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ADVISOR NEWS WIREHOUSES JAN 22, 2018
UBS adviser count continues to decline

Firm to merge U.S., global wealth management units on Feb. 1

By Bruce Kelly
RIAS RIA NEWS JAN 22, 2018
Finra launches helpline for small-firm members

Broker-dealer regulator calls it an outcome of a Finra360 self-examination.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
RIAS RIA NEWS JAN 22, 2018
Slower second half doesn't derail record pace of RIA acquisitions

By Jeff Benjamin
RIAS RIA NEWS JAN 22, 2018
Two sentenced in fraud case for inflating price and trading volume of penny stock

Broker Christopher 'Smitty' Cervino and investment adviser Sheik F. Khan defrauded investors out of million of dollars, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office.

By InvestmentNews
ADVISOR NEWS OPINION JAN 22, 2018
Financial advisers should avoid error by omission and consider reverse mortgages

The vast majority of financial services professionals still fail to incorporate home equity planning or reverse mortgages into their practices

By Jamie Hopkins
ADVISOR NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING JAN 22, 2018
Are you walking into a TDF trap?

Outdated assumptions about younger investors risk harming their returns.

By David M. Haviland
ADVISOR NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING JAN 19, 2018
Lawsuits push 401(k) plan sponsors to cut fees

About 83% of plan sponsors reviewed their fees, and of those, 40% reduced overall fees, according to a new study.

By Greg Iacurci
ADVISOR NEWS OPINION JAN 19, 2018
How advisers can manage IRA rollover risk under the DOL fiduciary rule

Analyzing rollovers could involve some challenging steps, like gathering information about investments, services and expenses in the retirement plan.

By Fred Reish
RIAS RIA NEWS JAN 19, 2018
Wells Fargo loses rep managing $178 million to Stifel

Greg Greenberg switches firms in Overland Park, Kansas.

By InvestmentNews
INVESTING LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES JAN 19, 2018
State fiduciary rules may be reckoning for life insurance industry

Unlike DOL fiduciary rule, New York's best-interest rule covers life insurance sales and could be a harbinger for other states

By Greg Iacurci
RIAS RIA NEWS JAN 19, 2018
SEC bars broker-adviser Frank Mazzola

Charges participation in securities sales without being registered.

By Bloomberg
ADVISOR NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING JAN 19, 2018
Beware: Medicare surcharges can change throughout year based on latest tax return

This 'dispatch from the retirement front' explains that updated tax records can make higher Medicare premiums retroactive.

By Mary Beth Franklin
ADVISOR NEWS WIREHOUSES JAN 18, 2018
Morgan Stanley's wealth management fees climb to all-time high

Improvement reflect firm's shift of more clients into fee-based accounts priced on asset levels, which boosts results as markets rise.

By Bloomberg
ADVISOR NEWS FINTECH JAN 18, 2018
Carson Group platform gives investors financial planning choices

Clients will be able to choose robo or human advice, as well as some options in between.

By Jeff Benjamin
ADVISOR NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING JAN 18, 2018
Lawsuits push 401(k) plan sponsors to cut fees

About 83% of plan sponsors reviewed their fees, and of those, 40% reduced overall fees, according to a new study

By Greg Iacurci
ADVISOR NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION JAN 18, 2018
Finra releases budget for first time, foresees declining operating revenues

Regulator reveals plans to hold senior officer salaries flat, and other financials, in transparency effort.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
RIAS PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JAN 18, 2018
Morgan Stanley reports a loss of advisers after exiting the protocol for broker recruiting

The firm said it lost 47 brokers in the fourth quarter, the most in any quarter of 2017.

By Bruce Kelly
RIAS RIA NEWS JAN 18, 2018
Hybrid group managing $1.3 billion leaves LPL

Cornerstone Wealth affiliates with Mutual Securities; custodies at Fidelity.

By InvestmentNews
RIAS RIA NEWS JAN 18, 2018
Two practices, each managing $150 million, leave Wells Fargo FiNet

LongView moves to Raymond James, Corinthian to Summit.

By InvestmentNews
RIAS RIA NEWS JAN 18, 2018
Vanguard warns of 'idiosyncratic risk' in cryptocurrencies' wild ride

Chairman McNabb cites 'a lot of leverage' and 'a lot of speculation' in the current volatility.

By Bloomberg