PIABA wants Finra to create a national recovery pool funded by brokerages.
Distribution of more variable annuities in an advisory rather than commission environment could play out as a result of Labor Department regulation.
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If your adviser has lied to you or misrepresented fees or investments, you end it, period.
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The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission for the first time acted to enforce new rules placed on state and local government financial advisers, alleging that a Kansas firm breached its fiduciary duty by reaping undisclosed fees from the underwriter of its client's bond offerings.
Agency brought 126 actions against more than 230 adviser or company defendants in 2015, about 15% of the total enforcement cases last year.
With the Labor Department's fiduciary rule closing in on finalization, some lawmakers still question potential costs of implementing the measure.
Mr. Thibeault pled guilty to misappropriating around $15 million from the GL Beyond Income Fund.
Some Social Security beneficiaries must wait an additional year for full payment.
Rule requires transferring brokers to send an “educational communication” to clients they are trying to convince to make the move with them.
The company's CEO says client activity 'recovered somewhat' in the first quarter.
Utilizing a methodical system to review retirement goals can keep clients calm during the storm.
Investment manager sees better opportunity in corporate bonds
Unit will develop 'new tools and techniques' to strengthen risk analysis and surveillance.
Two top Republican senators claim the fiduciary rule is premature when the agency is still studying how Americans save.
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The only way to prevent a currency war is for market participants to regain confidence in the global central banking system.
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