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Retirement plan advisers could see increase in business under SECURE Act
ADVISOR NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING DEC 20, 2019
Retirement plan advisers could see increase in business under SECURE Act

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Decline of brokerage research accelerates as disruptive forces reshape industry
ADVISOR NEWS WIREHOUSES DEC 19, 2019
Decline of brokerage research accelerates as disruptive forces reshape industry

Machines are doing a lot more of the work and investors are piling into passive funds.

By Bloomberg
MetLife fined $10 million over missing pensioners
ADVISOR NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING DEC 19, 2019
MetLife fined $10 million over missing pensioners

Insurer's policies for locating annuity customers resulted in errors in accounting for reserves, SEC says.

By Bloomberg
Merrill Lynch duo managing $270 million moves to Raymond James
ADVISOR NEWS INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS DEC 19, 2019
Merrill Lynch duo managing $270 million moves to Raymond James

Christopher Stanford and Matthew Douglas are joining the employee unit

By InvestmentNews
Advisers expect more Roth conversions under SECURE Act
ADVISOR NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING DEC 19, 2019
Advisers expect more Roth conversions under SECURE Act

Clients likely will want to reduce tax burden on inheritors given law's limits on 'stretch IRAs'

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Schwab is developing robo-adviser for retirees
ADVISOR NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING DEC 19, 2019
Schwab is developing robo-adviser for retirees

Intelligent Income will help manage withdrawals across an investor's retirement accounts.

By Ryan W. Neal
ADVISOR NEWS OPINION DEC 19, 2019
How proposals to tax more wages could boost Social Security benefits — or not

One possible way to improve the solvency of the Social Security system is to boost the amount of earnings subject to the payroll tax.

By Mary Beth Franklin
How passive is that passive ETF?
RIAS RIA NEWS DEC 18, 2019
How passive is that passive ETF?

Court case raises the question of how much leeway funds have in following a benchmark.

By Bloomberg
Team managing $390 million at Royal Alliance switches to LPL
RIAS RIA NEWS DEC 18, 2019
Team managing $390 million at Royal Alliance switches to LPL

Seven financial advisers with CPC Financial Planning in Pennsylvania make move.

By Bloomberg
RIAS RIA NEWS DEC 18, 2019
UBS' Angela Mwanza on 2020, setting client goals and more

The collapse of Lehman inspired the co-founder of UBS Group AG's Evergreen Wealth Management to find a purpose for wealth.

By Bloomberg
Massachusetts charges insurance salesman with posing as investment adviser
RIAS RIA NEWS DEC 18, 2019
Massachusetts charges insurance salesman with posing as investment adviser

Ryan Skinner created scheme to have seniors liquidate securities to buy annuities

By InvestmentNews
RIAS RIA NEWS DEC 18, 2019
Finra arbitrators order UBS to pay more than $11 million in defamation case

Panel awards punitive damages to fired supervisor, which claimant's attorney calls 'unicorn rare.'

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
RIAS RIA NEWS DEC 18, 2019
Retirement plan providers must grow and offer more services, Cerulli says

Current market dynamics favor 'an oligarchy of plan providers,' according to the report.

By InvestmentNews
RIAS RIA NEWS DEC 18, 2019
Manhattan fund manager charged with misappropriating $1.5 million

Donald LaGuardia, who headed defunct L-R Managers, faces 20 years in prison.

By InvestmentNews
Key to complying with Reg BI: Make a reasonable effort to act in the client's best interest
ADVISOR NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION DEC 18, 2019
Key to complying with Reg BI: Make a reasonable effort to act in the client's best interest

SEC official: 'Can I demonstrate how I got to this recommendation?'

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
RIAS RIA NEWS DEC 17, 2019
FS Investments to acquire $1.8 million boutique firm

Specialist in multi-asset investing has three funds and $1.8 billion in AUM

By InvestmentNews
RIAS RIA NEWS DEC 17, 2019
Finra, exchanges bar Samuel Lek for faulty supervision

Eponymous firm provided market access to foreign investors engaging in manipulation.

By InvestmentNews
Asset managers face 'zombie' future, PGIM executive says
RIAS RIA NEWS DEC 17, 2019
Asset managers face 'zombie' future, PGIM executive says

Firms that don't have a track record of beating the market or can't offer a diverse range of investments may be left behind.

By Bloomberg
Hearsay helping advisers be proactive about texting compliance
ADVISOR NEWS FINTECH DEC 17, 2019
Hearsay helping advisers be proactive about texting compliance

Tech vendor's texting app can now automatically detect keywords that run afoul of compliance and block messages from being sent.

By Ryan W. Neal
Advisers weigh in on SECURE Act, approved by House and on way to Senate and the White House
ADVISOR NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING DEC 17, 2019
Advisers weigh in on SECURE Act, approved by House and on way to Senate and the White House

Advisers like provisions for increasing workplace retirement plans, extending RMD age, but question limits on inherited IRAs

By Mark Schoeff Jr.