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FINTECH SEP 11, 2013
Advisers' websites not mobile-friendly

Clients leading advisers in technology use.

By Michael Shagrin
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS SEP 11, 2013
Symetra to sell its broker-dealer to John Hancock

By Bruce Kelly
FINTECH SEP 11, 2013
Quantopian launches trading platform pilot program

By Janowski Davis
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS SEP 11, 2013
Adviser numbers will continue to slide: Cerulli

Financial adviser and IBD headcounts continue to shrink as training can't catch up with the drain of talent. But how's the rest of the business faring?

By AOSTERLAND
RIA NEWS SEP 11, 2013
Brightscope set to push out adviser fees

Get ready for a new level of transparency. Brightscope is gathering fee info from ADV forms and plans to begin publishing it later this year. Dan Jamieson has the details.

By DJAMIESON
RETIREMENT PLANNING SEP 11, 2013
The ripple effect of a calamity on nerves and the markets

For Edward Kohlhepp, a certified financial planner with Kohlhepp Investment Advisors Ltd. in Doylestown, Pa., the memories of 9/11 are still vivid

By Deborah Nason
OPINION SEP 11, 2013
On a Day of Mourning, We All Can Use a Laugh

By Danny Sarch
FINTECH SEP 10, 2013
Advisers: Time to adopt 'no-brainer' technology

Too many advisers are still mailing quarterly reports. Why?

By twelsh
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS SEP 10, 2013
Agenda item

Changes are expected as Finra considers its controversial broker-comp rule this week. Industry watchers say wirehouses are largely backing a recruiting incentive regulation but IBDs oppose it.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
RETIREMENT PLANNING SEP 10, 2013
What's in a (Social Security) number?

Those famous nine-digit numbers are no longer tied to geography

By Mary Beth Franklin
WIREHOUSES SEP 10, 2013
Morgan Stanley's Gorman: Chance of another financial crisis 'close to zero'

“The way these firms are managed, the amount of capital that they have, the amount of liquidity that they have, the changes in their business mix -- it's dramatic," according to Morgan Stanley's CEO.

By Matt Ackermann
RETIREMENT PLANNING SEP 10, 2013
Biological ties trump marriage bond for Social Security benefits

Young child qualifies when a parent claims retirement benefits.

By Mary Beth Franklin
FINTECH SEP 10, 2013
TechTalk: IN's new blog for advisers

Exclusive panel of advisers, experts to share insight on adviser technology.

By FGabriel
FINTECH SEP 10, 2013
Technology helping advisers cater to the masses — profitably

Software can create target asset allocations, re-balance portfolios every two to four months.

By Liz Skinner
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION SEP 10, 2013
Lobbyists put hands in sausage maker

As the Department of Labor readies to re-propose its fiduciary-duty rule, lobbying surrounding the issue intensifies. Did the Financial Services Institute Inc. draft an opposition letter signed by lawmakers? Probably; but that's not a scandal. That's business as usual in Washington.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
FINTECH SEP 10, 2013
Fidelity launches first investing app for Google Glass

Fidelity launches the first investing app designed for Google Glass, which provides users stock quotes and could help attract more young investors.

By Michael Shagrin
WIREHOUSES SEP 10, 2013
UBS to pay $120 million to settle Lehman claims

The brokerage giant was accused of violating federal securities laws in underwriting and selling Lehman securities to investors, who claimed that offering materials contained misleading information about Lehman's financial condition.

By Matt Ackermann
RETIREMENT PLANNING SEP 10, 2013
Simple tool answers ultimate retirement question: Can I afford to retire?

goalgamiPro software designed with independent RIAs in mind.

By Mary Beth Franklin
FINTECH SEP 10, 2013
Schwab tech starts to gain momentum

By Janowski Davis
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION SEP 10, 2013
Tussle over mandatory arbitration

By Mark Schoeff Jr.