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DOL fiduciary rule might be dead, but its ghost hovers over the financial advice industry
ADVISOR NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION AUG 18, 2018
DOL fiduciary rule might be dead, but its ghost hovers over the financial advice industry

Your best strategy is to always act in the best interests of your clients, and this is the exact reason why.

By crain-api
What's in a name? For TCA by ETrade, everything
RIAS RIA NEWS AUG 18, 2018
What's in a name? For TCA by ETrade, everything

Trust Company of America is gone, and there's big buzz over the name change. But turning the custodian into an industry powerhouse will take a lot longer — if it happens at all.

By Jeff Benjamin
LPL recruiters jump to Ameriprise bank broker
RIAS PRACTICE MANAGEMENT AUG 17, 2018
LPL recruiters jump to Ameriprise bank broker

Hiring the recruiters appears to be part of Ameriprise's continued push into the bank broker market.

By Bruce Kelly
Money managers prep for $1.5 trillion in corporate cash
INVESTING MUTUAL FUNDS AUG 17, 2018
Money managers prep for $1.5 trillion in corporate cash

Big players like Fidelity and BlackRock are creating new strategies for companies that are repatriating overseas funds.

By Bloomberg
Funerals are becoming one last extravagant display of wealth
RIAS RIA NEWS AUG 17, 2018
Funerals are becoming one last extravagant display of wealth

Rolls-Royce hearses and gospel choirs are among the features of high-end memorial services.

By Bloomberg
Claiming Social Security early has lasting impact on survivors
ADVISOR NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING AUG 17, 2018
Claiming Social Security early has lasting impact on survivors

Rush to take benefits due to illness may not be the best move.

By Mary Beth Franklin
Broker fined, barred by SEC for cherry-picking
RIAS RIA NEWS AUG 17, 2018
Broker fined, barred by SEC for cherry-picking

Cease-and-desist order alleges Roger Denha allocated profitable trades to his personal account at the expense of clients.

By Ryan W. Neal
Top private placement manager GPB Capital halts sales to review accounting
ADVISOR NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION AUG 17, 2018
Top private placement manager GPB Capital halts sales to review accounting

Leading seller of risky private placements will focus on accounting at two large funds.

By Bruce Kelly
Bonhill Group completes acquisition of InvestmentNews
RIAS RIA NEWS AUG 17, 2018
Bonhill Group completes acquisition of InvestmentNews

Publisher Suzanne Siracuse named CEO of InvestmentNews, Frederick P. Gabriel Jr. promoted to editorial director

By InvestmentNews
Wells Fargo brokers managing $179 million move to Stifel
RIAS RIA NEWS AUG 16, 2018
Wells Fargo brokers managing $179 million move to Stifel

Russ Schwartz and Kaival Patel make switch in Hackensack, N.J.

By InvestmentNews
Pension plans are the new tax dodge for rich business owners
ADVISOR NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING AUG 16, 2018
Pension plans are the new tax dodge for rich business owners

Barred from 20% tax break, wealthy professionals have found a new way to avoid hefty tax bills.

By Bloomberg
Are 401(k) adviser aggregators the new 'wirehouses' for elite retirement plan advisers?
ADVISOR NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING AUG 16, 2018
Are 401(k) adviser aggregators the new 'wirehouses' for elite retirement plan advisers?

Some aggregator firms offer the support, tools, technology and built-in succession plans associated with the traditional wirehouse model.

By Fred Barstein
Ladenburg platform to help IBDs with succession planning, acquisitions
ADVISOR NEWS FINTECH AUG 16, 2018
Ladenburg platform to help IBDs with succession planning, acquisitions

It's the first in a comprehensive M&A toolkit the firm plans to release through next year.

By Ryan W. Neal
Former Wells Fargo broker could face 15 years in prison for embezzlement
ADVISOR NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION AUG 16, 2018
Former Wells Fargo broker could face 15 years in prison for embezzlement

Barred broker is charged with stealing more than $500,000 from the trust fund of two elderly clients.

By Jeff Benjamin
Illinois governor proposes making Secure Choice retirement program optional for employers
ADVISOR NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING AUG 16, 2018
Illinois governor proposes making Secure Choice retirement program optional for employers

State treasurer blasts move, vows to work with legislature to override action.

By Meaghan Kilroy
As Ameriprise case shows, firms on hook when brokers go bad  ​
ADVISOR NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION AUG 16, 2018
As Ameriprise case shows, firms on hook when brokers go bad ​

The SEC will collect $4.5 million from the brokerage firm for failing to supervise brokers who were ripping off clients.

By Bruce Kelly
Maximize Your Social Security: 8 Ways to Boost Benefits
ADVISOR NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING AUG 16, 2018
Maximize Your Social Security: 8 Ways to Boost Benefits

On the 83rd anniversary of Social Security, retirees are increasingly dependent on the program.

By Mary Beth Franklin
Deutsche Bank settles 401(k) self-dealing lawsuit for $21.9 million
ADVISOR NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING AUG 15, 2018
Deutsche Bank settles 401(k) self-dealing lawsuit for $21.9 million

Settlement is among the largest for financial services firms ensnared in similar litigation.

By Greg Iacurci
Ameriprise to pay $4.5 million to settle SEC charges that five reps stole more than $1 million from clients
ADVISOR NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION AUG 15, 2018
Ameriprise to pay $4.5 million to settle SEC charges that five reps stole more than $1 million from clients

Agency censures firm for not protecting clients from thieving brokers.

By InvestmentNews
Pensions are the new tax dodge, especially for rich business owners
ADVISOR NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING AUG 15, 2018
Pensions are the new tax dodge, especially for rich business owners

Barred from 20% tax break, wealthy professionals have found a new way to avoid hefty tax bills.

By Bloomberg