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REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAR 03, 2017
DOL removes consumer FAQs on fiduciary rule from its website

The FAQs encourage investors to press their advisers about whether they are fiduciaries.

By Greg Iacurci
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 02, 2017
IRS turns up heat on wealthy taxpayers

A shrinking agency is targeting those it deems most likely to dodge their taxes.

By Bloomberg
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 02, 2017
Unrealistic optimism coloring workers' retirement views: BlackRock survey

Survey finds questionable return assumptions amid rising confidence.

By InvestmentNews
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAR 02, 2017
Securities America to pay another $1 million to Medical Capital Holdings investors in Massachusetts

The firm will make a final payment to investors who bought promissory notes issued by MedCap, a $1.7 billion Ponzi scheme sold mainly through independent broker-dealers.

By Bruce Kelly
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 02, 2017
Wealthy parents could get most help from Trump child-care plan

Those making between $50,000 and $200,000 see the biggest tax cut as a share of after-tax income.

By Bloomberg
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 02, 2017
Taking value into account could improve target-date results: study

By John Waggoner
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAR 02, 2017
Piwowar blasts DOL fiduciary rule, says SEC should have 'comprehensive discussion' of advice standards

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 02, 2017
How retirement plan advisers can create the ideal practice

Building a successful defined-contribution business is much different than growing one focused on individuals.

By Fred Barstein
FINTECH MAR 02, 2017
Why advisers should update at least one tech system every year

Delaying a capital investment could result in falling behind the competition in future years

By Liz Skinner
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAR 02, 2017
Dodd-Frank reform may be put on back burner

President Trump did not mention it in his speech Tuesday, and a replacement bill is not getting the support it needs to make it through Congress

By Bloomberg
INDUSTRY NEWS MAR 02, 2017
Morgan Stanley reps in Colorado join Raymond James

Three who managed $144 million form team in Colorado Springs.

By Bloomberg
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 01, 2017
This robot wants to change how you do your taxes

H&R Block is enlisting IBM's supercomputer Watson to ease your tax pain.

By Bloomberg
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAR 01, 2017
DOL proposes 60-day delay to fiduciary rule

There will be a 15-day comment period on the proposal to extend the applicability date of the rule, beginning from the time the proposal is published in the Federal Register, scheduled for Thursday. The proposal also invites a 45-day comment period regarding the "examination described in the President's Memorandum."

By Greg Iacurci
INDUSTRY NEWS MAR 01, 2017
Finra bars rep for $15M in unauthorized trades for retiree

Craig David Dima has been barred from the securities industry for making unauthorized and unsuitable trades totaling approximately $15 million in a 73-year-old retiree's account, and for misrepresenting the reasons for the trades to the customer.

By InvestmentNews
BROKER DEALERS MAR 01, 2017
Raymond James loses $762,000 penny stock arbitration claim

More than 20 claimants initially sought $8.8 million in damages and costs after a Morgan Keegan adviser allegedly misappropriated their funds.

By Bruce Kelly
LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES MAR 01, 2017
The Hartford wins excessive-fee lawsuit

The lawsuit is similar to ones filed against other insurance companies in recent years, which challenge the fee levels received by the firm versus a fund's subadvisers.

By Greg Iacurci
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 01, 2017
IRS guidance on 401(k) hardship withdrawals clarifies uncertain terrain

Some see the guidelines as a way to button up rules and ensure participants aren't using 401(k) plans as a "piggy bank."

By Greg Iacurci
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAR 01, 2017
Advisers' confidence in Trump soars after president's address to Congress

After an erratic five weeks in office, Mr. Trump's speech makes him 'more presidential.'

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAR 01, 2017
Delay of DOL fiduciary rule likely to extend beyond 60 days

Agency will need more than two months to conduct assessment of regulation directed by President Trump.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
INDUSTRY NEWS FEB 28, 2017
Fidelity cuts commissions for online stock and ETF trades by nearly 40%

The new pricing is 50% lower than standard commission trades at E*Trade and Ameritrade and 28% lower than at Charles Schwab Corp.

By Bloomberg