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EQUITIES SEP 26, 2016
Deutsche Bank turmoil exposes ETN counter-party risk

Plus: The next stock market move, the dividend buzz, and being a leader no matter what.

By Jeff Benjamin
Advisers may drop lower- and middle-income clients due to DOL fiduciary rule: NAIFA survey
RIAS SEP 26, 2016
Advisers may drop lower- and middle-income clients due to DOL fiduciary rule: NAIFA survey

By Grete Suarez
Morgan Stanley adviser who managed $240M in assets jumps to Merrill Lynch
WIREHOUSES SEP 26, 2016
Morgan Stanley adviser who managed $240M in assets jumps to Merrill Lynch

Brad Weinman joins office in West Palm Beach, Fla., where he'll serve high-net-worth clients.

By Grete Suarez
INDUSTRY NEWS SEP 26, 2016
Here's what Wall Street is looking for in the first presidential debate between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump

Clinton-Trump could be the biggest match-up since Frazier-Ali. <b>(More: <a href="//www.investmentnews.com/article/20160925/FREE/160929970/hillary-clinton-vs-donald-trump-who-are-you-voting-against&quot;" target="&quot;_blank&quot;" rel="noopener noreferrer">What advisers say about the candidates</a>)</b> and follow us on Twitter via <b>#INDebate16</b> for live debate feedback from <i>InvestmentNews</i> and advisers.

By Bloomberg
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT SEP 26, 2016
College financial aid process begins Saturday

Remind clients that FAFSAs for the 2017-18 school year are out three months earlier this year, and now allow reporting prior-prior year income data, or 2015.

By Liz Skinner
LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES SEP 26, 2016
Insurers cite broker-dealer annuity requirements as 'big issue' under DOL fiduciary rule

B-Ds and other annuity distributors are asking insurers for product specifications with an eye toward compliance with the new regulation.

By Greg Iacurci
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION SEP 26, 2016
Financial industry rhetoric riles DOL officials

Firms may be losing the battle against the Labor Department's fiduciary rule for retirement advice, but they are still framing the debate around it &amp;mdash; to the agency's chagrin.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
EQUITIES SEP 26, 2016
SEC charges duo in defrauding seniors and others in $20 million penny-stock scam

Former head of two microcaps worked with boiler room operator whose agents pressured investors and promised them lucrative profits.

By Christine Idzelis
INDUSTRY NEWS SEP 26, 2016
Franklin Templeton's Michael Hasenstab: How to navigate emerging markets

Put simply, we focus on countries that we deem to be fundamentally strong but, for one reason or another, are out of favor with investors.

By Bloomberg
RETIREMENT PLANNING SEP 26, 2016
Social Security timing can affect Medicare premiums

Should clients claim Social Security now to avoid a Medicare premium hike?

By Mary Beth Franklin
Brokerages walking away from arbitration awards
BROKER DEALERS SEP 26, 2016
Brokerages walking away from arbitration awards

Finra has been unable to find a way to ensure investors get paid what they are owed.

By Bruce Kelly
United Capital buys Westport Resources Management's private client group
RIAS SEP 26, 2016
United Capital buys Westport Resources Management's private client group

The deal in Westport, Conn., builds on the RIA's presence in New England.

By Christine Idzelis
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION SEP 26, 2016
SEC's courts still appear biased

By Ellie Zhu
Federal court denies Ray 'Buckets of Money' Lucia's appeal to SEC ban
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION SEP 26, 2016
Federal court denies Ray 'Buckets of Money' Lucia's appeal to SEC ban

The adviser and radio show host had challenged the right of the SEC to use administrative law judges to hear cases such as his.

By Bruce Kelly
Securities America to acquire independent broker-dealer Foothill Securities
BROKER DEALERS SEP 26, 2016
Securities America to acquire independent broker-dealer Foothill Securities

The firm is on the verge of buying Foothill Securities, an adviser-owned firm with 220 registered reps under its roof, according to two industry sources.

By Bruce Kelly
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION SEP 26, 2016
Barred 'Buckets of Money' radio host adviser gets boost from split SEC

Investment adviser and talk radio host Ray Lucia Sr., whom the SEC had fined and barred from the industry for allegedly misrepresenting a retirement investment strategy may have received a boost in the form of a split decision on his appeal.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Hillary Clinton vs. Donald Trump: Who are you voting against?
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION SEP 25, 2016
Hillary Clinton vs. Donald Trump: Who are you voting against?

In many cases, financial advisers feel more strongly about keeping a candidate out of the White House than voting one in.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
IRA ALERT SEP 25, 2016
IRS more lenient on 60-day rollover

Filing late used to be difficult and costly to correct, but new rule alleviates a lot of the pain.

By Ed Slott
MUTUAL FUNDS SEP 25, 2016
Evaluating target-date funds through the prism of the DOL fiduciary rule

New regulatory environment calls for a more holistic evaluation process.

By Bloomberg
RETIREMENT PLANNING SEP 25, 2016
Grappling with retirement health costs

Health-care costs are &#8220;the great unknown of retirement&#8221; for many advisers.

By Ellie Zhu