Regulation And Legislation

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Weak state oversight of insurance sales hurts investors and advisers
NEWS LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES FEB 27, 2020
Weak state oversight of insurance sales hurts investors and advisers

Insurance salespeople had a part in selling the $1.2 billion Woodbridge Ponzi

By Bruce Kelly
Actor Steven Seagal under siege by SEC for promoting crypto offering
NEWS ALTERNATIVES FEB 27, 2020
Actor Steven Seagal under siege by SEC for promoting crypto offering

The regulator says Seagal failed to disclose that he was paid for touting B2G's initial coin offering

By Bloomberg
Intel 401(k) ruling could bolster some class actions
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING FEB 26, 2020
Intel 401(k) ruling could bolster some class actions

The Supreme Court decision makes it harder for fiduciaries to cite a three-year window to have ERISA claims dismissed

By Emile Hallez
Annuities group wants 401(k)s for all — including cannabis workers
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING FEB 26, 2020
Annuities group wants 401(k)s for all — including cannabis workers

The Insured Retirement Institute wants mandatory retirement plan coverage for most businesses, but similar legislation has been floated in the past

By Emile Hallez
Massachusetts fiduciary rule won’t cover variable annuity sales
NEWS LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES FEB 26, 2020
Massachusetts fiduciary rule won’t cover variable annuity sales

The Securities Division says the state considers VAs to be insurance products, not securities

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Advisers say regulation will be biggest shaper of business
NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION FEB 26, 2020
Advisers say regulation will be biggest shaper of business

Other factors include changing client demographics and technology innovation, according to a new survey

By InvestmentNews
State regulator revokes registration of adviser who sold Woodbridge securities
NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION FEB 26, 2020
State regulator revokes registration of adviser who sold Woodbridge securities

N.J. investment representative Gary Scheer was also assessed $750,000 in civil penalties for selling fraudulent investments

By InvestmentNews
Workers win at Supreme Court on 401(k) suit deadlines
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING FEB 26, 2020
Workers win at Supreme Court on 401(k) suit deadlines

Court rules in a lawsuit filed against Intel that companies can't assume employees read the emails they're sent with details about plan investments

By Bloomberg
Empathy is at the center of FPA  advocacy in 2020
NEWS OPINION FEB 25, 2020
Empathy is at the center of FPA advocacy in 2020

The organization's efforts range from state fiduciary measures to the SEC's proposed changes to its advertising rules

By Martin C. Seay
Bear market would bode well for fixed annuities: reports
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING FEB 24, 2020
Bear market would bode well for fixed annuities: reports

Low interest rates are hampering sales, but the SECURE Act and the threat of a market correction could change that

By Emile Hallez
Wells Fargo pays $3 billion to settle federal probes
NEWS WIREHOUSES FEB 21, 2020
Wells Fargo pays $3 billion to settle federal probes

The deal allows the bank to avoid a criminal conviction for its sales abuses

By Bloomberg
Finra launches targeted exam of zero-fees brokerages
NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION FEB 21, 2020
Finra launches targeted exam of zero-fees brokerages

The regulator is probing whether firms are giving customers best execution of trades

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
401(k) 'kickback' suit against Fidelity booted from court
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING FEB 21, 2020
401(k) 'kickback' suit against Fidelity booted from court

A federal judge found that Fidelity was not a fiduciary to the plans at the center of a class-action lawsuit

By Emile Hallez
SEC wins case against Navellier & Associates
NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION FEB 21, 2020
SEC wins case against Navellier & Associates

Agency alleged the advisory firm defrauded clients by misrepresenting returns on strategies

By InvestmentNews
Massachusetts promulgates final fiduciary rule with some controversial parts removed
NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION FEB 21, 2020
Massachusetts promulgates final fiduciary rule with some controversial parts removed

But the advice standard would require brokers to act ‘without regard to’ their own financial interests

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Wells Fargo nears deal to end federal probes
NEWS WIREHOUSES FEB 21, 2020
Wells Fargo nears deal to end federal probes

The bank will pay about $3 billion to settle the government's investigations into a range of consumer abuses

By Bloomberg
Fed review could be a hurdle for Morgan Stanley-ETrade union
NEWS RIAS FEB 20, 2020
Fed review could be a hurdle for Morgan Stanley-ETrade union

But little resistance to the deal is expected from regulators, policymakers

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Pershing ordered to pay $5.6 million to Stanford Ponzi victims
NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION FEB 19, 2020
Pershing ordered to pay $5.6 million to Stanford Ponzi victims

The claimants, mostly retirement savers, alleged Pershing allowed the rip-off

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Using trusts to fill the void of stretch IRAs and 401(k)s
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING FEB 19, 2020
Using trusts to fill the void of stretch IRAs and 401(k)s

The SECURE Act's 10-year window will cause many beneficiaries to spend rather than save, panelists said in an InvestmentNews webcast

By Emile Hallez
Finra arbitrators award $2.1 million to four former Credit Suisse reps
NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION FEB 19, 2020
Finra arbitrators award $2.1 million to four former Credit Suisse reps

The loss is another in a string of setbacks for the firm on deferred compensation disputes

By Mark Schoeff Jr.