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Former Wells Fargo manager alleges age, race, disability bias

A 65-year-old Black executive in the bank's wealth and investment management arm filed a complaint after losing his job while on medical leave for cancer

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CFP hopefuls slow to embrace remote exams

Only 6% of 2,153 candidates who sat for the test in September exercised the option to take it from home

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Fiduciary insurance costs soar amid new 401(k) litigation

It is arguably a scary time to be a retirement plan sponsor, and many might forgo liability coverage

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Labor Department moves at ‘warp speed’ on ESG rule

The proposed rule, which would make it more difficult for retirement plans to invest in ESG, was submitted to the White House last week

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Former SagePoint rep fined $5,000 for unapproved private transactions

Troy Baily of Omaha, Nebraska, was also suspended for six months for selling $210,000 in Future Income Payments

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Investment Company Institute appoints Eric Pan chief executive

Former SEC, CFTC official puts mutual fund disclosure, ESG policy at top of agenda

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Reg BI promotes same standard of care across advice models: SEC’s Clayton

'I think it’s going pretty well,' he said about the first four months since implementation

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NYSE threatens to move out of New Jersey if trade tax is imposed

A test in which the exchange temporarily moved its production servers out of New Jersey was successful, exec says

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Bill would let 403(b)s use PEPs

There could be even more demand for pooled employer plans from nonprofit organizations than from the for-profit side

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Fidelity on pace to dominate HSA business

Since 2016, Fidelity’s market share more than doubled, according to a recent Morningstar report

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Court in Colorado enters judgment against Ponzi schemer

Daniel Rudden of Denver had received a 10-year sentence in a parallel criminal case

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New Jersey financial transaction tax set for Assembly hearing

Amendments to reduce the size of the levy and set an expiration date likely to be considered

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Wells Fargo fires more than 100 workers for abusing federal aid program

Staffers made 'false representations' when they applied for a coronavirus loan program, according to a Wells memo

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Nestle sued over its 401(k)

A class-action lawsuit alleges excessive record-keeping and managed account fees

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Advisers should keep an eye on state laws and regulations

Taxes on the industry, fiduciary rules and independent contractor status are among the regulatory issues at the state level

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Investors unfazed by pandemic-related market volatility, Finra finds

Most demographic groups lack confidence that U.S. financial markets are fair to average investors

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Criminal, civil charges filed against phony adviser in $2.95 million fraud

Former New Jersey warehouse operator Alexander Rowland promised returns of up to 140% a year

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How to stay out of trouble with ESG-related investments

What the DOL has failed to grasp is that today, ESG items can be financial factors, capable of creating value or exposing liability

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Savings in DC plans increase, but outcomes remain ‘bleak’

Only the top 40% of near-retirement 401(k) participants by income have enough saved for retirement

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XYPN advocates for consistent regulation of fee-for-service advisory model

The group's lobbying effort must address states’ concerns about charging without delivering