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RIAS RIA NEWS SEP 18, 2017
Impax Asset Management to acquire Pax World

Move will create global sustainable investing firm managing $13.9 billion

By InvestmentNews
ADVISOR NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING SEP 15, 2017
American workers vs. investors: Who pays more taxes?

Politicians have intentionally set tax rates on wages much higher than those on long-term investment returns.

By Bloomberg
ADVISOR NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING SEP 15, 2017
Social Security COLA could get wiped out by Medicare costs

But higher-income retirees' health insurance costs might remain the same.

By Mary Beth Franklin
RIAS RIA NEWS SEP 15, 2017
Broker-dealers and RIAs at loggerheads over fiduciary rule delay

Companies and groups weighing in with comment letters have vastly different viewpoints on the delay's potential impact.

By Bruce Kelly
RIAS PRACTICE MANAGEMENT SEP 15, 2017
Merrill Lynch duo managing $140 million goes hybrid

Atlanta-based Scott McQuilken and Richard Reasoner affiliate with Arkadios Capital.

By InvestmentNews
ADVISOR NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING SEP 15, 2017
Are you really on track for retirement? Try this tool

New software uses big data to estimate the chances that your personalized retirement strategy will actually succeed, then refines the plan if it won't.

By Bloomberg
RIAS RIA NEWS SEP 15, 2017
The value of advice

By Gillian Albert
INVESTING MUTUAL FUNDS SEP 14, 2017
SEC fines SunTrust for recommending higher-cost fund shares

Using institutional shares would have saved investors $1.1 million, agency says.

By InvestmentNews
ADVISOR NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING SEP 14, 2017
Retirement benefits for military families

Help spread the word to clients and friends who might benefit from one of these retirement provisions.

By Bloomberg
RIAS RIA NEWS SEP 14, 2017
SEC warns RIAs about exaggerating investment performance and other misleading advertising practices

The regulator's Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations issued a risk alert Thursday about potential violations of advertising rules.

By Bruce Kelly
RIAS RIA NEWS SEP 14, 2017
Morgan Stanley loses $133M rep team to Ameriprise

Father-and-son William and Parker Wiseman join employee unit in Boston.

By InvestmentNews
RIAS RIA NEWS SEP 14, 2017
Cathay Bank's $507 million retail brokerage business returning to Cetera

Bank had left Cetera when its parent company, RCS Capital, filed for bankruptcy.

By Bruce Kelly
RIAS RIA NEWS SEP 14, 2017
Finra bars former Lincoln Financial rep fired over lying

William Garbarino allegedly covered up phony signatures on customer forms.

By InvestmentNews
RIAS RIA NEWS SEP 13, 2017
Betterment partners with BlackRock, Goldman to offer more portfolio options

Robo-advice pioneer gets more sophisticated with smart-beta offering.

By Jeff Benjamin
RIAS RIA NEWS SEP 13, 2017
Finra bars recently fired UBS Miami broker

Lorenzo C. Esteva was fired earlier this summer for giving clients documents with false account information.

By Bruce Kelly
INVESTING EQUITIES SEP 13, 2017
It's been a good year for publicly traded brokerage firms — but not all

Shares of LPL, Raymond James and Ameriprise are among those outperforming their benchmark, while Oppenheimer Holdings is down by double digits.

By Bruce Kelly
RIAS RIA NEWS SEP 13, 2017
Advisor Group broker-dealer gets new CEO

Derek Burke replacing Jerry Murphy as president of firm.

By Bruce Kelly
ADVISOR NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION SEP 13, 2017
Provision of House spending bill would kill DOL fiduciary rule

GOP's regulation-killing rider has failed in previous years, but investor advocates remain wary.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
RIAS RIA NEWS SEP 13, 2017
SEC bars two advisers for cherry-picking clients' trades

State-registered RIAs in Oregon and California steered best trades to own accounts.

By InvestmentNews
ADVISOR NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING SEP 13, 2017
Retirement plan advisers need to start marketing to providers

Providers are being forced to make tough decisions on which advisers they can support.

By Fred Barstein