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FINTECH MAY 25, 2017
Managed accounts a solution for many investors

Investors want help with investments, but sometimes they look beyond financial advisers.

By InvestmentNews
INDUSTRY NEWS MAY 25, 2017
Merrill Lynch team managing $240 million moves to Raymond James

Two advisers and assistant join employee unit in Michigan.

By InvestmentNews
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAY 25, 2017
SEC in-house judges challenged in DC appeals court that upheld them

The rehearing was granted after the initial decision was appealed by former investment adviser Raymond Lucia, who was banned from the industry for life.

By Hazel Bradford
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAY 25, 2017
Trump is gutting rules that Corporate America hates

With executive orders, bureaucratic actions and unprecedented use of an obscure statute, the administration has killed or postponed dozens of regulations.

By Bloomberg
LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES MAY 25, 2017
DOL fiduciary rule pushes indexed annuity carriers to develop new products

Insurers are introducing fixed-rate deferred annuities with income guarantees to circumvent BICE.

By Greg Iacurci
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 24, 2017
How to really improve your credit score

Credit scores have a big impact on your daily life, often in ways you don't realize

By Bloomberg
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 24, 2017
Beware the 'below-average' fund fee in your retirement account

Overall fees paid by investors are down. But the math can be tricky.

By Bloomberg
RIAS MAY 24, 2017
A Wells Fargo $180 million team starts an RIA

Three-person Guardian Financial Partners is based in Orange, Calif.

By InvestmentNews
RIAS MAY 24, 2017
How regulators will make or break the future of hybrid advisers

In many circumstances, commission-based services offer clients a more economical and practical way to meet investment goals.

By James Poer
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 24, 2017
Wells Fargo Advisors restricting investments for retirement accounts

Mutual fund sales will be limited to T shares, while municipal bonds, preferred stock and international debt will be prohibited.

By Bruce Kelly
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 24, 2017
DOL fiduciary rule pushing broker-dealer assets to fee-based accounts, away from commissions

Some large brokerages such as Morgan Stanley, Edward Jones and Raymond James have seen a surge in advisory assets a year on from promulgation of the retirement regulation.

By Greg Iacurci
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAY 24, 2017
Texas legislature passes law protecting seniors from financial abuse

Once signed by governor, law will allow banks and securities firms not to process questionable transactions.

By InvestmentNews
Rectifying Social Security's flawed advice
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 24, 2017
Rectifying Social Security's flawed advice

Put your request in writing, enlist help if needed and don't give up.

By Mary Beth Franklin
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 24, 2017
Simple disclosure of conflicts touted by opponents of DOL fiduciary rule not effective

Retirement plan fee-disclosure rules from 2012 show that sponsors — and likely participants — rarely read such notifications and, if they do, don't understand them.

By Fred Barstein
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAY 24, 2017
DOL fiduciary rule provides retirement savers with needed protections

The secretary of Labor should improve the regulation, not repeal it

By Bloomberg
INDUSTRY NEWS MAY 24, 2017
Knowledge-Based Investing: The Case for the HighMark Small Cap Core Fund

By Derek Izuel
RIAS MAY 23, 2017
In new fiduciary rule FAQs, DOL gives quasi-endorsement of clean shares

The DOL also hinted that clean shares may offer an avenue for an additional rule exemption, potentially as a replacement or alternative to BICE.

By Greg Iacurci
INDUSTRY NEWS MAY 23, 2017
Trump budget seeking $3.6 trillion in cuts draws skepticism

Proposal would carve through range of federal safety-net programs, but faces rejection by lawmakers from both parties.

By Bloomberg
INDUSTRY NEWS MAY 23, 2017
Wells Fargo loses $130 million team to Raymond James

Father-and-son team based in Omaha, Neb., remain in employee channel.

By InvestmentNews
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAY 23, 2017
Millions go to Madoff fund lawyer, nothing for investors

One of the lawyers recoving money from the Ponzi schemer has been paid nearly $40 million in fees, but has yet to distribute any money to those who got swindled.

By Bloomberg