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REGULATION AND LEGISLATION JUN 06, 2016
The Fiduciary Journey

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS JUN 06, 2016
Weeding out rogue brokers

If the industry was really serious about getting rid of rogue brokers, it would do more both individually and through Finra.

By MFXFeeder
Wall St. critic Warren grills Finra's Ketchum on regulator's ability to protect investors
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JUN 06, 2016
Wall St. critic Warren grills Finra's Ketchum on regulator's ability to protect investors

The U.S. senator raised doubts on Thursday about whether the financial industry can police itself.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Time to talk about financial wellness
RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 05, 2016
Time to talk about financial wellness

Financial wellness is one of the hottest topics in the retirement industry today and at top of mind for many plan sponsors.

By David Eikenberg
RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 05, 2016
Make clients aware of filial laws that could wreak havoc on the financial security of millions

Encourage clients to think ahead about how much financial responsibility they're willing to assume for their aging parents.

By MFXFeeder
Investors need to get smarter about their money post-DOL fiduciary rule: panel
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION JUN 03, 2016
Investors need to get smarter about their money post-DOL fiduciary rule: panel

By Alessandra Malito
Finra's BrokerCheck link mandate for adviser websites effective today
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JUN 03, 2016
Finra's BrokerCheck link mandate for adviser websites effective today

Advisers and firms must clearly reference and link to regulator's search tool on their websites.

By Alessandra Malito
Fidelity 401(k) lawsuit could up ante for plan advisers
RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 03, 2016
Fidelity 401(k) lawsuit could up ante for plan advisers

Advisers need to scrutinize any sort of markup on a platform they're recommending, making sure it is reasonable.

By Greg Iacurci
RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 03, 2016
Serving as trustee could put you at risk

When things go awry among family members or with the assets held in trust, trustees can get sued

By Michael J. Gill, Richard Campbell and Kathleen M. Przywara
Stop lying to yourself about value investing
OPINION JUN 03, 2016
Stop lying to yourself about value investing

Value stocks never have and never will dance to the rhythm of business or market cycles.

By Nir Kaissar
Perez, Norquist and others react to anti-DOL fiduciary rule lawsuit
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION JUN 03, 2016
Perez, Norquist and others react to anti-DOL fiduciary rule lawsuit

Groups for and against the rule sound off on the latest development in the DOL's attempt to create a fiduciary standard for retirement advice.

By Tanvi Acharya
American Funds' platform puts target-date funds under a microscope
EQUITIES JUN 03, 2016
American Funds' platform puts target-date funds under a microscope

Fund giant offering financial advisers a tool for evaluating the funds that adheres to the 2013 guidance from the Department of Labor.

By Jeff Benjamin
Finra fines Raymond James a record $17 million for failures in anti-money laundering program
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JUN 03, 2016
Finra fines Raymond James a record $17 million for failures in anti-money laundering program

The penalty is the regulator's largest ever relating to anti-money laundering compliance.

By Christine Idzelis
Charles Schwab to cut its version of Salesforce in July
FINTECH JUN 03, 2016
Charles Schwab to cut its version of Salesforce in July

The custodian cites too many tech options as the reason to end its dashboard partnership.

By Alessandra Malito
Nine groups file lawsuit to strike down 'capricious' DOL fiduciary rule
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION JUN 02, 2016
Nine groups file lawsuit to strike down 'capricious' DOL fiduciary rule

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce, SIFMA, FSI, IRI, the Financial Services Roundtable and several Texas business groups joined a lawsuit to block the Labor Department's landmark fiduciary regulation. <b><i>(Related read: <a href=&quot;http://www.investmentnews.com/section/fiduciary-focus&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;>The DOL fiduciary rule from all angles</a>)</i></b>

By Greg Iacurci
RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 02, 2016
Plan to keep working into your 70s? You're not alone

More Americans with jobs say they plan on being septuagenarian employees, but working longer has its drawbacks.

By Bloomberg
RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 02, 2016
How credit access affects your job search

The more access to credit unemployed people have, the choosier they are about the jobs they take. But is that a good thing?

By Bloomberg
Lawsuit against DOL fiduciary rule could delay implementation indefinitely
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION JUN 02, 2016
Lawsuit against DOL fiduciary rule could delay implementation indefinitely

The lawsuit may push the rule to the next presidential administration, which could ultimately kill the rule.

By Peter Chepucavage
Digital advice is poised to become the apple of asset managers' eyes
FINTECH JUN 02, 2016
Digital advice is poised to become the apple of asset managers' eyes

DOL's rule accelerates an opportunity for these firms to wrap products into advice-driven online platforms.

By Alessandra Malito
OPINION JUN 02, 2016
Help more women succeed as financial planners

Encouraging more women to join the industry would go a long way toward addressing the looming talent gap and better reflect the marketplace we serve.

By Kate Healy