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Best practices for financial adviser text messaging
NEWS OPINION OCT 28, 2020
Best practices for financial adviser text messaging

The $100,000 fine the SEC imposed on a wealth management firm related to its employees’ text messages shows the need for caution in this area

By Marianna Shafir
Finra denies J.P. Morgan effort to clamp down on breakaway brokers
NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION OCT 27, 2020
Finra denies J.P. Morgan effort to clamp down on breakaway brokers

Arbitrators also rebuffed brokers’ counterclaims of defamation and unfair competition

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Bipartisan retirement bill would increase RMD age to 75
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING OCT 27, 2020
Bipartisan retirement bill would increase RMD age to 75

The measure would build on the SECURE Act, but its legislative path is uncertain

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
DOL posts record financial recoveries for benefits plans
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING OCT 27, 2020
DOL posts record financial recoveries for benefits plans

More than $3 billion was returned in fiscal 2020 through investigations, voluntary corrections and other programs, according to the agency

By Emile Hallez
SEC reportedly shelving proposed change to stock reporting threshold
NEWS EQUITIES OCT 27, 2020
SEC reportedly shelving proposed change to stock reporting threshold

Under the rule change, only managers with at least $3.5 billion in equities would have had to publicly report their holdings, up from the current $100 million threshold

By Bloomberg
Brokers generally ‘meeting their obligations’ on Reg BI: Clayton
NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION OCT 26, 2020
Brokers generally ‘meeting their obligations’ on Reg BI: Clayton

Advisory firms should provide more details to reps on how to comply with the new rules, said SEC staff members

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Demand for financial wellness is overwhelming
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING OCT 26, 2020
Demand for financial wellness is overwhelming

Plan sponsors want the services for their participants, but wellness has done little to help people improve their financial lives

By Fred Barstein
Stocks hit on COVID concerns, fading hopes for fiscal stimulus
NEWS EQUITIES OCT 26, 2020
Stocks hit on COVID concerns, fading hopes for fiscal stimulus

Stocks pared their losses during the afternoon as the biggest tech companies recovered

By Bloomberg
SEC Democrats object to no-action letter on brokers borrowing securities
NEWS PRACTICE MANAGEMENT OCT 26, 2020
SEC Democrats object to no-action letter on brokers borrowing securities

Lee, Crenshaw say the agency is providing leeway to violate the rule, putting investor funds at risk

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
SEC slaps former adviser with $4.24 million penalty
NEWS RIAS OCT 23, 2020
SEC slaps former adviser with $4.24 million penalty

Paul Horton Smith Sr., who's awaiting trial, targeted California seniors in Ponzi scheme

By InvestmentNews
Auto-IRA states, AARP blast CalSavers lawsuit claims
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING OCT 23, 2020
Auto-IRA states, AARP blast CalSavers lawsuit claims

Oregon, Illinois and others are backing California in a legal attack on the state's auto-IRA system, while the Trump administration has taken the opposite side

By Emile Hallez
Senate Democrats urge SEC to scrap proposed boost in stock reporting threshold
NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION OCT 22, 2020
Senate Democrats urge SEC to scrap proposed boost in stock reporting threshold

Lawmakers say SEC lacks authority to lift current $100 million ceiling and the change risks reducing transparency

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Goldman hit with $2.9 billion fine in 1MDB case
NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION OCT 22, 2020
Goldman hit with $2.9 billion fine in 1MDB case

CEO David Solomon and his predecessor, Lloyd Blankfein, will return some compensation as part of the deal

By Bloomberg
Former Wells Fargo manager alleges age, race, disability bias
NEWS PRACTICE MANAGEMENT OCT 22, 2020
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

By Bloomberg
CFP hopefuls slow to embrace remote exams
NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION OCT 21, 2020
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

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Fiduciary insurance costs soar amid new 401(k) litigation
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING OCT 21, 2020
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

By Emile Hallez
Labor Department moves at 'warp speed' on ESG rule
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING OCT 21, 2020
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

By Bloomberg
Former SagePoint rep fined $5,000 for unapproved private transactions
NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION OCT 21, 2020
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

By InvestmentNews
Investment Company Institute appoints Eric Pan chief executive
NEWS MUTUAL FUNDS OCT 20, 2020
Investment Company Institute appoints Eric Pan chief executive

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

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Reg BI promotes same standard of care across advice models: SEC's Clayton
NEWS RIAS OCT 19, 2020
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

By Mark Schoeff Jr.