DOL should craft an exemption for when a fiduciary retirement plan adviser is called on to assist with a rollover decision
Three contenders had to work way onto ballot, want reform in exams and arbitration
<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i>: The nation's biggest banks, like JPMorgan Chase, are lumping their broker-dealer units in with other 'non-essential' operations.
Thomas M. Rampulla's return to the U.S. comes after the firm recast itself as a patron of an industry that once saw it as a threat.
U.S. District Judge Richard Berman ruled Monday that a legal challenge to the SEC's handling of enforcement cases through administrative proceedings will be allowed to proceed
U.S. district judge says regulator many not have authority to divert cases from regular courts.
The court underscored the critical importance that persons entrusted with the assets of others cannot simply make the initial investment decision and walk away.
Finra chief Richard Ketchum says the regulator has put its CARDS proposal on hold but hasn't given up on the plan despite heavy pushback from critics.
<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i>: Fixed-income investors are starting to feel the painful realities of bond math.
Proposal would require brokers working with IRAs and other retirement accounts to act in their clients' best interests, increasing the number of financial advisers who are deemed fiduciaries.
Using an anecdote critical of VAs, Thomas Perez says most people are better served by simple investments.
Exams add scrutiny to an industry debating proposals that brokers act in client's best interests.
SEC will require brokerages to include a 'readily apparent reference and hyperlink' to the database on home pages and broker profiles.
Broker-dealer also agreed to pay $950,000 as part of a settlement with Finra over allegations of improper sales of unregistered penny stocks and anti-money-laundering supervisory lapses.
Former head of the private client group Robert Okin agrees to bar and $125,000 payment in settlement; branch manager and broker also accept penalties
Third-Party Fiduciary Services charges a 3 bps fee to enable retirement plans and advisers to outsource their fiduciary responsibilities.
Administrative law judge rules against the agency in closely watched case over disclosure of Fidelity payments for mutual fund sales.
But proponents look to the history of the fight to maintain optimism.
Both chambers move to derail president's call for a best-interest standard for retirement accounts.
