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Retail derivatives that pay out in bitcoin approved by CFTC
ALTERNATIVES JUN 25, 2019
Retail derivatives that pay out in bitcoin approved by CFTC

LedgerX won approval to offer bitcoin spot and physically settled derivatives contracts to clients of any size.

By Bloomberg
Funding for Reg BI, other SEC advice reform efforts denied in Waters amendment
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION JUN 25, 2019
Funding for Reg BI, other SEC advice reform efforts denied in Waters amendment

House likely to approve measure that effectively kills rule package, but it faces uphill battle in Senate

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Gucci settles 401(k) lawsuit for $1.2 million
RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 25, 2019
Gucci settles 401(k) lawsuit for $1.2 million

The settlement is notable due to the relatively small size of the company's plan.

By Greg Iacurci
Fixed-income solutions for breakaways entering the RIA space
OPINION JUN 25, 2019
Fixed-income solutions for breakaways entering the RIA space

Wirehouse advisers fear that they'll have less access to fixed-income investments in the independent space, but the opposite is true.

By Matt Sonnen
Finra fines, suspends ex-Merrill Lynch broker over loans from clients
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JUN 25, 2019
Finra fines, suspends ex-Merrill Lynch broker over loans from clients

Fred Brown also failed to change his employment record to disclose two tax liens and three civil judgments.

By Bruce Kelly
LPL Financial push for employee model attempt to tap into $11 trillion market
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS JUN 25, 2019
LPL Financial push for employee model attempt to tap into $11 trillion market

Advisers working for wirehouses and regional firms control vast amounts of assets that LPL would like to bring under its umbrella.

By Bruce Kelly
GPB paid B-Ds and reps steep commissions to sell troubled private placements
ALTERNATIVES JUN 24, 2019
GPB paid B-Ds and reps steep commissions to sell troubled private placements

GPB paid commissions of 9.3%, or $167 million altogether, on the firm's private placements.

By Bruce Kelly
Congress members ask GAO to study fallout from death of DOL fiduciary rule
RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 24, 2019
Congress members ask GAO to study fallout from death of DOL fiduciary rule

Democrats want the Government Accountability Office to examine how brokerage and other financial firms' businesses have changed since the new requirements were vacated last year.

By Greg Iacurci
Bernie Sanders to propose financial transactions tax to pay off student debt
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION JUN 24, 2019
Bernie Sanders to propose financial transactions tax to pay off student debt

Plan also provides states $48 billion annually to eliminate undergraduate tuition and fees at public colleges and universities

By Bloomberg
Technology can help turn client conversations toward planning in next bear market
RIA NEWS JUN 24, 2019
Technology can help turn client conversations toward planning in next bear market

Advisers don't want a replay of 2008 when clients bailed out of the advice industry.

By Ryan W. Neal
Repeal of SALT cap would be $40 billion windfall for millionaires, according to new data
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION JUN 24, 2019
Repeal of SALT cap would be $40 billion windfall for millionaires, according to new data

Officials in high-tax states say Democratic-led states have been targeted to pay for the cuts.

By Bloomberg
The pros and cons of state fiduciary rules
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION JUN 22, 2019
The pros and cons of state fiduciary rules

What are brokers and advisers to make of all this? We may be a long way from knowing, but there's a lot to watch while we wait.

By crain-api
Finra arbitrators ding firm, executives $3 million for broker's outside business at his own RIA
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION JUN 21, 2019
Finra arbitrators ding firm, executives $3 million for broker's outside business at his own RIA

Case hits Spire Securities and its CEO and COO for activities of barred adviser who ran Ponzi scheme.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
SEC bars Virginia state investment adviser over Ponzi scheme
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION JUN 21, 2019
SEC bars Virginia state investment adviser over Ponzi scheme

Agency says Edward Moody Jr. has already pleaded guilty to one count of mail fraud.

By InvestmentNews
Financial planning for same-sex couples has changed immensely since 2015 Supreme Court marriage ruling
RIA NEWS JUN 21, 2019
Financial planning for same-sex couples has changed immensely since 2015 Supreme Court marriage ruling

The Supreme Court upheld same-sex marriage. What does this mean for married and unmarried gay couples now?

By Ramon Berenguer
SEC advice rule brings tech focus back to compliance
FINTECH JUN 21, 2019
SEC advice rule brings tech focus back to compliance

After turning attention toward next-gen platforms and client experience, broker-dealers may have to rethink technology to comply with a best interest standard.

By Ryan W. Neal
Finra dings Edward Jones for underreporting alleged damages in customer complaints
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JUN 20, 2019
Finra dings Edward Jones for underreporting alleged damages in customer complaints

The broker-dealer was censured and fined $40,000 for the infractions.

By Bruce Kelly
SEC clears up confusion over whether advisers can continue to call themselves fiduciaries
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION JUN 20, 2019
SEC clears up confusion over whether advisers can continue to call themselves fiduciaries

Despite an agency directive to eliminate the word 'fiduciary' in Form CRS, SEC officials say it's OK to use it.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Plaid offering investment account aggregation with Quovo technology
FINTECH JUN 20, 2019
Plaid offering investment account aggregation with Quovo technology

Are the lines between cash, lending and investing starting to blur?

By Ryan W. Neal
Financial firms fight over $18 trillion held by poorest of the rich
WIREHOUSES JUN 20, 2019
Financial firms fight over $18 trillion held by poorest of the rich

Wealth managers focus their expansion on clients with fast-growing fortunes.

By Bloomberg