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Advisers should think twice about taking the SEC up on its ADV filing extension
RIAS MAR 17, 2020
Advisers should think twice about taking the SEC up on its ADV filing extension

Firms admitting their business continuity plans didn’t hold up amid the panic caused by the coronavirus is ‘not a good look’

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
How the COVID-19 sell-off compares with previous market slides
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAR 17, 2020
How the COVID-19 sell-off compares with previous market slides

While a global pandemic is scary, advisers say it may be easier for clients to understand than the financial complexities that drove the 2008 crisis

By Jeff Benjamin
Federal court finds RIA guilty of fraud
RIAS MAR 17, 2020
Federal court finds RIA guilty of fraud

The case, brought by the SEC, involved undisclosed compensation

By InvestmentNews
HSBC pays $750,000 to settle with SEC on adviser comp practices
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAR 17, 2020
HSBC pays $750,000 to settle with SEC on adviser comp practices

The agency charged the firm with misrepresenting how it paid dually registered reps

By InvestmentNews
SEC bars former Merrill Lynch adviser over alleged $1.7 million fraud
WIREHOUSES MAR 17, 2020
SEC bars former Merrill Lynch adviser over alleged $1.7 million fraud

The Chicago broker had been fired by the wirehouse and previously barred by Finra

By InvestmentNews
Social Security closes local offices nationwide
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 17, 2020
Social Security closes local offices nationwide

Critical services still available over the phone and online

By Mary Beth Franklin
One TDF series outperforms others in market plunge
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 16, 2020
One TDF series outperforms others in market plunge

The newer product line has a different approach to asset allocation than most other target-date funds

By Emile Hallez
Get this week's issue of InvestmentNews
INDUSTRY NEWS MAR 16, 2020
Get this week's issue of InvestmentNews

Read about the New Normal for financial advisers created by COVID-19

By InvestmentNews
Financial advice industry shuffles conference schedules
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAR 16, 2020
Financial advice industry shuffles conference schedules

A broad array of companies is changing calendars due to the COVID-19 virus

By Bruce Kelly
Finra postpones in-person arbitration hearings until May 1 due to COVID-19
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAR 16, 2020
Finra postpones in-person arbitration hearings until May 1 due to COVID-19

The broker-dealer regulator said it is taking action ‘in the interest of public safety’

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Clients keep their cool as stocks tank
EQUITIES MAR 16, 2020
Clients keep their cool as stocks tank

Some advisers are facing the challenge of dissuading clients from jumping into the market as it continues to fall

By Jeff Benjamin
How to optimize your practice during the pandemic
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAR 16, 2020
How to optimize your practice during the pandemic

Join an InvestmentNews webinar Tuesday where advisers and behavioral finance experts will discuss the impacts the global outbreak has had on advisory businesses and how advisers can lessen the disruption for their employees and clients

By InvestmentNews
SEC chief rejects speculation markets should be shuttered
INDUSTRY NEWS MAR 16, 2020
SEC chief rejects speculation markets should be shuttered

Equity exchanges plunged on Monday, triggering circuit breakers that halted trading

By Bloomberg
Goldman warns S&P 500 might fall to 2,000
EQUITIES MAR 16, 2020
Goldman warns S&P 500 might fall to 2,000

Chief equity strategist sees index heading another 10% lower over the next three months and says the losses could mount to 26% if the economic fallout from the virus spreads

By Bloomberg
The questions advisers need to ask in bear markets
OPINION MAR 16, 2020
The questions advisers need to ask in bear markets

A market downturn, even one that may turn steep, doesn’t change what investors want from their advisers

By InvestmentNews
Fed cuts main interest rate to near zero in response to virus
INDUSTRY NEWS MAR 15, 2020
Fed cuts main interest rate to near zero in response to virus

The central bank also promised a massive bond-buying program

By Bloomberg
When it comes to RIA custody, how big is too big?
RIAS MAR 15, 2020
When it comes to RIA custody, how big is too big?

The DOJ’s antitrust squad has its eye on the RIA landscape, focusing on the Schwab-TD combo. The merger of these two companies may be too formidable to pass muster

By Bruce Kelly
SEC extends Form ADV deadline for advisory firms affected by COVID-19
RIAS MAR 14, 2020
SEC extends Form ADV deadline for advisory firms affected by COVID-19

Registered investment advisers will have 45 extra days to file ADVs, brochure updates

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
SEC charges 3 advisory firm employees with concealing fraud
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAR 13, 2020
SEC charges 3 advisory firm employees with concealing fraud

The commission claims the trio abetted a Ponzi scheme at VisionQuest Wealth Management in North Carolina

By InvestmentNews
Envestnet cancels 2020 Advisor Summit Conference
FINTECH MAR 13, 2020
Envestnet cancels 2020 Advisor Summit Conference

The annual event was scheduled to be held next month in Austin, Texas

By Ryan W. Neal