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Medicare high-income surcharges to increase in 2019
RETIREMENT PLANNING NOV 21, 2018
Medicare high-income surcharges to increase in 2019

New top tier added for ultra-high-income retirees next year.

By Mary Beth Franklin
Former N.J. broker gets prison time for $3.1 million fraud
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION NOV 21, 2018
Former N.J. broker gets prison time for $3.1 million fraud

Scott Newsholme sentenced to 8 1/2 years in jail for long-running scheme.

By Bruce Kelly
Emigrant Bank takes sole ownership of RIA consolidator Fiduciary Network
RIAS NOV 21, 2018
Emigrant Bank takes sole ownership of RIA consolidator Fiduciary Network

Privately held, family-owned bank completed deal to acquire remaining 25% stake it didn't already own in network that includes Evensky & Katz/Foldes Financial and Regent Atlantic.

By Ryan W. Neal
Finra fines H. Beck $400,000 for unsuitable sale of variable annuities
BROKER DEALERS NOV 21, 2018
Finra fines H. Beck $400,000 for unsuitable sale of variable annuities

Finra said the firm failed to mandate and enforce its own written supervisory procedures, resulting in the unsuitable sale of L-share variable annuities tied to long-term riders.

By Sarah Min
Cetera broker-dealers latest to file legal claim against Ohio National
LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES NOV 21, 2018
Cetera broker-dealers latest to file legal claim against Ohio National

Six Cetera broker-dealers allege the insurer will be breaching its contractual obligations by withholding millions of dollars in trail commissions from their brokers.

By Greg Iacurci
Morgan Stanley launches new adviser technology dashboard
FINTECH NOV 20, 2018
Morgan Stanley launches new adviser technology dashboard

WealthDesk integrates Morgan Stanley's new suite of technology in a single location.

By Ryan W. Neal
Finra bars ex-LPL broker who controlled customer accounts
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION NOV 20, 2018
Finra bars ex-LPL broker who controlled customer accounts

Cheryl Ann Stallings allegedly violated LPL's policy regarding fiduciary capacities.

By Bruce Kelly
Medicare high-income surcharges to increase in 2019
RETIREMENT PLANNING NOV 20, 2018
Medicare high-income surcharges to increase in 2019

New top tier added for ultra-high-income retirees next year.

By Mary Beth Franklin
Worst day of an awful year leaves no part of market unscathed
EQUITIES NOV 20, 2018
Worst day of an awful year leaves no part of market unscathed

Stocks, oil and corporate bonds all plunged, while safe havens like Treasuries and gold stood still.

By Bloomberg
As it works to pull off a merger, FS Investments admits shortcomings
ALTERNATIVES NOV 20, 2018
As it works to pull off a merger, FS Investments admits shortcomings

Management makes public statements about weaknesses at company's funds.

By Bruce Kelly
Ohio National lays off chief distribution officer; president retires after three months on the job
BROKER DEALERS NOV 20, 2018
Ohio National lays off chief distribution officer; president retires after three months on the job

The personnel changes come weeks after the insurer's controversial decision to stop paying trail commissions on some annuities.

By Greg Iacurci
Goldman Sachs rising star fired 15-year veteran on maternity leave, complaint says
INDUSTRY NEWS NOV 19, 2018
Goldman Sachs rising star fired 15-year veteran on maternity leave, complaint says

Los Angeles VP dismissed for 'strategic business planning reasons'; exec who fired her promoted to head of wealth management for U.S. and Latin America.

By Bloomberg
Fortress Biotech selling its majority stake in National Holdings
BROKER DEALERS NOV 19, 2018
Fortress Biotech selling its majority stake in National Holdings

B. Riley Financial will own 49% of the shares of the broker-dealer, which has 700 independent reps and advisers

By Bruce Kelly
Fight for New Jersey fiduciary rule yields doomsday rhetoric from both sides
RIAS NOV 19, 2018
Fight for New Jersey fiduciary rule yields doomsday rhetoric from both sides

Stakeholders warned of a 'crisis' and 'decimation of our financial system' at a public meeting held by the New Jersey Bureau of Securities.

By Greg Iacurci
Former Waddell & Reed broker barred for taking $130,000 from his elderly mother
INDUSTRY NEWS NOV 19, 2018
Former Waddell & Reed broker barred for taking $130,000 from his elderly mother

Robert Lee Basile faces two years of probation after pleading guilty to theft from an elder and embezzlement.

By Ryan W. Neal
5 ways to start the 'purpose' conversation with clients
OPINION NOV 19, 2018
5 ways to start the 'purpose' conversation with clients

Help clients understand that retirement is about more than money.

By Dan Starishevsky
Embrace innovation to attract next-gen investors
OPINION NOV 19, 2018
Embrace innovation to attract next-gen investors

Advisers need to change their relationship with technology to keep pace with the changing preferences of younger clients

By Dani Fava
3 reasons for the annuity sales spike
OPINION NOV 19, 2018
3 reasons for the annuity sales spike

And none of them have anything to do with the death of the DOL rule

By Scott Stolz
Taking stock of the new political landscape in Washington
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION NOV 19, 2018
Taking stock of the new political landscape in Washington

The incoming Congress will present both challenges and opportunities for the financial advisory profession.

By Bloomberg
RIAS NOV 17, 2018
They have little tolerance for sexual harassment, but most advice firms lack formal policies

Industry conferences take lead in adopting formal policies, where harassment has been a problem in the past.

By Jeff Benjamin