Regulation And Legislation

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Bid to let states go bankrupt quickly nixed a decade ago
NEWS FIXED INCOME APR 23, 2020
Bid to let states go bankrupt quickly nixed a decade ago

Mitch McConnell's comment came as Congress considers extending aid to cities and states that are seeing tax revenue disappear as wide swaths of the economy are shut down

By Bloomberg
Dispelling CARES Act confusion
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 23, 2020
Dispelling CARES Act confusion

Ed Slott clears up questions about how the CARES Act will affect required minimum distributions

By InvestmentNews
Another broker sues Ohio National over VA commissions
NEWS LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES APR 23, 2020
Another broker sues Ohio National over VA commissions

Somerset Securities recently filed a case against the insurer over its 2018 decision to halt trail commissions on certain variable annuity contracts

By Emile Hallez
The CARES Act: Relief for retirement plan participants
NEWS OPINION APR 22, 2020
The CARES Act: Relief for retirement plan participants

Plan sponsors will need to amend their plans to cover the CARES Act changes that they decide to implement

By Fred Reish
Advisers should look before leaping into stimulus debt programs
NEWS OPINION APR 22, 2020
Advisers should look before leaping into stimulus debt programs

Unless it's a matter of business survival, the strings attached to the loans might prove even more costly

By Jeff Benjamin
SEC settles fraud charges against Ponzi-scheme participant
NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION APR 22, 2020
SEC settles fraud charges against Ponzi-scheme participant

Former adviser Barry Bekkedam will pay a $100,000 fine plus interest

By InvestmentNews
Advisers want CFP continuing education to count toward state requirements
NEWS PRACTICE MANAGEMENT APR 22, 2020
Advisers want CFP continuing education to count toward state requirements

NASAA model rule would require IARs to complete CE to close the regulatory gap with brokers

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
No free lunch (not even for Tom Hanks) on IRA distributions
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 21, 2020
No free lunch (not even for Tom Hanks) on IRA distributions

Ed Slott separates fact from fiction about how the CARES Act will affect clients’ retirement savings

By InvestmentNews
Barred adviser gets prison time for GIC Ponzi scheme
NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION APR 21, 2020
Barred adviser gets prison time for GIC Ponzi scheme

Lester Burroughs allegedly misappropriated more than $500,000 from clients' accounts

By Emile Hallez
Putnam, Emory University settle ERISA lawsuits
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 21, 2020
Putnam, Emory University settle ERISA lawsuits

The investment firm will pay $12.5 million to put a 2015 case behind it, court records show

By Emile Hallez
SEC penalizes Boston RIA $1 million over private fund marketing
NEWS RIAS APR 20, 2020
SEC penalizes Boston RIA $1 million over private fund marketing

Regulator says Old Ironsides distributed materials with misleading information

By InvestmentNews
Finra postpones arbitrations through July 3
NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION APR 20, 2020
Finra postpones arbitrations through July 3

Postponement fees will be waived for hearings scheduled from July 6 through Sept. 4

By InvestmentNews
Financial industry opponents remain wary of SEC’s crackdown on share-class disclosure
NEWS MUTUAL FUNDS APR 20, 2020
Financial industry opponents remain wary of SEC’s crackdown on share-class disclosure

The end of the formal initiative failed to soothe worries about future enforcement

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Investment options overpriced in pharmaceutical company's 401(k) plan: lawsuit
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 20, 2020
Investment options overpriced in pharmaceutical company's 401(k) plan: lawsuit

Pharmaceutical Product Development mismanaged its 401(k) plan, opting for costlier investments than necessary, plaintiffs say

By Emile Hallez
SEC wraps up share-class initiative by settling with Merrill, two others
NEWS WIREHOUSES APR 17, 2020
SEC wraps up share-class initiative by settling with Merrill, two others

Over two years, the agency's initiative returned more than $139 million to investors

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Merrill Lynch revises mutual fund compensation ahead of Reg BI
NEWS WIREHOUSES APR 17, 2020
Merrill Lynch revises mutual fund compensation ahead of Reg BI

The brokerage will level the pay its advisers receive for the sale of some share classes, among other changes

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
SEC charges suspended broker with running a $5.2 million fraud
NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION APR 17, 2020
SEC charges suspended broker with running a $5.2 million fraud

Phillip W. Conley of West Virginia is said to have lied to investors in a Ponzi-like scheme

By InvestmentNews
Some seek SEC guidance on whether RIAs must disclose COVID-19 loans
NEWS RIAS APR 17, 2020
Some seek SEC guidance on whether RIAs must disclose COVID-19 loans

Other compliance experts say it’s not necessary unless the firm’s financial problems extend beyond virus stress

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Fed rescue efforts force advisers to rethink asset allocation
NEWS FIXED INCOME APR 16, 2020
Fed rescue efforts force advisers to rethink asset allocation

The agency’s emergency efforts to rescue the economy are already being viewed as uncharted territory

By Jeff Benjamin
Liberty Mutual sued over its 401(k)
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 16, 2020
Liberty Mutual sued over its 401(k)

The insurance giant allegedly violated ERISA by failing to rein in record keeping costs

By Emile Hallez