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Finra bars ex-UBS broker in Texas who sold phony annuities
ALTERNATIVES JAN 30, 2023
Finra bars ex-UBS broker in Texas who sold phony annuities

According to Robert Earl Turner's BrokerCheck profile, UBS has settled six disputes with his customers for close to $12 million.

By Bruce Kelly
Advisors skeptical about replacing income tax with national sales tax
RETIREMENT PLANNING JAN 27, 2023
Advisors skeptical about replacing income tax with national sales tax

The House Republican bill is likely to hit a wall in the Democratic-majority Senate. There might be a better chance to extend some 2017 tax cuts set to expire in 2025,

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
More advisors are jumping on the bitcoin bandwagon
RIA NEWS JAN 27, 2023
More advisors are jumping on the bitcoin bandwagon

With the cryptocurrency's price up 40% so far this year, a new report shows a doggedly bullish outlook among investors and advisors willing to look past extreme volatility.

By Jeff Benjamin
Advisor Group firms settle with Finra over 529 plan rollovers
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION JAN 27, 2023
Advisor Group firms settle with Finra over 529 plan rollovers

According to Finra, the broker-dealers fell short in giving some clients breaks when rolling over 529 plans from one state to another.

By Bruce Kelly
FPA takes CFP Board at its word that it won’t crowd onto association’s turf
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JAN 26, 2023
FPA takes CFP Board at its word that it won’t crowd onto association’s turf

The CFP Board's decision to split itself into two nonprofits would allow it to establish a membership organization, but groups like FPA don't expect it to do so.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Morgan Stanley fines bankers over $1 million each for using unapproved messaging platforms
FINTECH JAN 26, 2023
Morgan Stanley fines bankers over $1 million each for using unapproved messaging platforms

The firm is the latest bank to require individual staff to bear some of the burden of an unprecedented regulatory investigation.

By Bloomberg
Democrats launch sustainable investment caucus
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION JAN 26, 2023
Democrats launch sustainable investment caucus

The effort comes as Republicans have increasingly supported an anti-ESG push, largely led by the states, including Texas and Florida.

By Emile Hallez
Wisconsin advisor pulled $1.9 million fraud on clients
RIA NEWS JAN 25, 2023
Wisconsin advisor pulled $1.9 million fraud on clients

The advisor, Anthony B. Liddle, 40, was barred from the securities industry last June by the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority Inc.

By Bruce Kelly
CFP Board creates separate arm to promote planning careers, hiring of planners
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JAN 25, 2023
CFP Board creates separate arm to promote planning careers, hiring of planners

The group is setting up a 501(c)(6) organization that will give it more latitude to talk to students about the benefits of becoming a CFP and to the public about the benefits of working with one.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Bloomberg pays $5 million to settle SEC charges regarding fixed-income valuations
FIXED INCOME JAN 23, 2023
Bloomberg pays $5 million to settle SEC charges regarding fixed-income valuations

The agency alleged that from 2016 through last October, the company's BVAL failed to disclosed that valuations could be based on a single data input, rather than other methodologies it presented.

By Ryan W. Neal
IARs in 10 states, D.C. must complete continuing education by year-end
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JAN 23, 2023
IARs in 10 states, D.C. must complete continuing education by year-end

The CE requirements are the first for investment advisors, who must take 12 credit hours of courses in products and practice as well as ethics.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Questioning the SEC’s outsourcing proposal
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JAN 23, 2023
Questioning the SEC’s outsourcing proposal

For advisors who don’t do their homework, the possibility of a regulatory slap on the wrist may be less of a deterrent than a whack in the wallet from aggressive attorneys.

By InvestmentNews
Crypto lender Nexo pays $45 million in fines to SEC, states
ALTERNATIVES JAN 19, 2023
Crypto lender Nexo pays $45 million in fines to SEC, states

The SEC said Nexo's Earn Interest Product amounted to a security that should have been registered with the agency.

By Bloomberg
George Santos, Wall Street and Washington
ALTERNATIVES JAN 19, 2023
George Santos, Wall Street and Washington

Since the credit crisis, investment frauds have proliferated in ways most Wall Street executives and financial advisors in 2008 never would have foreseen.

By Bruce Kelly
Treasury taps retirement funds to avoid breaching debt limit
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION JAN 19, 2023
Treasury taps retirement funds to avoid breaching debt limit

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen had previously estimated that such steps would likely keep the government running at least until early June.

By Bloomberg
Financial advisors oppose state-level wealth tax legislation
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION JAN 19, 2023
Financial advisors oppose state-level wealth tax legislation

An unusual coordinated effort among state lawmakers seeks to impose wealth taxes across the country, but advisors warn levies on assets will drive high-net-worth clients to lower-tax states.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
CFP bans use of credential by advisors accused of neglecting, misleading clients
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JAN 18, 2023
CFP bans use of credential by advisors accused of neglecting, misleading clients

One advisor allegedly recommended unsuitable investments to a client and then failed to monitor her portfolio or meet with her. Another claimed in an ad his retirement program could raise all the money needed for a nest egg in 3 to 5 years.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Hey, can the SEC really do that?
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION JAN 18, 2023
Hey, can the SEC really do that?

It’s the central question for the GOP and industry lobbyists as Congress takes a larger role in regulating the regulator.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Beware of breaching your fiduciary obligations related to client data
OPINION JAN 18, 2023
Beware of breaching your fiduciary obligations related to client data

The industry has focused almost exclusively on cybersecurity controls over the past few years, instead of understanding what their core obligations and fiduciary responsibilities are for client data.

By Sid Yenamandra
Advisors downplay prospects for debt default, comfort clients
FIXED INCOME JAN 17, 2023
Advisors downplay prospects for debt default, comfort clients

They're confident that after some political theater over the next few months, lawmakers will reach an agreement to boost the debt limit because the consequences of not doing so would be catastrophic.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.