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401(k) sales will continue to fall: Survey
RETIREMENT PLANNING JUL 16, 2020
401(k) sales will continue to fall: Survey

Record keepers expect figures in the third quarter to be down 22% from a year earlier, according to a report from the Secure Retirement Institute

By Emile Hallez
Morgan Stanley posts record profit
WIREHOUSES JUL 16, 2020
Morgan Stanley posts record profit

Fixed-income trading revenue almost tripled during the second quarter

By Bloomberg
With Democrats gaining steam, financial services ponder potential transaction taxes
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION JUL 15, 2020
With Democrats gaining steam, financial services ponder potential transaction taxes

Proponent say a levy on trades is harmless. Opponents call it a dangerous friction

By Jeff Benjamin
Robinhood to expand offerings after $600 million funding round
FINTECH JUL 15, 2020
Robinhood to expand offerings after $600 million funding round

The online trading app intends to invest in new products, as lawmakers have pressed the firm to increase investor protections

By Nicole Casperson
Building a structure for digital success
OPINION JUL 15, 2020
Building a structure for digital success

How firms can cultivate an organizational structure that accelerates digital transformation

By John Taft & Ryan Burwell
Cases tied to Ray Lucia’s challenge of in-house SEC judges likely to settle for lighter punishments
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION JUL 15, 2020
Cases tied to Ray Lucia’s challenge of in-house SEC judges likely to settle for lighter punishments

Supreme Court ruled in 2018 that many enforcement actions should be reheard

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Student loans center of 401(k) perk  for Allianz workers
RETIREMENT PLANNING JUL 15, 2020
Student loans center of 401(k) perk for Allianz workers

The company will consider some loan repayments as contributions toward reaching the employer match

By Emile Hallez
Four pillars of inspiration for stronger client relationships
OPINION JUL 15, 2020
Four pillars of inspiration for stronger client relationships

The proven process of the adviser-client relationship provides a great blueprint to help firms optimize their work

By Eric Clarke
How COVID-19 is altering business trends
OPINION JUL 15, 2020
How COVID-19 is altering business trends

COVID-19 has sent shockwaves across every sector in our economy, and each of your clients is being affected

By Tavis C McCourt
Hybrid managing $300 million moves to LPL from Voya
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS JUL 15, 2020
Hybrid managing $300 million moves to LPL from Voya

Crossroads Financial Services will use Financial Services Network as an office of supervisory jurisdiction

By InvestmentNews
Equity-like financing for RIAs that don’t want to surrender equity
OPINION JUL 15, 2020
Equity-like financing for RIAs that don’t want to surrender equity

All RIAs are different, which underscores the need for diverse sources of funding for these firms

By Harris Baltch
401(k) arbitration agreements still not mandatory
RETIREMENT PLANNING JUL 14, 2020
401(k) arbitration agreements still not mandatory

Sponsors have interest in adding them to their retirement plan documents, but the courts are up in the air, lawyers said

By Emile Hallez
SEC charges cryptocurrency app Abra with unregistered swap transactions
FINTECH JUL 14, 2020
SEC charges cryptocurrency app Abra with unregistered swap transactions

The startup allegedly offered security-based swaps to retail investors without registration

By Nicole Casperson
Wells Fargo reports drop in advisers, assets for Q2
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JUL 14, 2020
Wells Fargo reports drop in advisers, assets for Q2

Wells Fargo Advisors says it is focused on hiring bigger producing teams

By Bruce Kelly
Lawmakers press Robinhood about investor protections on trading platform
ALTERNATIVES JUL 13, 2020
Lawmakers press Robinhood about investor protections on trading platform

Letter from Capitol Hill says the firm ‘must do better’ in the wake of the suicide of a user

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Morgan Stanley informs customers of possible data leak
FINTECH JUL 13, 2020
Morgan Stanley informs customers of possible data leak

The wirehouse is offering customers a two-year free subscription to a credit report monitoring service to compensate for the potential compromise of data

By Nicole Casperson
Robinhood adds another $320 million in funding
ALTERNATIVES JUL 13, 2020
Robinhood adds another $320 million in funding

The latest round of investments boosts the online trading app's valuation to $8.6 billion

By Bloomberg
Wells Fargo bans TikTok over cybersecurity concerns
FINTECH JUL 13, 2020
Wells Fargo bans TikTok over cybersecurity concerns

The bank identified a small number of employees with corporate-owned devices who had installed the video-sharing application

By Nicole Casperson
INmail: Severance pay can temporarily boost Medicare premiums
RETIREMENT PLANNING JUL 13, 2020
INmail: Severance pay can temporarily boost Medicare premiums

Will a wife lose all of her Social Security benefits due to increased Medicare premiums triggered by her husband’s severance package?

By Mary Beth Franklin
RBC recruits duo with $245 million
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS JUL 13, 2020
RBC recruits duo with $245 million

The Albuquerque, New Mexico-based advisers are joining from Maplewood Investments

By InvestmentNews