Edmund F. Murphy III, president of Empower Retirement, says reforms need to be led by the private sector.
Following record MetLife fine, regulator says VAs are now at the core of their focus: complex products marketed to seniors.
The original industry regulations from 1934 and 1940 were perfect — just not perfectly enforced.
Latest lawsuit alleges widespread misuse of investor funds abetted by the brokerage firm.
Push by advisers could help tug this needed legislation out of the doldrums and on to the president's desk.
Clients accused Lee Weiss of recommending an unsuitable investment in a Polish tobacco company.
A new survey finds adult children are far less likely to say that these conversations should take place well before their parents retire or get sick.
Richard William Lunn Martin improperly recommended non-traditional ETFs while warning of economic collapse, Finra said
Call volumes rose in the first few hours of trading Friday as investors tried to make sense of what Brexit means for their retirement accounts.
High-income retirees could see net benefits decline next year if Medicare premiums rise.
National Holdings Corp. said it reached an agreement to be acquired by Fortress, a biopharmaceutical company.
States get additional guidance on how to administer 529 ABLE plans.
The larger trend toward passive investing, as well as cost-consciousness on the part of plan sponsors and general industry push to lower expense ratios, are at play.
The wealth manager overbilled for investments in REITs and BDCs
These alternatives to traditional living arrangements can help satisfy older Americans' requirements for affordable and accessible living spaces.
Here are some of the most critical and potentially damaging misconceptions held by compliance professionals.
Many advisory firms are playing with fire by failing to report to regulators cybersecurity breaches, both big and small, experts say.
Chairwoman Mary Jo White and commissioner Kara Stein laid out regulations the agency will tackle, despite missing two of its five members.
A move by the Securities and Exchange Commission to beef up oversight of investment advisers probably will not stop the agency's effort to establish third-party exams for the sector.
The former House Financial Services committee chair criticized the ruling and said it could ultimately lead other institutions to try to overturn their SIFI status.
