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WOMEN ADVISOR COMMUNITY MAR 07, 2017
Lebenthal sells major stake to South Street Securities

Treasury market brokerage buys asset management, family office units outright.

By InvestmentNews
FINTECH MAR 07, 2017
Impact investing portfolios that come with a performance guarantee

Three new portfolios from Motif Investing promise to refund a monthly subscription fee for underperformance

By Liz Skinner
RIA NEWS MAR 06, 2017
Lebenthal family seeking to sell firm

Reborn once before, it's beset with debt problems, reports The Wall Street Journal.

By InvestmentNews
RIA NEWS MAR 06, 2017
Fidelity puts David Canter in charge of RIA segment

Replaces Bob Oros, who departed in January.

By Jeff Benjamin
RIA NEWS MAR 06, 2017
'Green bond' ETF launched by VanEck

Fund is collection of debt used to finance pro-environment projects.

By InvestmentNews
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 06, 2017
Senate moves to kill DOL's state, city auto-IRA rules

Resolutions to overturn the rules only require a simple majority to pass, and aren't subject to a Senate filibuster

By Greg Iacurci
RIA NEWS MAR 06, 2017
Tighter SEC budget likely to keep RIA audits few and far between

By Jeff Benjamin
RIA NEWS MAR 06, 2017
5 investment trends behind growth in sustainable and impact investing

Many investors want to make sure the enterprises in which they invest don't fund practices that run counter to their personal values.

By Bloomberg
RIA NEWS MAR 06, 2017
Clients fret as bull market reaches 8th birthday

By John Waggoner
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAR 06, 2017
Finra bars broker-dealer owner for false testimony, fabricated documents

Frank H. Black and his firm, Southeast Investments N.C. Inc., failed to retain business-related emails and to achieve compliance with applicable securities laws, according to the Finra panel's decision.

By Bruce Kelly
RIA NEWS MAR 05, 2017
Impact investing in the age of President Trump

If implemented, the president's policies could have a profound effect on issues that resonate with a growing number of investors: the environment, social issues and corporate governance.

By John Waggoner
RIA NEWS MAR 03, 2017
Advisers' expectations for Trump's tax reform high

Hope and expectations for both corporate and individual tax reform are running high among financial advisers, many of whom believe real progress can get done as early as this year.

By Jeff Benjamin
OPINION MAR 03, 2017
Point-Counterpoint: Should employers have a fiduciary duty to their 401(k) plans?

Two experts on retirement law square off on the question of fiduciary duty for 401(k) plan sponsors. One believes employers aren't best-suited for the responsibility, while the other believes the current system is OK.

By Dana M. Muir and Jonathan Barry Forman
RIA NEWS MAR 03, 2017
RIA Marc Broidy pleads guilty to stealing $1.5M from clients

The registered investment adviser faces up to five years in prison, as well as criminal forfeiture and a fine

By Bloomberg
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAR 03, 2017
LPL gets mixed reviews for recruiting more to corporate RIA platform

Some affiliates say the firm is competing against them for recruits.

By Bruce Kelly
MUTUAL FUNDS MAR 03, 2017
Bill Gross' Pimco successor, Dan Ivascyn, is on a hot streak

The Pimco Income Fund returned 10.6% in the past 12 months alone and investor money is now pouring in at a pace unseen by any other actively managed stock or bond fund

By Bloomberg
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE MAR 03, 2017
DOL removes consumer FAQs on fiduciary rule from its website

The FAQs encourage investors to press their advisers about whether they are fiduciaries.

By Greg Iacurci
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 02, 2017
Unrealistic optimism coloring workers' retirement views: BlackRock survey

Survey finds questionable return assumptions amid rising confidence.

By InvestmentNews
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE MAR 02, 2017
Securities America to pay another $1 million to Medical Capital Holdings investors in Massachusetts

The firm will make a final payment to investors who bought promissory notes issued by MedCap, a $1.7 billion Ponzi scheme sold mainly through independent broker-dealers.

By Bruce Kelly
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 02, 2017
Wealthy parents could get most help from Trump child-care plan

Those making between $50,000 and $200,000 see the biggest tax cut as a share of after-tax income.

By Bloomberg