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NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION AUG 17, 2017
SEC suspends former ARCP accounting officer Lisa McAlister

Ms. McAlister 'manipulated and falsely reported' a key financial metric, agency charges.

By InvestmentNews
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING AUG 17, 2017
Plaintiffs win in Tibble vs. Edison 401(k) fee case

After a decade of activity around the lawsuit, including a hearing before the U.S. Supreme Court, judge rules a prudent fiduciary would have invested in institutional shares.

By Robert Steyer
NEWS PRACTICE MANAGEMENT AUG 17, 2017
Advisers get more breathing room to make Form ADV changes

RIAs can enter '0' in some new parts of the document before their annual filing next year.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
NEWS WIREHOUSES AUG 17, 2017
Plenty of advisers eager to scoop up 'orphaned' accounts

A central argument against the DOL fiduciary rule is that investors with smaller accounts will be abandoned. But many advisers stand ready to serve them.

By Bruce Kelly
NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION AUG 17, 2017
Fiduciary double standard gives robos a free ride

What if a human adviser dispensed portfolio recommendations based solely on the answers to 10 or 12 written questions?

By Scott MacKillop
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING AUG 16, 2017
Fired UBS adviser revives Palm Beach scandal

Craig Price claims he was fired for speaking up about the abuse of a trust fund.

By Bloomberg
NEWS RIAS AUG 16, 2017
Anticipating delay to DOL fiduciary rule, broker-dealers and RIAs change course

Brokerage firms, the group most affected by a rule delay, would likely put off big projects around adviser compensation and trimming investment products.

By Greg Iacurci
NEWS RIAS AUG 15, 2017
Energy funds adviser settles with SEC over fees

Agency says manager overcharged funds $1.5 million

By InvestmentNews
NEWS PRACTICE MANAGEMENT AUG 15, 2017
Massachusetts securities chief William Galvin launches investigation of broker 'kickbacks'

Says states need to take the lead in securities investigations as Trump moves to cut back financial regulation.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION AUG 15, 2017
Best-interest contract could be casualty of DOL fiduciary rule delay

Length of time for measure's review gives SEC, other regulators greater chance to get involved in setting advice standards.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
NEWS PRACTICE MANAGEMENT AUG 14, 2017
FSC Securities to pay $592,000 for failure to supervise leveraged ETFs

The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority Inc. and FSC Securities last Thursday announced that the firm will pay a $100,000 fine and $492,000 to clients.

By Bruce Kelly
NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION AUG 14, 2017
Finra expels Hallmark Investments and bars CEO for fraud

Head of New York-based firm led scheme to sell shares at inflated prices, says regulator.

By InvestmentNews
NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION AUG 10, 2017
DOL fiduciary rule: Brokers, advisers hoping delay is time well spent

Eighteen-month postponement further clouds the future of a fiduciary rule.

By Jeff Benjamin
NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION AUG 10, 2017
DOL fiduciary rule compliance costs exceed $4.7 billion: SIFMA study

Broker-dealers report paying hefty start-up costs and additional ongoing expenses, and are cutting the number of mutual funds they offer.

By Bruce Kelly
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING AUG 10, 2017
DOL fiduciary rule: Indexed, variable annuities big winners of a proposed delay

Indexed annuity distribution would have been upended in January, but a delay preserves the status quo.

By Greg Iacurci
NEWS BROKER DEALERS AUG 10, 2017
Court orders RIA to pay nearly $2 million for defrauding athletes

Louis Martin Blazer III of Pittsburgh, Pa.-based Blazer Capital Management was barred last year

By InvestmentNews
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING AUG 09, 2017
How one 401(k) adviser is successfully prospecting clients under the DOL fiduciary rule

The approach leverages relationships with property and casualty insurance brokers.

By Greg Iacurci
NEWS RIAS AUG 09, 2017
DOL seeks to delay fiduciary rule until July 2019

Battle intensifies as DOL seeks to push off implementation until July 2019.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION AUG 09, 2017
Finra bars former AXA rep for failure to appear at hearing

Ex-AXA broker was fired by firm for misrepresentations in VA sales.

By InvestmentNews
NEWS LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES AUG 08, 2017
Financial trade groups to DOL: Advisers dumping small accounts

As the comment-letter deadline for the Labor Department's fiduciary rule hits, industry organizations warn of orphaned accounts.

By Bruce Kelly