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Recession would slow state auto-IRAs, MEPs
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 23, 2020
Recession would slow state auto-IRAs, MEPs

Programs will remain viable but will take longer to build assets as gig workers and small businesses struggle to stay afloat, leaders said

By Emile Hallez
Senate virus rescue plan stalls
NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAR 23, 2020
Senate virus rescue plan stalls

Democrats voted to reject Majority Leader Mitch McConnell's latest version of the measure

By Bloomberg
Senate coronavirus package would allow hardship early access to retirement accounts
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 20, 2020
Senate coronavirus package would allow hardship early access to retirement accounts

Financial industry also pushes for temporary waiver on required minimum distributions

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
IRS delays tax-filing date to July 15
NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAR 20, 2020
IRS delays tax-filing date to July 15

After the extension, the deadline for filing now matches the deadline for tax payments announced previously

By Bloomberg
401(k) lawsuits keep coming, despite COVID-19
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 19, 2020
401(k) lawsuits keep coming, despite COVID-19

Two lawsuits over plans’ target-date investments were filed in the past week, and there was a major development in another case

By Emile Hallez
Finra bars no-show Kestra broker
NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAR 19, 2020
Finra bars no-show Kestra broker

James Blake Daughtry was to be questioned about unauthorized trading in customers' accounts

By InvestmentNews
Investor advocate says variable annuity summary prospectus lacked sufficient testing
NEWS LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES MAR 18, 2020
Investor advocate says variable annuity summary prospectus lacked sufficient testing

The SEC says in the final rule that it solicited feedback on hypothetical forms

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Treasury proposes to guarantee money market funds in stimulus
NEWS MUTUAL FUNDS MAR 18, 2020
Treasury proposes to guarantee money market funds in stimulus

The plan temporarily permits the use of its exchange stabilization fund to guarantee money market funds

By Bloomberg
Job-hopping broker suspended for two years over churning
NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAR 18, 2020
Job-hopping broker suspended for two years over churning

Halil Kozi had worked at 18 firms since 1987, and three of those firms were expelled by Finra

By InvestmentNews
How a new regulation for brokers will protect investors
NEWS OPINION MAR 17, 2020
How a new regulation for brokers will protect investors

The SEC got Reg BI right because it carefully balances consumer protection with investor choice

By Tom Quaadman
Wells Fargo named in new 401(k) lawsuit
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 17, 2020
Wells Fargo named in new 401(k) lawsuit

The company has been sued again over its use of its own products in its retirement plan

By Emile Hallez
Treasury delays April 15 tax deadline for millions
NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAR 17, 2020
Treasury delays April 15 tax deadline for millions

The extension gives individuals and many businesses 90 extra days to send checks to the government

By Bloomberg
Advisers should think twice about taking the SEC up on its ADV filing extension
NEWS RIAS MAR 17, 2020
Advisers should think twice about taking the SEC up on its ADV filing extension

Firms admitting their business continuity plans didn’t hold up amid the panic caused by the coronavirus is ‘not a good look’

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Federal court finds RIA guilty of fraud
NEWS RIAS MAR 17, 2020
Federal court finds RIA guilty of fraud

The case, brought by the SEC, involved undisclosed compensation

By InvestmentNews
HSBC pays $750,000 to settle with SEC on adviser comp practices
NEWS PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAR 17, 2020
HSBC pays $750,000 to settle with SEC on adviser comp practices

The agency charged the firm with misrepresenting how it paid dually registered reps

By InvestmentNews
SEC bars former Merrill Lynch adviser over alleged $1.7 million fraud
NEWS WIREHOUSES MAR 17, 2020
SEC bars former Merrill Lynch adviser over alleged $1.7 million fraud

The Chicago broker had been fired by the wirehouse and previously barred by Finra

By InvestmentNews
Financial advice industry shuffles conference schedules
NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAR 16, 2020
Financial advice industry shuffles conference schedules

A broad array of companies is changing calendars due to the COVID-19 virus

By Bruce Kelly
Finra postpones in-person arbitration hearings until May 1 due to COVID-19
NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAR 16, 2020
Finra postpones in-person arbitration hearings until May 1 due to COVID-19

The broker-dealer regulator said it is taking action ‘in the interest of public safety’

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
SEC extends Form ADV deadline for advisory firms affected by COVID-19
NEWS RIAS MAR 14, 2020
SEC extends Form ADV deadline for advisory firms affected by COVID-19

Registered investment advisers will have 45 extra days to file ADVs, brochure updates

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
SEC charges 3 advisory firm employees with concealing fraud
NEWS PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAR 13, 2020
SEC charges 3 advisory firm employees with concealing fraud

The commission claims the trio abetted a Ponzi scheme at VisionQuest Wealth Management in North Carolina

By InvestmentNews