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UBS hires three Credit Suisse teams with $3.2B in assets
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT NOV 18, 2015
UBS hires three Credit Suisse teams with $3.2B in assets

Houston-based brokers, who specialize in ultra-high-net-worth clients, include vets from Credit Suisse.

By Laura Sanicola
Health costs derail common retirement savings benchmark
RETIREMENT PLANNING NOV 18, 2015
Health costs derail common retirement savings benchmark

Steeply rising health costs call for a more dynamic retirement planning approach than traditional income replacement ratios.

By Greg Iacurci
Northeast better suited for retirement than rest of country: Personal Capital
RETIREMENT PLANNING NOV 18, 2015
Northeast better suited for retirement than rest of country: Personal Capital

Study examines regional differences in retirement readiness; lessons for advisers.

By Alessandra Malito
DOL, industry spar over cost estimates for fiduciary rule
RETIREMENT PLANNING NOV 18, 2015
DOL, industry spar over cost estimates for fiduciary rule

Perez defends White House study, while SIFMA and ICI attack it.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Is it possible to add clients, earn more and work less?
FINTECH NOV 17, 2015
Is it possible to add clients, earn more and work less?

Even for small 'lifestyle practices,' technology can help make a firm more efficient and successful.

By Bloomberg
CEO Roth to advisers: Cetera has six potential suitors
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS NOV 17, 2015
CEO Roth to advisers: Cetera has six potential suitors

A deal to sell the broker-dealer outright or to attract a large private equity investor is anticipated by year-end.

By Bruce Kelly
Financial Engines' acquisition of The Mutual Fund Store a turning point in robo debate
FINTECH NOV 17, 2015
Financial Engines' acquisition of The Mutual Fund Store a turning point in robo debate

Deal is proof positive that online advice platforms will need human advisers to offer a full menu of financial planning services.

By Alessandra Malito
NAPFA leader claims 'moral high ground' in fiduciary fight
RETIREMENT PLANNING NOV 17, 2015
NAPFA leader claims 'moral high ground' in fiduciary fight

Organization wants to strengthen its lobbying punch to counter the likes of NAIFA and others that oppose a clients' best interests rule.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Pennsylvania advisers with $425M AUM jump to UBS
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT NOV 17, 2015
Pennsylvania advisers with $425M AUM jump to UBS

One three-man team had $270M in assets, while a fourth individual joining separately had $155M.

By Laura Sanicola
Big IBD Next Financial on the block
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS NOV 17, 2015
Big IBD Next Financial on the block

Though top officials are keeping mum, industry executives say prospective buyers have been kicking the tires on this indie brokerage with 739 affiliated registered reps and advisers.

By Bruce Kelly
Financial markets brace for fallout from the Paris terror attacks
EQUITIES NOV 16, 2015
Financial markets brace for fallout from the Paris terror attacks

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i>: The financial markets are likely to be swept up in the immediate unrest following Friday's terror attacks in Paris.

By Jeff Benjamin
Calpers makes another move away from pricey investments by trimming real estate exposure
ALTERNATIVES NOV 16, 2015
Calpers makes another move away from pricey investments by trimming real estate exposure

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i>: Nation's largest public pension fund trims its real estate holdings with a $3B sale.

By Jeff Benjamin
401(k) plans often provide greater chance for retirement savings than pensions: EBRI
RETIREMENT PLANNING NOV 16, 2015
401(k) plans often provide greater chance for retirement savings than pensions: EBRI

Economic modeling shows voluntary enrollment 401(k) plans provided better opportunity for achieving an 80% salary replacement ratio than DB plans for three of four income categories.

By Robert Steyer
Fidelity, Schwab to halt AR Capital sales
RIA NEWS NOV 15, 2015
Fidelity, Schwab to halt AR Capital sales

Firms pull the plug after Massachusetts <a href="//www.investmentnews.com/article/20151112/FREE/151119971/massachusetts-galvin-charges-realty-capital-securities-with-proxy&quot;" target="&quot;_blank&quot;" rel="noopener noreferrer">charges RCS Capital with fraudulently rounding up proxy votes</a> to support real estate deals sponsored by AR Capital.

By Bruce Kelly
RIA NEWS NOV 15, 2015
Wake-up call for RIAs: It's time to fix exams before it's too late

Fix the exam frequency issue before investors are harmed, the reputation of the RIA industry is tarnished and Washington imposes a solution not of our choosing

By Skip Schweiss
OPINION NOV 15, 2015
Don't tune out crowdfunding

Advisers will need to stay current during the evolution of this new retail-level private equity market

By MFXFeeder
FINTECH NOV 15, 2015
Deploying technology for financial firms

Alexey Sokolin sees possible applications for cryptocurrencies, image recognition in adviser space

By Alessandra Malito
Health costs derail common retirement savings benchmark
RETIREMENT PLANNING NOV 13, 2015
Health costs derail common retirement savings benchmark

This retirement-savings metric may be luring Americans into a false sense of security.

By Greg Iacurci
Plan to work longer for more retirement savings? Don't count on it
RETIREMENT PLANNING NOV 13, 2015
Plan to work longer for more retirement savings? Don't count on it

Although delaying retirement helps financial readiness, it can't be a safety net for everyone.

By Greg Iacurci
Look out for these robos in 2016
FINTECH NOV 13, 2015
Look out for these robos in 2016

Big firms target next year to join robo ranks, look to differentiate as market becomes crowded.

By Alessandra Malito