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PRACTICE MANAGEMENT FEB 22, 2017
Purshe Kaplan Sterling to pay $3.4M in restitution for overcharging Native American tribe

Firm will also pay a $750,000 fine to Finra for failing to supervise broker who sold tribe non-traded REITs and BDCs.

By InvestmentNews
RIA NEWS FEB 21, 2017
Six Morgan Stanley reps with $700M in combined AUM join Steward Partners

In a little over three years, Steward has established offices in New Hampshire, New York, Albany, Washington, D.C., and Andover, Mass.

By Jeff Benjamin
FINTECH FEB 21, 2017
Robo-advisers and human advisers adopt each others' biggest advantages

Digital advisers are hiring live planners and advice firms are deploying automation.

By Liz Skinner
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT FEB 21, 2017
Some Merrill Lynch advisers upset with move away from commissions

Brokers say commissions serve certain clients better, and investors who prefer them are pushing back.

By Greg Iacurci
RIA NEWS FEB 21, 2017
B. Riley Financial buys FBR for $160 million

Combination of investment banks will add to presence in small-cap market.

By InvestmentNews
RIA NEWS FEB 21, 2017
HighTower adds $160M advisory group from UBS

By Bloomberg
RETIREMENT PLANNING FEB 21, 2017
Using IRAs to reduce Medicare premiums

Directing a portion of required minimum distributions directly to a charity can reduce both taxes and Medicare premiums.

By Mary Beth Franklin
RIA NEWS FEB 21, 2017
Winners and losers in the murky DOL fiduciary rule implementation

The rule is well past the tipping point, and the industry is forever changed regardless of the rule change.

By Joe Duran
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION FEB 17, 2017
Justice Department seeks stay in Thrivent lawsuit against DOL fiduciary rule

Attorneys are seeking a stay in the lawsuit brought by Thrivent Financial pending the results of a rule review requested by the president.

By Greg Iacurci
RIA NEWS FEB 17, 2017
Mercer Advisors acquiring its way to national family office status

PE-owned firm makes six deals in 13 months, pushing to $10B AUM

By Jeff Benjamin
RIA NEWS FEB 17, 2017
Shareholders Service Group to offer Jemstep Advisor Pro to RIAs

Digital advice platform will be available to more than 1,500 RIAs.

By Bloomberg
RIA NEWS FEB 17, 2017
It's up to advisers to know their custodial status

It's all too easy for financial advisers to find themselves unwittingly defined as custodians of their clients' assets.

By crain-api
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION FEB 17, 2017
Kansas judge again upholds DOL fiduciary rule

Judge Daniel D. Crabtree granted summary judgment to DOL in a lawsuit filed by Market Synergy Group Inc., a Topeka insurance agency that develops fixed index annuities and other proprietary insurance products.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
RIA NEWS FEB 17, 2017
Small custodians compete for advisers with niche needs

Though dwarfed in size by their bigger competitors, small custodians serve thousands of loyal RIA clients

By Jeff Benjamin
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION FEB 16, 2017
DOL fiduciary rule developments give both sides something to cheer

By Blaine F. Aikin
RETIREMENT PLANNING FEB 16, 2017
Americans renouncing citizenship at record levels

Among the names on the 2016 list of those bidding adieu was the U.K.'s foreign secretary, Boris Johnson.

By Bloomberg
RETIREMENT PLANNING FEB 16, 2017
More women taking control of family checkbooks

By Bloomberg
RETIREMENT PLANNING FEB 16, 2017
Many millennials see debt as a dating deal breaker

Thirty-nine percent of millennials would rather disclose a preexisting sexually transmitted disease to a potential partner than reveal their debt.

By Bloomberg
RETIREMENT PLANNING FEB 16, 2017
New York Life settles 401(k) lawsuit for $3 million

The firm allegedly engaged used an expensive proprietary fund to enrich itself at the expense of plan participants.

By Greg Iacurci
RIA NEWS FEB 16, 2017
Trump nominates ex-NLRB member R. Alexander Acosta as Labor secretary

President Donald J. Trump named R. Alexander Acosta as his new nominee for Labor secretary, the first Hispanic in his cabinet.

By Bloomberg