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RIAS RIA NEWS SEP 23, 2014
Market risk is ignored by invincible investors

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i>: A real risk thanks to the bull market: investors' sense of invincibility, plus El-Erian dishes on Pimco, second-guessing Calpers, and more.

By Jeff Benjamin
RIAS RIA NEWS SEP 23, 2014
5 ways to improve your tech evaluation process

Selecting the right technology means identifying efficiency creators and picking the necessary over the unnecessary.

By NBERK
RIAS PRACTICE MANAGEMENT SEP 23, 2014
Accredited investor standard up for review

Advisers and others in investment industry disagree about how or whether the accredited investor standard should be changed

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
RIAS PRACTICE MANAGEMENT SEP 22, 2014
Altered docs land former Wells compliance officer in hot water

Judy Wolf, formerly with Wells Fargo, allegedly attempted to make it appear she adequately reviewed a broker later charged with insider trading. <b><i>Plus, see <a href=&quot;http://www.investmentnews.com/gallery/20140507/FREE/507009999/PH/5-big-compliance-lessons-from-recent-sec-cases&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;>5 compliance lessons from recent SEC cases</a></b></i>

By Mason Braswell
RIAS PRACTICE MANAGEMENT SEP 22, 2014
Barclays to pay $15M over compliance failures

Firm settles charges that compliance oversight was weak after 2008 acquisition of advisory unit.

By Mason Braswell
RIAS PRACTICE MANAGEMENT SEP 22, 2014
Mediating disputes between spouses part of advisers' job

Advisers increasingly find themselves playing domestic diplomat in an effort to keep financial plans on course.

By Minda Smiley
RIAS PRACTICE MANAGEMENT SEP 22, 2014
Philanthropic advisers recognized for service

Five advisers win Community Leadership Awards at eighth annual industry gathering Thursday night.

By Liz Skinner
RIAS PRACTICE MANAGEMENT SEP 22, 2014
Ex-UBS adviser faces $5 million sexual harassment suit

Former intern claims she was offered Christian Louboutin shoes in exchange for sex; adviser and firm say she welcomed advances.

By Mason Braswell
RIAS PRACTICE MANAGEMENT SEP 21, 2014
Bridging the adviser generation gap to make succession planning work

Five ways to ensure successful business transitions between advisers old and young

By Gabriel Garcia
RIAS PRACTICE MANAGEMENT SEP 21, 2014
Revenue deflated in recent years, FPA says it's now on a growth trajectory

Association is promoting more stringent standards for brokers, promises to do more with less.

By Trevor Hunnicutt
RIAS PRACTICE MANAGEMENT SEP 21, 2014
Goodbye Cleavers, hello modern family

New family structures mean new opportunities for advisers to serve client needs.

By Liz Skinner
ADVISOR NEWS INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS SEP 19, 2014
Regional broker-dealers need creativity to keep up in the recruiting arms race

With deep pockets aggressively recruiting assets tied to teams, advisers need to remember why they are paid bonuses in the first place.

By Gary Martino
RIAS PRACTICE MANAGEMENT SEP 19, 2014
Brokers charged by state securities officials see prison time rise

Enforcement actions by NASAA members resulted in one-third-longer sentences last year over 2012.

By Bloomberg
RIAS PRACTICE MANAGEMENT SEP 19, 2014
State regulators on one-year deadline to revise broker-fee disclosures

NASAA working group not going to draw conclusions about whether fees are too high, just how to make them more transparent.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
ADVISOR NEWS INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS SEP 19, 2014
Possible fee refunds for poor performance spur debate

By Andrew Leigh
RIAS PRACTICE MANAGEMENT SEP 19, 2014
Do Merrill Lynch's new business cards diss the brand?

A tweak to Merrill Lynch business cards earlier this year caused a stir among some of the firm's 13,700 advisers.

By Mason Braswell
RIAS RIA NEWS SEP 18, 2014
Technology's role in deepening adviser-client relationships

By Stuart DePina
ADVISOR NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING SEP 18, 2014
Student loans imperil parents' retirement

Borrowing or cosigning for a child could mean debts too hard to get out from under

By Darla Mercado
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES SEP 17, 2014
Finra 'unfairly criticized' on REIT pricing rule change

Mark Goldberg of IPA praises regulator's action to extend clarity to investor statements.

By Mark M. Goldberg
RIAS PRACTICE MANAGEMENT SEP 17, 2014
Wells Fargo adds $830M Morgan Stanley duo

Team of William Peragine and John Biondo join as Wells Fargo continues summer recruiting spree.

By Mason Braswell