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Robinhood offers some clients $15 credit after outages
NEWS FINTECH MAR 05, 2020
Robinhood offers some clients $15 credit after outages

One customer has filed a class-action lawsuit against the online brokerage, claiming it failed to meet contractual obligations

By Bloomberg
By the Numbers: Annuities News
NEWS LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES MAR 04, 2020
By the Numbers: Annuities News

What will a new insurance model rule for states mean for advisers who sell annuities? And what is the goal of the new Retirement Income Institute?

By InvestmentNews
Rep used DOL rule as cover to take $150,000 from VAs: Finra
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 04, 2020
Rep used DOL rule as cover to take $150,000 from VAs: Finra

The self-regulatory agency this week barred registered rep Louis Cook

By Emile Hallez
CFP Board defends decision to remove compensation descriptions from website
NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAR 04, 2020
CFP Board defends decision to remove compensation descriptions from website

CEO Kevin Keller: ‘It’s about fiduciary, not about fees.’

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Costs of elder fraud aren't always financial
NEWS PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAR 04, 2020
Costs of elder fraud aren't always financial

More than two-thirds of advisers said the emotional toll on clients is substantial, according to a survey

By InvestmentNews
The SECURE Act’s unprecedented opportunities
NEWS OPINION MAR 04, 2020
The SECURE Act’s unprecedented opportunities

As the legislation brings about big changes in the retirement plan market, will advisers benefit or will they be drowned?

By Fred Barstein
Supreme Court questions SEC’s power to recoup billions
NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAR 04, 2020
Supreme Court questions SEC’s power to recoup billions

The justices considered the commission's use of “disgorgement” to collect ill-gotten gains from wrongdoers

By Bloomberg
SEC puts misleading fund names in its crosshairs
NEWS MUTUAL FUNDS MAR 03, 2020
SEC puts misleading fund names in its crosshairs

The regulator seeks public feedback on its naming rules to better protect investors

By Jeff Benjamin
Study shows softening of Finra enforcement last year
NEWS PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAR 03, 2020
Study shows softening of Finra enforcement last year

Law firm Eversheds Sutherland says fines, restitution, cases decreased; Finra touts the quality of its cases

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
John Hancock sued over 'self-dealing' in 401(k) plan products
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 03, 2020
John Hancock sued over 'self-dealing' in 401(k) plan products

The financial services firm is the latest to be targeted for including proprietary products in its retirement plan

By Emile Hallez
CFP Board removes compensation descriptions from consumer website
NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAR 03, 2020
CFP Board removes compensation descriptions from consumer website

Organization says the best way for clients to select an adviser is ‘to have a conversation’ with the adviser

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
FSI's top advocacy priorities in 2020
NEWS OPINION MAR 03, 2020
FSI's top advocacy priorities in 2020

The tax treatment of financial services and reducing burdens on advisers' business entities are among the items FSI will be focusing on this year

By Dale Brown
Fed cuts rates 50 basis points in response to spreading virus
NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAR 03, 2020
Fed cuts rates 50 basis points in response to spreading virus

The central bank's emergency move is an attempt to protect the economy from the coronavirus

By Bloomberg
Financial services deals meet resistance from Democratic lawmakers
NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAR 02, 2020
Financial services deals meet resistance from Democratic lawmakers

Schwab's acquisition of TD Ameritrade and Morgan Stanley's deal for ETrade have elicited criticism from Sen. Sherrod Brown and Rep. Maxine Waters

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
SEC charges two unregistered brokers with fraud
NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAR 02, 2020
SEC charges two unregistered brokers with fraud

Cold-callers Jason Arthur and Christopher Bongiorno were unlicensed when they pitched investors the securities of two U.S. companies

By InvestmentNews
Oracle to pay $12 million to settle 401(k) lawsuit
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 02, 2020
Oracle to pay $12 million to settle 401(k) lawsuit

The company allegedly breached its fiduciary duty, in part by selecting funds that allegedly made excessive revenue-sharing payments to Fidelity

By Emile Hallez
Lawsuit questions Finra’s ability to bar brokers
NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION FEB 28, 2020
Lawsuit questions Finra’s ability to bar brokers

The argument hinges on whether a lifetime sanction is a punitive or remedial punishment

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
PNC Bank accused of hiding evidence of wealth manager’s assault
NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION FEB 28, 2020
PNC Bank accused of hiding evidence of wealth manager’s assault

The bank produced video of a man following an adviser to her car. Key footage is allegedly absent

By Bloomberg
SEC fines Wells Fargo $35 million for unsuitable sales of complex products
NEWS PRACTICE MANAGEMENT FEB 27, 2020
SEC fines Wells Fargo $35 million for unsuitable sales of complex products

Firm recommended that clients buy, hold single-inverse ETFs in retirement accounts despite previous Finra penalty

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Sanders proposes curbing tax break for executive retirement perk
NEWS PRACTICE MANAGEMENT FEB 27, 2020
Sanders proposes curbing tax break for executive retirement perk

Presidential candidate to introduce measure that stops execs from delaying paying taxes on stock options and deferred compensation

By Bloomberg