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SEC files charges in alleged $19.3 million fraud offering huge returns
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION JUN 28, 2019
SEC files charges in alleged $19.3 million fraud offering huge returns

Regulator claims defendant lured five individuals with promise of up to 362% gain.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Confusion around Medicare enrollment
RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 28, 2019
Confusion around Medicare enrollment

Tools and courses can help advisers guide clients through deadlines and choices

By Mary Beth Franklin
Finra suspends broker over Woodbridge-related sales
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION JUN 27, 2019
Finra suspends broker over Woodbridge-related sales

Former IFG rep Jeffrey Schwebach ordered to disgorge $19,534 plus interest.

By InvestmentNews
FIXED INCOME JUN 27, 2019
SEC charges financier for stealing $43 million in client funds

Jason Sugarman is alleged to have directed a fraudulent scheme involving Native American tribal bonds.

By InvestmentNews
RIA NEWS JUN 27, 2019
Envestnet Tamarac expanding into wirehouses with Merrill partnership

The RIA technology will provide Merrill Private Wealth Management advisers with reporting on held-away assets.

By Ryan W. Neal
White House considers capital gains tax break that would benefit wealthy
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION JUN 27, 2019
White House considers capital gains tax break that would benefit wealthy

The administration is working on a plan to index capital gains to inflation, and it might do so in a way that bypasses Congress.

By Bloomberg
Adviser regulation caught up in partisan era, making it hard to plan for future
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION JUN 27, 2019
Adviser regulation caught up in partisan era, making it hard to plan for future

A change in the White House in 2020 could result in a reversal of new SEC advice reform rules, just as the last presidential transition left the DOL fiduciary rule dead.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Team managing $1.5 billion at UBS creates hybrid
WIREHOUSES JUN 27, 2019
Team managing $1.5 billion at UBS creates hybrid

Eleven-person Venture Visionary Partners is based in Toledo, Ohio

By InvestmentNews
Finra suffers net $68.7 million loss despite increased revenue, decreased expenses
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION JUN 27, 2019
Finra suffers net $68.7 million loss despite increased revenue, decreased expenses

Broker-dealer regulator saw 2.3% decline in investment portfolio.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
As AssetMark files for IPO, experts value TAMP at more than $1.2 billion
RIA NEWS JUN 26, 2019
As AssetMark files for IPO, experts value TAMP at more than $1.2 billion

Turnkey asset management platform says it's seeking to raise $100 million in an initial public offering.

By Jeff Benjamin
House passes Maxine Waters' amendment to stymie SEC advice reform rules
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION JUN 26, 2019
House passes Maxine Waters' amendment to stymie SEC advice reform rules

Measure prevents funding for Reg BI, but could die in Senate.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
FINTECH JUN 26, 2019
Advisers have their sights set on these fintech tools

Where are the tools to help predict client moves?

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Broker-dealer pays $9.5 million to settle alternative investment claims by Native American tribe
RIA NEWS JUN 26, 2019
Broker-dealer pays $9.5 million to settle alternative investment claims by Native American tribe

The tribe claimed it was unaware of the $11 million in commissions paid to a former Purshe Kaplan Sterling broker.

By Bruce Kelly
Milestone planning helps clients and advisers
RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 26, 2019
Milestone planning helps clients and advisers

There are many benefits to milestone planning. Here is what you need to know

By Jonathan Russell
Finra panel awards $513,715 to divorcee who says Edward Jones rep favored husband
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION JUN 26, 2019
Finra panel awards $513,715 to divorcee who says Edward Jones rep favored husband

Firm found liable for top producer allegedly improperly delaying payments to North Dakota woman.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Galvin smacks LPL with $1.1 million fine
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JUN 26, 2019
Galvin smacks LPL with $1.1 million fine

LPL's latest penalty from Massachusetts derives from not properly registering brokers.

By Bruce Kelly
Advice industry leaders focused on improving the digital client experience
FINTECH JUN 26, 2019
Advice industry leaders focused on improving the digital client experience

Top custodians, broker-dealers and RIAs addressed the challenges of building an Uber-like platform for clients.

By Ryan W. Neal
SEC charges founder of bankrupt New Jersey RIA with fraud
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION JUN 25, 2019
SEC charges founder of bankrupt New Jersey RIA with fraud

Agency says Donald LaGuardia Jr. misappropriated $2.6 million from investors.

By InvestmentNews
5 important pieces of social media news
FINTECH JUN 25, 2019
5 important pieces of social media news

Changes happen all the time on your favorite platforms — here's what you may have missed.

By Scott Kleinberg
Rising nursing home prices bode poorly for the future
RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 25, 2019
Rising nursing home prices bode poorly for the future

Georgetown University Medical Center reveals brutal dynamic governing long-term care in America.

By Bloomberg