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Cross-selling poised to be next 401(k) 'battleground' issue
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 13, 2019
Cross-selling poised to be next 401(k) 'battleground' issue

Advisers selling wealth management or financial wellness services should be careful, according to experts.

By Greg Iacurci
Morgan Stanley wealth management clients burned in Uber IPO
WIREHOUSES MAY 13, 2019
Morgan Stanley wealth management clients burned in Uber IPO

Elite clients got an early chance to invest in the ridesharing company, and now they're looking at losses.

By Bloomberg
Bitcoin rises above $7,000, further fueling interest in cryptocurrency market
FINTECH MAY 13, 2019
Bitcoin rises above $7,000, further fueling interest in cryptocurrency market

Rival coins Bitcoin Cash up 26%, and Litecoin and Ether both at least 12% higher.

By Bloomberg
How much is enough compliance? SEC grumbles about firms' efforts to cover risks
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAY 13, 2019
How much is enough compliance? SEC grumbles about firms' efforts to cover risks

One consultant suggests spending 5% of revenue to fully address compliance needs.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Reg BI looks strong, if you squint just right
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE MAY 13, 2019
Reg BI looks strong, if you squint just right

Despite SEC commissioner Peirce's comments last week, absent real mitigation, the rule is toothless.

By Bloomberg
Innovate or else: Advisers must leave the comfort zone before it's too late
FINTECH MAY 11, 2019
Innovate or else: Advisers must leave the comfort zone before it's too late

A roundtable of top advisers discusses what it will take to innovate in an industry that likes to maintain the status quo.

By Greg Iacurci
Finra plan to address unpaid arbitration award problem deserves fair hearing
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE MAY 11, 2019
Finra plan to address unpaid arbitration award problem deserves fair hearing

The issue has been a problem for Finra — and investors — for a long time.

By crain-api
Honoring innovation
FINTECH MAY 11, 2019
Honoring innovation

Investmentnews recognizes firms' inventive concepts and tools for advisers.

By Vanessa Drucker
Carson Group advisers will soon be able to offer clients banking accounts
FINTECH MAY 10, 2019
Carson Group advisers will soon be able to offer clients banking accounts

Through a partnership with fintech startup Galileo, firms can provide white-labeled, FDIC-insured cash accounts.

By Ryan W. Neal
Whistle-blower Ted Siedle sees pensions as hotbed for fraud
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 10, 2019
Whistle-blower Ted Siedle sees pensions as hotbed for fraud

The man who won the largest whistle-blower award in SEC history thinks pension mismanagement is hobbling U.S. retirement security.

By Greg Iacurci
Money manager who stole $500 million serves a quarter of his 20-year prison term
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE MAY 09, 2019
Money manager who stole $500 million serves a quarter of his 20-year prison term

Stephen Walsh of WG Trading is ordered released from prison after arguing that his lawyers were ineffective.

By Bloomberg
Average Fidelity 401(k) balance increases sixfold over past decade to almost $300,000
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 09, 2019
Average Fidelity 401(k) balance increases sixfold over past decade to almost $300,000

Gen X investors saw average accounts rise to $268,900 from $37,000.

By Bloomberg
Advisor Group expected to be sold for $2.3 billion
ALTERNATIVES MAY 09, 2019
Advisor Group expected to be sold for $2.3 billion

Private equity buyer would grab a 75% stake in IBD network that produced $1.7 billion in revenue last year and has nearly 11,800 advisers.

By Bruce Kelly
SEC, Finra warn investors not to base stock decisions on social sentiment
FINTECH MAY 09, 2019
SEC, Finra warn investors not to base stock decisions on social sentiment

Social media posts can have hidden agendas, regulators said

By Ryan W. Neal
Actively managed TDFs are getting edged out
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 09, 2019
Actively managed TDFs are getting edged out

Passive target-date funds, which invest primarily in index funds, got nearly all the new money flowing into target-date funds last year

By Greg Iacurci
Finra arbitrators award Stanford victims $1.4 million, rule against Pershing
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE MAY 09, 2019
Finra arbitrators award Stanford victims $1.4 million, rule against Pershing

Claimants alleged custodian aided and abetted Ponzi scheme.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Reverence Capital Partners buys Advisor Group
ALTERNATIVES MAY 09, 2019
Reverence Capital Partners buys Advisor Group

The B-D network produced $1.7 billion in total revenue last year.

By Bruce Kelly
What could Envestnet buy next?
FINTECH MAY 08, 2019
What could Envestnet buy next?

The company has all the pieces for its financial wellness platform, but there are still some gaps in the adviser tech stack.

By Ryan W. Neal
Eaton Vance settles 401(k) lawsuit for $3.45 million
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 08, 2019
Eaton Vance settles 401(k) lawsuit for $3.45 million

Class-action suit alleged the firm mismanaged its own retirement plan and profited at the expense of employees.

By Greg Iacurci
SEC commissioner Hester Peirce says Reg BI is stronger than fiduciary duty
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE MAY 08, 2019
SEC commissioner Hester Peirce says Reg BI is stronger than fiduciary duty

And SEC chairman Jay Clayton tells senators his agency aims to preserve adviser, broker competition while bringing standards closer.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.