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Finra panel orders UBS to pay $555,000 to 91-year-old widow for losses tied to Ponzi scheme
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION SEP 12, 2019
Finra panel orders UBS to pay $555,000 to 91-year-old widow for losses tied to Ponzi scheme

UBS spokesman: Former broker sold investments 'that were not approved by UBS'

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
What's driving value in the booming 401(k) adviser M&A market?
RETIREMENT PLANNING SEP 12, 2019
What's driving value in the booming 401(k) adviser M&A market?

Many advisers fear missing out as they see their peers get historically high multiples.

By Bloomberg
Investment management outsourcing delivers greater client-service impact
OPINION SEP 12, 2019
Investment management outsourcing delivers greater client-service impact

Outsourcing investor management helps advisers to deliver a stronger, more holistic service.

By Matt Matrisian
Schwab to cut 600 jobs in 'challenging' economic climate
RIAS SEP 11, 2019
Schwab to cut 600 jobs in 'challenging' economic climate

The company's earnings from net interest on client cash have been squeezed by falling interest rates.

By Bloomberg
$1 billion team becomes part of fast-growing Atria
RIAS SEP 11, 2019
$1 billion team becomes part of fast-growing Atria

25-year veteran Schorn Wealth joins Atria subsidiary Sorrento Pacific.

By Jeff Benjamin
Social media savvy advisers meet in real life at new conference
RIAS SEP 11, 2019
Social media savvy advisers meet in real life at new conference

New technology-focused event engages advisers with content mostly from other advisers.

By Ryan W. Neal
New NASAA president pursues fiduciary rule in New Jersey
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION SEP 11, 2019
New NASAA president pursues fiduciary rule in New Jersey

Gerold says decision on a model rule is up to NASAA's membership

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
3 mistakes advisers make about high-net-worth women
OPINION SEP 11, 2019
3 mistakes advisers make about high-net-worth women

The industry has served executive women based on outdated assumptions about their goals, risk appetite and investment aptitude

By Laura Hanichak Gregg
The SEC botched title reform. New York got it right
LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES SEP 11, 2019
The SEC botched title reform. New York got it right

The SEC backed off a promising provision in its proposed rule, while New York takes on use of misleading titles in no uncertain terms.

By Greg Iacurci
SEC sued by seven states to kill Reg BI investment-advice rule
RIAS SEP 10, 2019
SEC sued by seven states to kill Reg BI investment-advice rule

Plaintiffs claim that the SEC's rule would undermine consumer protections and that the agency exceeded its authority in promulgating the rule.

By Greg Iacurci
Richest would have lost half their wealth under Warren's tax plan
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION SEP 10, 2019
Richest would have lost half their wealth under Warren's tax plan

Study looks at how the Massachusetts senator's plan would have affected the wealthiest if it had been in place since 1982

By Bloomberg
State regulators obtain more than $1 billion in investor restitution, fines
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION SEP 10, 2019
State regulators obtain more than $1 billion in investor restitution, fines

Money returned to investors hits highest level — $558 million — since 2014, NASAA reports.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Finra bars ex-Janney broker for stealing $411,000 of client's cash
INDUSTRY NEWS SEP 10, 2019
Finra bars ex-Janney broker for stealing $411,000 of client's cash

Apostolos Pitsironis used 22 ACH transfers over two months to take money from a Janney securities account, according to regulator.

By Greg Iacurci
Finra bars ex-Morgan Stanley broker for refusing to hand over requested documents
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION SEP 10, 2019
Finra bars ex-Morgan Stanley broker for refusing to hand over requested documents

Michael Barry Carter refused to furnish documents and information around his alleged theft of client money.

By Greg Iacurci
LPL fired Mark Lamkin. Now he's fighting back
RIAS SEP 10, 2019
LPL fired Mark Lamkin. Now he's fighting back

Kentucky adviser is confident he will overcome the conflicts he's facing in life after LPL.

By Bruce Kelly
Adviser must pay former employer $358,000 for violating employment contract
RIAS SEP 10, 2019
Adviser must pay former employer $358,000 for violating employment contract

Arbitrator ruled that adviser was supposed to pay a fee for every former client he solicited.

By Jeff Benjamin
XY Planning Network sues SEC over Reg BI
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION SEP 10, 2019
XY Planning Network sues SEC over Reg BI

Coalition of fee-only planners wants the rule amended so RIAs aren't undercut by brokers held to lower standard of care.

By Ryan W. Neal
Monitoring 401(k) cross-selling may be next frontier for advisers
RETIREMENT PLANNING SEP 10, 2019
Monitoring 401(k) cross-selling may be next frontier for advisers

In light of evolving record-keeper practices, advisers need to remember that ERISA's fiduciary standard requires fiduciary prudence to evolve with the market.

By Daniel Alexander and Allen Steinberg
A new litigation saga begins for another 'best interest' rule
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION SEP 10, 2019
A new litigation saga begins for another 'best interest' rule

The states' lawsuit challenging the SEC's Reg BI suggests legislators need to provide clearer guidance to regulators.

By Kevin L. Walsh and David N. Levine
The threat posed by state fiduciary rules
OPINION SEP 10, 2019
The threat posed by state fiduciary rules

A state-by-state approach to fiduciary standards would create a confusing and counterproductive regulatory patchwork that would impede advisers' ability to provide guidance.

By Dale Brown