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RETIREMENT PLANNING JUL 20, 2014
The lesson from Donald Sterling? Plan for incapacity

As the court battle over L.A. Clippers owner's trust shows, people too often set up estate plans to cope with death, not old age.

By Darla Mercado
RIA NEWS JUL 20, 2014
A new era for longevity insurance

By MFXFeeder
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS JUL 18, 2014
Stifel in talks to acquire Sterne Agee

A deal, which would combine two of the biggest U.S. brokerages outside of New York, could be announced within days, according to a person with direct knowledge of the matter.

By Bloomberg
ALTERNATIVES JUL 18, 2014
House approves changes to Dodd-Frank law

Revisions are a sign of pressure to come on the financial reform package.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
FINTECH JUL 18, 2014
How technology can transform an RIA

By Brian H. Vendig
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS JUL 18, 2014
Private client group gains drive Raymond James to record quarterly profit

Raymond James Financial continued to build on momentum as pretax profit in the private client group hit a record in the firm's third fiscal quarter, jumping 39% as profit margins reached 10%. What's CEO Paul Reilly doing right?

By Mason Braswell
RIA NEWS JUL 18, 2014
Schwab adding Morningstar Office to its RIA platform

Deal part of custodian's integration initiative with tech product providers.

By Joyce Hanson
RIA NEWS JUL 18, 2014
M&A hot means market not?

merger and acquisition activity has long been a trusty sign of a maturing equity market cycle.

By Jeff Benjamin
RIA NEWS JUL 18, 2014
Private bank to acquire $4.3B RIA, creating $9B wealth management monster

Boston Private Bank is paying $60M for Florida RIA Banyan Partners, a $4.3B firm, creating a new wealth management behemoth.

By Mason Braswell
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS JUL 18, 2014
Ex-Sterne Agee broker faces expulsion over $6 million hedge fund

Finra charges broker Dean Mustaphalli opened fund and received commissions without disclosing the business to his firm. Whether Sterne Agee clients were affected remains a mystery.

By Mason Braswell
Pension advance companies rip off retirees, GAO report says
RETIREMENT PLANNING JUL 18, 2014
Pension advance companies rip off retirees, GAO report says

They offer a lump sum in exchange for pension income and engage in other questionable practices.

By Alessandra Malito
FINTECH JUL 18, 2014
Morningstar settles software piracy case

Morningstar reached an agreement with Business Logic, which had filed an intellectual property lawsuit against the research firm.

By Joyce Hanson
FINTECH JUL 18, 2014
U.S. companies show broad recovery as hiring pace surges

Employment may be headed for a "breakout year."

By ntappan
RIA NEWS JUL 18, 2014
Advisers back CFP Board on compensation scrutiny

Advisers support a move by the CFP Board of Standards, led by chairman Ray Ferrara, to ensure that advisers are accurately describing their compensation on its website, but they continue to have concerns about pay definitions.

By Andrew Leigh
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION JUL 17, 2014
SEC limits who qualifies as a public arbitrator

Agency approves rule to throw more candidates into nonpublic pool.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JUL 17, 2014
SEC approves Finra background check rule

SEC approves Finra background check rule; expanded requirement faces industry pushback but could help firms avoid rogue hires.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
EQUITIES JUL 17, 2014
Markets climb in stride with pessimism

Plus: Janet Yellen's dovish optimism, Ernst & Young's $4 million lobbying settlement, how Citigroup agreed on that $7 billion figure, and QE has had almost no impact on unemployment

By Jeff Benjamin
RIA NEWS JUL 17, 2014
Investors growing blase about risk: Fed governors' big worry

June FOMC meeting minutes shows policy makers on watch for too much risk taking, examine QE exit plan.

By Gregory Crawford
RIA NEWS JUL 17, 2014
Steward hits $1 billion in recruited assets with new $315 million team

Year-old RIA backed by Raymond James making a splash with former Morgan Stanley brokers

By Mason Braswell
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS JUL 17, 2014
Former rep indicted in $2.5 million investment fraud

Patricia Miller promised clients high yields if they went into “investment clubs.”

By Bruce Kelly