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Adviser faces nine years in prison for diverting investment funds
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAY 27, 2015
Adviser faces nine years in prison for diverting investment funds

Self-styled “Financial Coach" sentenced to prison term, $3.6 million restitution for fraud.

By Trevor Hunnicutt
Are brokers being branded with a scarlet 'S'?
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS MAY 27, 2015
Are brokers being branded with a scarlet 'S'?

Proponents of a fiduciary standard are ganging up on commission-based advisers through public shaming regarding the Suitability standard.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAY 27, 2015
Finra puts onus on clients to find broker recruitment incentives

New proposal would make discovering bonuses for moving a do-it-yourself proposition for investors.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAY 26, 2015
Merrill fined $2.5 million for supervision violations in Massachusetts

Training session did not include discussion of fiduciary requirements when commission-based assets are moved to fee-based accounts

By Srividya Kalyanaraman
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAY 22, 2015
The financial services industry needs real leaders

Vision statements, codes of ethics, and rules and regulations have failed to serve as effective road maps for ethical discernment

By Don Trone, Mary Lou Wattman and Steve Branham
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAY 22, 2015
Possible election to Congress has this adviser thinking of practice transition

After winning his party's primary for a House seat, French Hill contemplates next move.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAY 21, 2015
JPMorgan sues $2B team who left for Morgan Stanley

JPMorgan is seeking a restraining order against six brokers for allegedly contacting clients and defaming the company.

By Liz Skinner
Tim Geithner spills the beans on how he navigated the financial crisis
EQUITIES MAY 21, 2015
Tim Geithner spills the beans on how he navigated the financial crisis

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i>: Former Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner spills the beans on how he navigated the financial crisis.

By Jeff Benjamin
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 20, 2015
DOL fiduciary rule in crosshairs of new spending bill

House measure would forbid Labor Department from spending any funds to finalize or implement the rule.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Phony adviser convicted for conning a real adviser out of $11.3 million
EQUITIES MAY 20, 2015
Phony adviser convicted for conning a real adviser out of $11.3 million

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i>: A fake financial adviser was found guilty of wire fraud and money laundering related to $11.3M he conned from a real adviser.

By Jeff Benjamin
Supreme Court hands down decision in key 401(k) lawsuit
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 20, 2015
Supreme Court hands down decision in key 401(k) lawsuit

Message to advisers: Mind recommended fund lineups, review plan sponsor contracts.

By Darla Mercado
Advisers like Rubio tax plan's simplicity, but shudder at details
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 20, 2015
Advisers like Rubio tax plan's simplicity, but shudder at details

Plan would cut almost all tax deductions, but also would eliminate taxes on estates and capital gains, dividends.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Third Madoff employee avoids prison sentence
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE MAY 18, 2015
Third Madoff employee avoids prison sentence

David Kugel, who helped create fake securities trades as part of the $17.5 billion Ponzi scheme, received a lighter sentence after helping the prosecution.

By Bloomberg
7 signs the fiduciary movement is coming to an end
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAY 17, 2015
7 signs the fiduciary movement is coming to an end

The reasons why it's time to close the curtain on the fiduciary movement and move on to finding the answers to more impactful questions

By Don Trone, Mary Lou Wattman and Steve Branham
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE MAY 17, 2015
SEC's whistleblower program is a game changer

By MFXFeeder
Brokerage industry lobbying dollars dwarf investment advisers'
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE MAY 15, 2015
Brokerage industry lobbying dollars dwarf investment advisers'

The brokerage industry's lobbying spending dwarfed advisers' in the first quarter, with the DOL fiduciary rule a primary focus.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Automating better compliance to meet new SEC requirements
OPINION MAY 15, 2015
Automating better compliance to meet new SEC requirements

Here's how to meet the regulator's cybersecurity demands to protect your client's data

By Sam Attias
Top GOP senators pressure DOL on fiduciary-duty timetable
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE MAY 14, 2015
Top GOP senators pressure DOL on fiduciary-duty timetable

GOP senators, including those with oversight of the agency, are among three dozen co-signers of a letter to Labor Secretary Thomas Perez seeking more time to comment.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAY 14, 2015
CFP Board cracks down on compensation disclosure, revokes a license

Two others advisers are admonished

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Nationwide to pay $8M to settle with SEC over variable annuity mail snafu
LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES MAY 13, 2015
Nationwide to pay $8M to settle with SEC over variable annuity mail snafu

Insurer charged after agency found it deliberately delayed receipt of variable annuities and life insurance orders, resulting in a failure to price them in a timely manner.

By Darla Mercado