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Massachusetts' Galvin charges Realty Capital Securities with proxy vote fraud
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS NOV 09, 2015
Massachusetts' Galvin charges Realty Capital Securities with proxy vote fraud

Massachusetts securities cop alleges the firm, part of RCS Capital Corp., fraudulently rounded up proxy votes to support real estate deals sponsored by Nicholas Schorsch's AR Capital.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
RCS Capital plans to post $307M loss for the third quarter
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS NOV 09, 2015
RCS Capital plans to post $307M loss for the third quarter

Brokerage firm previously controlled by Nicholas Schorsch expects to have third-quarter loss due to impairment of goodwill and intangible assets.

By Bruce Kelly
The endless and irrelevant financial woes of presidential candidates
EQUITIES NOV 09, 2015
The endless and irrelevant financial woes of presidential candidates

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i>: Presidential candidates are not always good at managing their own money, and voters don't care, or need to.

By Jeff Benjamin
NBA's Tim Duncan files a second lawsuit against his financial adviser
EQUITIES NOV 09, 2015
NBA's Tim Duncan files a second lawsuit against his financial adviser

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i>: The NBA star is claiming to have lost $1.1M by being invested in a bankrupt cosmetics company.

By Jeff Benjamin
RIA NEWS NOV 09, 2015
Aspiriant to add $570 million San Diego RIA to its ranks

Additional deals expected as $9 billion firm is primed for growth, CEO says.

By Liz Skinner
RETIREMENT PLANNING NOV 09, 2015
How gentrification really affects wealth in city neighborhoods

New research finds that neighborhoods becoming more expensive doesn't actually force poorer residents to leave at atypical rates.

By Bloomberg
Time to expand the tool kit for delivering retirement income
RETIREMENT PLANNING NOV 09, 2015
Time to expand the tool kit for delivering retirement income

Current retirement income products miss the mark in striking an optimal balance between investment opportunity and income protection.

By Michael Reardon
Social Security claiming strategy triage
RETIREMENT PLANNING NOV 09, 2015
Social Security claiming strategy triage

It's time to figure out if you can still take advantage of valuable claiming strategies before the door shuts forever.

By Mary Beth Franklin
RETIREMENT PLANNING NOV 09, 2015
BlackRock launches retirement income calculator

Platform, using the money manager's index and risk analytics, seeks to help advisers push clients to save more.

By Alessandra Malito
Advisers rethink retirement plans amid Social Security changes
RETIREMENT PLANNING NOV 09, 2015
Advisers rethink retirement plans amid Social Security changes

Advisers will be looking for ways to make up for a retirement income shortfall.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
RIA NEWS NOV 09, 2015
Debt-crippled RCAP said to be shopping Cetera

The jewel of Nicholas Schorsch's empire is reportedly being shopped as RCS Capital, or RCAP, continues to struggle.

By Bruce Kelly
Bill Gross may have opened the door for another investor suing Pimco
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE NOV 09, 2015
Bill Gross may have opened the door for another investor suing Pimco

Deep in Janus manager's claim is tidbit about fees at Pimco Total Return, the subject of an existing lawsuit.

By Bloomberg
RIA M&A off to roaring start in 2015
RIA NEWS NOV 09, 2015
RIA M&A off to roaring start in 2015

Firms are making more and bigger deals as market growth boosts valuations and fuels activity.

By Mason Braswell
Larry Roth steps down from RCAP board after four months
RIA NEWS NOV 09, 2015
Larry Roth steps down from RCAP board after four months

Four months after joining the board of directors of RCS Capital, the Cetera CEO is stepping down. The company insisted his resignation was not related to a disagreement.

By Mason Braswell
RCAP to focus on cost-cutting at Cetera
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS NOV 09, 2015
RCAP to focus on cost-cutting at Cetera

Now that RCS Capital Corp. has sold its wholesaling business, the cost-cutting can begin in earnest at the 11 broker-dealers with 9,500 advisers who make up its Cetera Financial Group, led by CEO Larry Roth.

By Bruce Kelly
RCS Capital to sell wholesaling business to Apollo to focus on Cetera Financial Group
RIA NEWS NOV 09, 2015
RCS Capital to sell wholesaling business to Apollo to focus on Cetera Financial Group

Private-equity giant Apollo Management has agreed to pay $25 million for the wholesaling business of broker-dealer holding company RCS Capital (RCAP). In a separate deal, the company's largest shareholder, Nicholas Schorsch, and his partners will receive a huge payday in return for a stake in a new asset management firm that holds the business of ARC.

By Bruce Kelly
Fidelity Investments closes door on institutional business as retail remains key focus
RIA NEWS NOV 08, 2015
Fidelity Investments closes door on institutional business as retail remains key focus

Fund giant merges two businesses, expanding definition of &#8220;institutional&#8221; to include assets from intermediaries such as registered investment advisers and broker-dealers.

By James Comtois
RETIREMENT PLANNING NOV 08, 2015
How to help as 2 Social Security claiming strategies exit

Advisers undoubtedly are going to have to deliver some bad news, but not delivering it would be even worse for clients.

By MFXFeeder
FINTECH NOV 06, 2015
WiseBanyan, the free retail robo-adviser, adds first paid service

WiseBanyan, which markets itself as the first free robo-adviser, has announced it will begin charging clients a fee for a new service.

By Alessandra Malito
MassMutual jumps into a hot investment-only variable annuity market
LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES NOV 06, 2015
MassMutual jumps into a hot investment-only variable annuity market

Insurance firm is debuting its first IOVA as the products are helping prop up overall VA sales.

By Greg Iacurci