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By the Numbers: ESG
RIAS RIA NEWS MAR 18, 2020
By the Numbers: ESG

Why do small asset managers incorporating ESG criteria have trouble gathering assets? Which banking giant is pushing greenhouse gas emitters to clean up? George Moriarty looks at each of these.

By InvestmentNews
XY Planning Network offers free advice
RIAS RIA NEWS MAR 18, 2020
XY Planning Network offers free advice

The fee-for-service planning group that specializes in mostly Gen X and Gen Y clients wants to help those affected by COVID-19

By InvestmentNews
Job-hopping broker suspended for two years over churning
ADVISOR NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAR 18, 2020
Job-hopping broker suspended for two years over churning

Halil Kozi had worked at 18 firms since 1987, and three of those firms were expelled by Finra

By InvestmentNews
A crisis is a terrible thing to waste
ADVISOR NEWS OPINION MAR 18, 2020
A crisis is a terrible thing to waste

How the COVID-19 pandemic could change the 401(k) market

By Fred Barstein
Roth conversions 'on sale' and other retirement advice amid the market crash
ADVISOR NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 18, 2020
Roth conversions 'on sale' and other retirement advice amid the market crash

People near retirement are the most at risk from the sell-off, and advisers have several recommendations for them

By Emile Hallez
Gundlach says ‘en masse’ defaults likely for some junk issuers
INVESTING FIXED INCOME MAR 18, 2020
Gundlach says ‘en masse’ defaults likely for some junk issuers

The high-yield debt market is pressured by the plunge in oil prices and the pandemic, the fund manager said

By Bloomberg
How a new regulation for brokers will protect investors
ADVISOR NEWS OPINION MAR 17, 2020
How a new regulation for brokers will protect investors

The SEC got Reg BI right because it carefully balances consumer protection with investor choice

By Tom Quaadman
Wells Fargo named in new 401(k) lawsuit
ADVISOR NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 17, 2020
Wells Fargo named in new 401(k) lawsuit

The company has been sued again over its use of its own products in its retirement plan

By Emile Hallez
Creative Planning donates $1 million to food charity
RIAS RIA NEWS MAR 17, 2020
Creative Planning donates $1 million to food charity

Gift to food bank intended to help families struggling due to COVID-19 crisis

By InvestmentNews
Business development companies under pressure from coronavirus fallout
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES MAR 17, 2020
Business development companies under pressure from coronavirus fallout

IBDs sold more than $22 billion of the high-commission product over the past decade

By Bruce Kelly
Advisers should think twice about taking the SEC up on its ADV filing extension
RIAS RIA NEWS MAR 17, 2020
Advisers should think twice about taking the SEC up on its ADV filing extension

Firms admitting their business continuity plans didn’t hold up amid the panic caused by the coronavirus is ‘not a good look’

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
How the COVID-19 sell-off compares with previous market slides
RIAS PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAR 17, 2020
How the COVID-19 sell-off compares with previous market slides

While a global pandemic is scary, advisers say it may be easier for clients to understand than the financial complexities that drove the 2008 crisis

By Jeff Benjamin
Federal court finds RIA guilty of fraud
RIAS RIA NEWS MAR 17, 2020
Federal court finds RIA guilty of fraud

The case, brought by the SEC, involved undisclosed compensation

By InvestmentNews
HSBC pays $750,000 to settle with SEC on adviser comp practices
RIAS PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAR 17, 2020
HSBC pays $750,000 to settle with SEC on adviser comp practices

The agency charged the firm with misrepresenting how it paid dually registered reps

By InvestmentNews
SEC bars former Merrill Lynch adviser over alleged $1.7 million fraud
ADVISOR NEWS WIREHOUSES MAR 17, 2020
SEC bars former Merrill Lynch adviser over alleged $1.7 million fraud

The Chicago broker had been fired by the wirehouse and previously barred by Finra

By InvestmentNews
Social Security closes local offices nationwide
ADVISOR NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 17, 2020
Social Security closes local offices nationwide

Critical services still available over the phone and online

By Mary Beth Franklin
One TDF series outperforms others in market plunge
ADVISOR NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 16, 2020
One TDF series outperforms others in market plunge

The newer product line has a different approach to asset allocation than most other target-date funds

By Emile Hallez
Get this week's issue of InvestmentNews
RIAS RIA NEWS MAR 16, 2020
Get this week's issue of InvestmentNews

Read about the New Normal for financial advisers created by COVID-19

By InvestmentNews
Financial advice industry shuffles conference schedules
ADVISOR NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAR 16, 2020
Financial advice industry shuffles conference schedules

A broad array of companies is changing calendars due to the COVID-19 virus

By Bruce Kelly
Finra postpones in-person arbitration hearings until May 1 due to COVID-19
ADVISOR NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAR 16, 2020
Finra postpones in-person arbitration hearings until May 1 due to COVID-19

The broker-dealer regulator said it is taking action ‘in the interest of public safety’

By Mark Schoeff Jr.