After recent filings of a dozen lawsuits against university retirement plans, <i>InvestmentNews</i> spoke with the high-profile attorney about the broader world of ERISA fee litigation.
More software providers will add or enhance their tools to assist advisers in meeting the regulation's requirements.
Outflows at Franklin and Waddell & Reed mask overall healthy inflows.
Thirteen advisory firms repeated unsubstantiated claims about investment performance.
Priorities include business continuity plans, cybersecurity and fee disclosure.
Sales are estimated to fall to $40 billion next year, a level not seen since 2013. The drop would put an end to the products' nearly decade-long surge in growth.
In an unusual move, an indie B-D has been named a co-defendant in a suit that could be a sign of more legal fights for small plans.
Coming off a gloomy 2015 of weak revenue growth, the forecast for this year is for more of the same.
Founder Greg Caldwell is barred from the brokerage industry.
Regulator: "There is concern that retail customers may not fully understand the risks and the potential impact on their portfolios."
Paul Mata gave presentations to church groups promising “Finances God's Way,” the SEC said.
Agency reaches settlements with issuers, doesn't access fines.
Within days, the governor of America's largest state is expected to provide access to nearly 7 million people without a retirement plan through the workplace.
The lawsuit continues a barrage of litigation filed in recent weeks related to fiduciary breaches in retirement plans.
Finra does not require its members to carry insurance, which lets big risks to investors materialize.
Shrinking the pool of muni sellers does not help investors
<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i> In the wake of the March launch of the SPDR SSGA Gender Diversity Index ETF (SHE), out rolls the Bloomberg Financial Services Gender Equity Index.
Brokerage representatives will be able to breathe a little easier when they're buying gift baskets for fellow professionals during the next holiday season.
One-year anniversary shows lots of effort to calm nerves, rebuild investor trust.
