/fiduciary-faq" target="_blank">A comprehensive, searchable database of advisers' fiduciary FAQs</a>)</i></b>
Eric Zakarin was also liable for $357,000 of Wells Fargo's attorneys' fees.
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Many new U.S. infrastructure funds are designed to offer investors the possibility of higher income in exchange for taking some additional risk.
Retirees lost $140,000 after Christopher Ariola unduly concentrated them in energy, gold.
Custodian offers five portfolios with investment selected by Morningstar professionals.
Salentica client relationship management software to become part of Black Diamond platform.
A China Oceanwide investment platform will pay $5.43 per share, the companies said.
An adviser shares his experience starting his own firm, and the challenges of not being able to depend on a home office anymore for phones, faxes, malware and more.
Miniscule benefit hike won't protect seniors' buying power.
Warren's charges could be motivated by political calculation rather than concern about investor protection or information.
