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REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE NOV 21, 2017
Year-end charitable-giving strategies

Use these seven tips now to help clients reduce their tax obligations before the rules change.

By Timothy Speiss
RETIREMENT PLANNING NOV 21, 2017
Wells Fargo sued, again, for using in-house funds in 401(k) plan

The firm earlier this year won dismissal of a lawsuit alleging self-dealing through use of its target-date funds.

By Greg Iacurci
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE NOV 20, 2017
Congresswomen put financial advice issues front and center

From fiduciary to elder fraud, female senators and representatives are addressing key concerns.

By Richard F. Stolz
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE NOV 20, 2017
SEC to target more individual advisers in 2018, experts say

New focus on protecting retail investors could make agency more effective, despite shifting resources.

By Ryan W. Neal
RETIREMENT PLANNING NOV 17, 2017
Tax reform: Retirement industry dodges bullet as Senate and House bills advance

Concerns over strict limits on pre-tax 401(k) savings and the upending of non-qualified deferred compensation plans are receding.

By Greg Iacurci
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE NOV 17, 2017
Finra bars no-show ex-Woodbury rep

Regulator wanted to investigate Robert Hoffmann's trading recommendations.

By InvestmentNews
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE NOV 17, 2017
Senate committee approves tax plan but full passage not assured

Several Republican senators expressed reservations about the bill, and the GOP cannot afford too many defections.

By Bloomberg
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE NOV 17, 2017
No-SALT diet could be financially unhealthy for some clients

Elimination of state and local tax deductions will hurt clients in high-tax states the most

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT NOV 16, 2017
'Affiliation arbitrage' is a bad reason to go RIA

Compliance and opportunity costs are just two reasons why trying to sidestep brokerages may not be in the best interests of advisers and clients.

By Rich Whitworth
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE NOV 16, 2017
House passes tax bill, focus turns to Senate

Tax reform legislation expected to have more of a challenge in upper chamber.

By Bloomberg
RETIREMENT PLANNING NOV 15, 2017
Schwab execs sound off on Bitcoin, HSAs and Morgan Stanley exit from broker protocol

Government likely to rein in popular cryptocurrency, health savings accounts will grow, and wirehouse's decision on recruiting agreement called a mistake.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE NOV 15, 2017
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's Cordray to step down

His departure gives Trump a chance to remake the agency.

By Bloomberg
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE NOV 15, 2017
PIABA accuses Finra of conflicts of interest

Public Investors Arbitration Bar Association report slams self-regulator over its picks for board of governors.

By Bruce Kelly
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE NOV 15, 2017
SEC enforcement of advisers drops in Trump era

The agency pursued 82 cases against advisers and firms in fiscal year 2017, down from 98 the previous year.

By Ryan W. Neal
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE NOV 15, 2017
CFP Board makes changes to proposed code of ethics, will seek more comments

Board chairman Blaine Aikin says the new code will be released by the end of the year.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE NOV 15, 2017
Changes to Senate tax bill affect pass-throughs, Roths

Modifications make it easier for some advisers to get a business tax break, repeal the ability to recharacterize Roth accounts, and add uncertainty by making individual cuts temporary and injecting health care into the debate.

By Greg Iacurci
RETIREMENT PLANNING NOV 14, 2017
Wells Fargo requires advisers to use level fees for new 401(k) business

The move echoes that of other large brokerage houses such as Merrill Lynch, which requires its retirement plan advisers to act as fiduciaries post-DOL rule.

By Greg Iacurci
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE NOV 14, 2017
Repealing estate tax could open new path to wealth for clients

The solution may be for legislation to preserve the step-up in basis for inherited assets.

By Bloomberg
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE NOV 14, 2017
Mohamed El-Erian in race for Fed Vice Chair: CNBC

The chief economic adviser at Allianz would hold the second highest position at the Fed, potentially behind chairman nominee Jerome Powell.

By InvestmentNews
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE NOV 13, 2017
SEC fines Wells Fargo Advisors $3.5 million

Firm's anti-money-laundering unit failed to file timely Suspicious Activity Reports, regulator says.

By InvestmentNews