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RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 18, 2015
Washington latest state to encourage workplace retirement plans

Creates website to match small employers with private-sector retirement plans

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
IRA ALERT JUN 18, 2015
Clearing up adviser confusion on the new once-per-year IRA rollover rule

Here are answers to common adviser questions on the new IRA rollover rule

By Ed Slott
ETFS JUN 18, 2015
Money managers like Jeffrey Gundlach scramble to jump into ETFs

Fund managers like DoubleLine's Jeffrey Gundlach are arriving late to the ETF game and sound ambivalent about how popular ETFs will become &amp;mdash; but they don't want to be left behind. <b><i>(More: <a href="//www.investmentnews.com/section/specialreport/20150419/ETF042015&quot;" target="&quot;_blank&quot;" rel="noopener">Our full Spotlight on ETFs special report</a>)</b></i>

By Trevor Hunnicutt
WIREHOUSES JUN 18, 2015
NFL star Dwight Freeney sues BofA, adviser for $20 million

Dwight Freeney accuses the firm and adviser Michael Bock of leading him into a massive scam. <i>(Plus: <a href=&quot;http://www.investmentnews.com/gallery/20130812/FREE/812009998/PH/athletes-vs-advisers&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;>7 athletes who say they were duped by advisers</a>)</i>

By Mason Braswell
RIAS JUN 17, 2015
Bronfman E.L. Rothschild acquires Highline to create $3.6B firm

Bronfman E.L. Rothschild buys Neal Simon's Highline Wealth Management, creating a $3.6 billion firm &amp;mdash; the latest example of big consolidations among independent advisers.

By Mason Braswell
EQUITIES JUN 17, 2015
Guns, booze, cigs and sin: The Vice Fund has changed its name, but not its investment philosophy

Since inception in August 2002, the fund has an average annual return of 9.9%, beating the 8.7% for the S&amp;P 500.

By Bloomberg
Bob Doll is betting consumer spending will fuel the economy through December
EQUITIES JUN 17, 2015
Bob Doll is betting consumer spending will fuel the economy through December

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i>: Thanks to energy savings and signs of wage increases, Nuveen's chief equity strategist banks on consumers stepping up.

By Jeff Benjamin
INDUSTRY NEWS JUN 17, 2015
How Maria Sharapova rose to be the world's wealthiest female athlete

Though she's number two on the courts, the tennis star has become the most marketable competitor.

By Bloomberg
RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 17, 2015
Charitable giving finally surpasses pre-crisis levels

Bequests jump thanks to generous giants including former Buffalo Bills owner Ralph Wilson and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.

By Liz Skinner
Live Nation subsidiary that represented Mike Tyson charged with fraud by SEC
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JUN 17, 2015
Live Nation subsidiary that represented Mike Tyson charged with fraud by SEC

The regulator claims unit's former president took $670,000 in client funds for personal use

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Clients won't go anywhere if you robo-proof your practice
FINTECH JUN 17, 2015
Clients won't go anywhere if you robo-proof your practice

Advisers can highlight comprehensive financial planning as the real value they offer, not just picking funds.

By Alessandra Malito
OPINION JUN 17, 2015
Warren vs. White: The tone is unfair

There are better ways for Sen. Warren to handle her frustrations with Mary Jo White's management of the SEC

By MFXFeeder
Capital One joins the hybrid robo movement
FINTECH JUN 17, 2015
Capital One joins the hybrid robo movement

Big bank meshes human advisers with its digital investing platforms.

By Alessandra Malito
EQUITIES JUN 17, 2015
F-Squared's assets down 33%; settlement fails to stanch outflows

Near $8 billion loss tracks the indexes of a once-top boutique portfolio manager: Morningstar.

By Trevor Hunnicutt
DOL extends comment period on fiduciary duty proposal
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JUN 17, 2015
DOL extends comment period on fiduciary duty proposal

Pressure from the financial industry and lawmakers pushed Labor Secretary Thomas Perez to give more time for comments on the agency's fiduciary-duty proposal, but the extension is far short of what the groups wanted.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
M&A flat as buyers grow disillusioned
INDUSTRY NEWS JUN 17, 2015
M&A flat as buyers grow disillusioned

Acquisitions among registered investment advisers were flat last year, as buyers grew more selective about culture and philosophy of firms on the block.

By Mason Braswell
BROKER DEALERS JUN 16, 2015
Struggling broker-dealer Fintegra files for bankruptcy

Most Fintegra brokers move to Securities America after their former firm is ordered to pay $1.5 million arbitration award.

By Mason Braswell
Blackstone and BlackRock are starting to cross over into each other's bread and butter
EQUITIES JUN 16, 2015
Blackstone and BlackRock are starting to cross over into each other's bread and butter

Steve Schwarzman and Larry Fink, once partners, now vie for Wall Street dominance atop their wildly successful firms.

By Bloomberg
OPINION JUN 16, 2015
Why investing in local, SEO-driven adviser websites is the new priority

Advisers in local communities gain trust as they grow their client base and, in doing so, also enhance the firm's brand.

By Gary Liu
Think twice about value before investing in the next hot tech startup
INDUSTRY NEWS JUN 16, 2015
Think twice about value before investing in the next hot tech startup

Shares in even the most disruptive company, like Twitter, aren't worth buying if they're priced too high.

By Aaron Elstein