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RIAS RIA NEWS MAY 30, 2018
Wells Fargo loses veteran $500 million team to SunTrust

Jeff Pratt and Bryan Kazley head four-person team in Charleston, S.C.

By Bloomberg
ADVISOR NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 30, 2018
Death and taxes: A conversation we must have

It's time for advisers to make uncomfortable topics mainstream.

By Steve Gresham
ADVISOR NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 29, 2018
Retirement plan sponsors tread lightly with capital preservation

No matter which option they choose, they risk getting hit with lawsuits.

By Robert Steyer
Participants' personal debt gains attention
ADVISOR NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 29, 2018
Participants' personal debt gains attention

Sponsors see debt as major hurdle curbing retirement readiness.

By Meaghan Kilroy
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES MAY 29, 2018
Blackstone woos wealthy with tax-free hedge fund

Tax-free status reflects fact that investments are held in an insurance vehicle

By Bloomberg
ADVISOR NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 29, 2018
A global call to modernize retirement systems

Employment and demographic trends are disrupting the 20th century safety net.

By Mary Beth Franklin
RIAS RIA NEWS MAY 29, 2018
Italy's woes spread to U.S. markets — and advisers' clients

Some advisers voice worries about repercussions, but say clients are calm

By John Waggoner
RIAS RIA NEWS MAY 29, 2018
Former Ameriprise rep barred for unauthorized trades

Maria Tamburro also failed to respond to Finra requests for information.

By InvestmentNews
ADVISOR NEWS FINTECH MAY 29, 2018
Morgan Stanley wants brokers to use new tech to chase $2 trillion in assets held outside the firm

Co-head of wealth management Andy Saperstein pointed to a new financial planning program as a way for brokers to capture a bigger share of clients' assets.

By Bruce Kelly
ADVISOR NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 29, 2018
Northwestern University beats Jerry Schlichter 403(b) lawsuit

It's the second university to get a complete dismissal, but lawyers say it's too early to tell if this is a harbinger for pending cases.

By Greg Iacurci
RIAS RIA NEWS MAY 29, 2018
Carlyle's David Rubenstein starts family office

Family offices are increasingly common for the ultra-wealthy to manage their fortunes and take care of their personal needs.

By Bloomberg
ADVISOR NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAY 29, 2018
How the SEC advice rule improves on the DOL fiduciary rule

The SEC initiative seeks to raise standards and let investors understand the motivations of their adviser, without limiting choice.

By Mark M. Goldberg
ADVISOR NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 26, 2018
No good reason not to support auto-enrollment retirement plans

55 million American workers without a workplace plan must have the opportunity to get that coverage and start investing. They aren't doing it on their own.

By crain-api
SEC proposes rules to make ETF research easier for broker-dealers
INVESTING MUTUAL FUNDS MAY 25, 2018
SEC proposes rules to make ETF research easier for broker-dealers

Chairman Jay Clayton says proposal would increase investors' access to research.

By Hazel Bradford
RIAS RIA NEWS MAY 25, 2018
UBS loses $480 million team to Raymond James

Four-adviser team in Sarasota, Fla., moves with its two assistants.

By Bloomberg
RIAS RIA NEWS MAY 25, 2018
Focus Financial IPO could be a sell signal for RIAs

The $100 million stock offering will fine-tune RIA valuations.

By Jeff Benjamin
RIAS RIA NEWS MAY 25, 2018
$14 billion hybrid Sheridan Road staying with LPL, launching own RIA

CEO Daniel Bryant: 'It's a logical next step for us. This has always been our intention, regardless of what IFP is doing.'

By Greg Iacurci
ADVISOR NEWS INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS MAY 25, 2018
Ex-Edward Jones broker sues former firm, alleging racial bias

Complaint alleges the firm's policies limit African-Americans' 'income and advancement opportunities'

By Bruce Kelly
RIAS RIA NEWS MAY 25, 2018
Former hedge fund CFO barred, ordered to pay $227,500 penalty

SEC alleged that Perry Gruss abetted cash moves at defunct D.B. Zwirn.

By Bloomberg
ADVISOR NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 24, 2018
Tax reform puts prenups in jeopardy

The elimination of the deduction for alimony payments calls into question existing prenuptial agreements.

By Bloomberg