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Reg BI allows brokers doing planning to avoid becoming fiduciaries: FPA
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE JAN 06, 2020
Reg BI allows brokers doing planning to avoid becoming fiduciaries: FPA

Group files amicus brief in support of lawsuits seeking to overturn regulation

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Time to end mandatory arbitration
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE JAN 03, 2020
Time to end mandatory arbitration

Requiring investors to relinquish their legal rights is fundamentally wrong

By Gregory Crawford
Advisers welcome potential regulatory scrutiny of ESG investing
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE JAN 03, 2020
Advisers welcome potential regulatory scrutiny of ESG investing

Possible SEC involvement could bring more clarity to what qualifies as socially responsible

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Judge throws out suit that aimed to block Schwab acquisition
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE JAN 03, 2020
Judge throws out suit that aimed to block Schwab acquisition

RIA BlackCrown violated procedure by filing antitrust lawsuit without attorney

By InvestmentNews
Chief compliance officers help drive growth at RIAs (Really!)
OPINION JAN 03, 2020
Chief compliance officers help drive growth at RIAs (Really!)

A well-seasoned CCO can help transform an RIA by bringing an objective and mindful stance to the typically sales-oriented decision-making at a firm

By Matt Sonnen
State insurance commissioners poised to approve annuity sales best interest rule
LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES JAN 02, 2020
State insurance commissioners poised to approve annuity sales best interest rule

NAIC leader touts increased protections; consumer advocates say measure falls short

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Finra slaps Cambridge with $150,000 fine over UIT sales
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE JAN 02, 2020
Finra slaps Cambridge with $150,000 fine over UIT sales

Also censures firm, again, for not paying discounts to eligible customers

By InvestmentNews
Small RIA challenges Schwab’s TD Ameritrade acquisition
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE JAN 02, 2020
Small RIA challenges Schwab’s TD Ameritrade acquisition

New York’s BlackCrown files antitrust suit saying deal would decimate small firms

By InvestmentNews
Oppenheimer to pay $3.8 million to customers over UIT charges
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE DEC 31, 2019
Oppenheimer to pay $3.8 million to customers over UIT charges

Finra also fines firm $800,000 for failure to supervise UIT rollovers

By InvestmentNews
Former Ladenburg chairman files suit to stop Advisor Group merger
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE DEC 27, 2019
Former Ladenburg chairman files suit to stop Advisor Group merger

Phillip Frost seeks monetary damages, a halt to the merger and the cancellation of the 2018 transaction

By Bruce Kelly
Retirement plan advisers could see increase in business under SECURE Act
RETIREMENT PLANNING DEC 26, 2019
Retirement plan advisers could see increase in business under SECURE Act

Provision would make it easier for small businesses to form collective 401(k) offerings

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Wells Fargo to remain under political pressure through 2020, Cowen warns
WIREHOUSES DEC 26, 2019
Wells Fargo to remain under political pressure through 2020, Cowen warns

An analyst is forecasting trouble for the wirehouse through next year, with mounting risk as Democrats take aim

By Bloomberg
Promissory notes, Ponzi schemes top investor threats for 2020, says NASAA
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE DEC 24, 2019
Promissory notes, Ponzi schemes top investor threats for 2020, says NASAA

State regulators also see trouble in real estate, cryptocurrencies and social media investments

By InvestmentNews
Credit Suisse censured, fined $6.5 million over trading supervision
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE DEC 24, 2019
Credit Suisse censured, fined $6.5 million over trading supervision

Finra and exchanges say firm’s clients generated more than 50,000 alerts

By InvestmentNews
Court orders ETF provider to pay Nasdaq $78 million for breach of contract
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE DEC 24, 2019
Court orders ETF provider to pay Nasdaq $78 million for breach of contract

ETF Managers Group says it will appeal the ruling.

By Jeff Benjamin
SEC charges California RIA with fraud in connection with radio show
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE DEC 20, 2019
SEC charges California RIA with fraud in connection with radio show

Agency says Keith Springer also tried to hide previous regulatory problems

By InvestmentNews
Top 10 stories of 2019
RETIREMENT PLANNING DEC 20, 2019
Top 10 stories of 2019

Here are the most-read InvestmentNews stories of the year

By InvestmentNews Staff
SECURE Act opens up planning opportunities for advisers
OPINION DEC 20, 2019
SECURE Act opens up planning opportunities for advisers

The measure will have wide-reaching effects on retirement and estate planning for most people

By John Carter
Opportunity zone tax break eligibility finalized by Treasury
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE DEC 20, 2019
Opportunity zone tax break eligibility finalized by Treasury

The regulations outline who qualifies for tax breaks and the penalties for breaking the rules

By Bloomberg
Decline of brokerage research accelerates as disruptive forces reshape industry
WIREHOUSES DEC 19, 2019
Decline of brokerage research accelerates as disruptive forces reshape industry

Machines are doing a lot more of the work and investors are piling into passive funds.

By Bloomberg