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Legg Mason triples down on nontransparent ETF bet
ETFS FEB 07, 2020
Legg Mason triples down on nontransparent ETF bet

With the final product still awaiting regulatory approval, Legg shows unyielding support for the new ETF wrapper by increasing its stake in Precidian

By Jeff Benjamin
Ex-Pimco CEO gets nine months in college admission scam
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION FEB 07, 2020
Ex-Pimco CEO gets nine months in college admission scam

Douglas Hodge paid $850,000 in bribes to get four of his children into USC and Georgetown as phony soccer and tennis team recruits

By Bloomberg
Annuities are heading to 401(k)s
RETIREMENT PLANNING FEB 06, 2020
Annuities are heading to 401(k)s

The SECURE Act makes it more likely that employer-sponsored plans will add insurance products, and advisers will have ample opportunities to help clients

By Emile Hallez
Who benefits from the SECURE Act?
RETIREMENT PLANNING FEB 06, 2020
Who benefits from the SECURE Act?

Despite the legislation's encouragement of pooled employer retirement plans, working with the small businesses likely to be most interested could be challenging

By Blaine F. Aikin
Building an RIA on the foundation of malpractice insurance
RIAS FEB 06, 2020
Building an RIA on the foundation of malpractice insurance

Curi Capital taps into a market of thousands of doctors

By Jeff Benjamin
Rising divorce rate among those over 50 causing estate-planning problems
RETIREMENT PLANNING FEB 06, 2020
Rising divorce rate among those over 50 causing estate-planning problems

‘Gray divorce’ makes retirement-related decisions complex, TD Wealth survey finds

By InvestmentNews
Barred broker sentenced to 30 months for defrauding clients
WIREHOUSES FEB 06, 2020
Barred broker sentenced to 30 months for defrauding clients

Elias Herbert Hafen ran his scam at Wells Fargo and Morgan Stanley

By InvestmentNews
Frozen Wells Fargo bonuses show a peril for bankers after crisis
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT FEB 06, 2020
Frozen Wells Fargo bonuses show a peril for bankers after crisis

Retiring executives are having a hard time collecting deferred stock compensation, even if they weren't involved in the bank's scandals

By Bloomberg
Madoff asks for early release, claiming he’s terminally ill
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION FEB 06, 2020
Madoff asks for early release, claiming he’s terminally ill

The 81-year-old fraudster has asked to be released after serving just 10 years of his 150-year prison sentence

By Bloomberg
Final days of file-and-suspend claiming strategy
RETIREMENT PLANNING FEB 05, 2020
Final days of file-and-suspend claiming strategy

Lump sum payout still an option for those who filed by April 2016 deadline

By Mary Beth Franklin
After Rolling Stones tour, annuity group turns to research
RETIREMENT PLANNING FEB 05, 2020
After Rolling Stones tour, annuity group turns to research

The SECURE Act could boost annuities in 401(k)s, and an industry group wants to help insurers break into that market

By Emile Hallez
Vanguard puts private equity investments on the menu
ALTERNATIVES FEB 05, 2020
Vanguard puts private equity investments on the menu

Its new partnership with PE specialist HarbourVest initially targets nonprofits but eventually will be available to individual investors

By Jeff Benjamin
Cresset Capital takes minority stake in True Capital
RIAS FEB 05, 2020
Cresset Capital takes minority stake in True Capital

The Chicago-based RIA says it will help grow the firm, which serves ‘sudden wealth’ clients like pro athletes

By InvestmentNews
Regulator warns of interest-rate risk retail investors take with low-coupon munis
FIXED INCOME FEB 05, 2020
Regulator warns of interest-rate risk retail investors take with low-coupon munis

MSRB study shows retail investors purchase more 3%-3.5% coupon bonds, institutional buy 5%

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
DiMeo Schneider picks up $84 billion RIA
RIAS FEB 05, 2020
DiMeo Schneider picks up $84 billion RIA

The Chicago-based firm is acquiring Fiduciary Investment Advisors, creating a company with $180 billion in combined assets under administration

By Emile Hallez
Let’s do the right thing for Massachusetts’ savers
OPINION FEB 05, 2020
Let’s do the right thing for Massachusetts’ savers

The proposed regulation that aims to protect investors would end up increasing pressure on the state's working families

By Christopher A. Iacovella
Sales, returns push TDF assets up by $290 billion in 2019
RETIREMENT PLANNING FEB 05, 2020
Sales, returns push TDF assets up by $290 billion in 2019

Vanguard still accounts for 37% of the market for target-date funds, Morningstar data show

By Emile Hallez
This is us
OPINION FEB 05, 2020
This is us

Financial wellness is coming of age — and we’re all on the journey together

By Steve Gresham
Team managing $385 million switches to LPL from Raymond James
BROKER DEALERS FEB 05, 2020
Team managing $385 million switches to LPL from Raymond James

Jim and Andrew Wallisch change affiliations of Fox Chapel, Pa.-based firm

By InvestmentNews
BDC sales tank in 2020 after product performs poorly
INDUSTRY NEWS FEB 05, 2020
BDC sales tank in 2020 after product performs poorly

Broker-dealers sold just $362.3 million in nontraded BDCs last year, the least since 2010, which was the year after the first product was launched, according to Robert A. Stanger & Co. Inc.

By Bruce Kelly