Regulation And Legislation

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RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 16, 2018
Retirement savings bill introduced in House

Like the Senate version, the bill would make it easier for smaller employers to join open multiple employer plans

By Hazel Bradford
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAR 16, 2018
Finra bars former broker in investigation no-show

Stephen Woods allegedly settled customer complaint on his own.

By InvestmentNews
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAR 16, 2018
DOL fiduciary rule: Industry reacts to Fifth Circuit ruling

Groups on both sides of the fiduciary debate had plenty to say.

By Greg Iacurci
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 16, 2018
Don't know if you qualify for 20% pass-through deduction? You're not alone

Trying to figure out who qualifies for the deduction — and who doesn't — is proving to be a monumental challenge.

By Bloomberg
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAR 16, 2018
DOL fiduciary rule likely to live on despite appeals court loss

Future developments will hinge on whether the Labor Department continues the fight to remake the regulation its own way.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
WIREHOUSES MAR 16, 2018
Stocks of brokerages, insurers rally after DOL rule struck down

Morgan Stanley, LPL and Principal among stocks that climbed higher than market benchmarks Friday.

By Bloomberg
RIA NEWS MAR 16, 2018
DOL rule may be history, but a fiduciary standard still in the works

Advisers and brokers alike believe that the SEC will deliver a fiduciary standard because consumers want it.

By Jeff Benjamin
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAR 16, 2018
Feds broaden investigation of Wells Fargo Advisors: WSJ

FBI agents have interviewed some wealth-management employees.

By InvestmentNews
Advisers complain to SEC about inadvertent custody
RIA NEWS MAR 15, 2018
Advisers complain to SEC about inadvertent custody

Agency official promises to clear up questions created by 2017 guidance.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAR 15, 2018
Senate rollback of Dodd-Frank faces challenge in House

Financial Services Chairman Hensarling makes it clear the House won't rubber-stamp the Senate's bill.

By Bloomberg
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAR 15, 2018
SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce wants fiduciary reform to preserve investor options

The Republican appointee wants to make sure there are a variety of payment models and levels of service.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAR 15, 2018
Senate votes to roll back parts of Dodd-Frank

Small lenders would not be subject to "too big to fail" requirements.

By Bloomberg
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 15, 2018
SunTrust Banks, 401(k) participants settle fiduciary-breach lawsuit

The class-action lawsuit is a consolidation of several complaints against the 401(k) plan fiduciaries.

By Robert Steyer
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAR 15, 2018
Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals vacates DOL fiduciary rule

In split decision, judges say agency exceeded authority.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 14, 2018
Fiduciary rule shifts power to broker-dealer compliance departments

As firms try to limit their liability under the DOL rule, new problems have arisen.

By Fred Barstein
LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES MAR 13, 2018
Appeals court upholds DOL fiduciary rule in case involving fixed indexed annuities

Market Synergy Group argued the regulation treated the annuity products arbitrarily and violated rulemaking procedures.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
ALTERNATIVES MAR 12, 2018
Lynn Tilton's Zohar funds file for bankruptcy

Tilton plans to refinance debt or sell assets of the three structured debt vehicles.

By Bloomberg
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAR 12, 2018
SEC bars two in pension pay-to-play scandal

The former brokers bribed a pension fund manager to get trades that netted them millions in commissions.

By InvestmentNews
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAR 12, 2018
Don't know if you qualify for 20% pass-through deduction? You're not alone

Trying to figure out who qualifies for the deduction — and who doesn't — is proving to be a monumental challenge.

By Bloomberg
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAR 10, 2018
Would reforming use of the title 'adviser' mesh with the DOL fiduciary rule?

Title reform is on every power player's lips these days, but would such a change conflict with the Labor Department's regulation that is already partially enacted?

By Mark Schoeff Jr.