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Regulator seeks to enlist advisers in war on money laundering
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT AUG 27, 2015
Regulator seeks to enlist advisers in war on money laundering

Compliance could be costly, especially for small advisory firms.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT AUG 26, 2015
B-D claims Voya dinged former employee's record out of revenge

By Bruce Kelly
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT AUG 26, 2015
Wall Street is losing talented executives to cities like Cleveland and Pittsburgh

Regional banks lure half of new executives from biggest rivals — an ex-Goldman manager said: 'We could give our daughter a better life.'

By Bloomberg
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT AUG 26, 2015
Advisers take heed, more of your clients are managing accounts on the side

DIY investing trend creates a new kind of hybrid client

By Jeff Benjamin
Get ahead of the worsening news on the IRS data breach
FINTECH AUG 26, 2015
Get ahead of the worsening news on the IRS data breach

An email to clients is warranted as the number of citizens exposed in the tax hack triples.

By Liz Skinner
$3 billion RIA Summit Trail reels in $500 million Barclays team
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT AUG 26, 2015
$3 billion RIA Summit Trail reels in $500 million Barclays team

In another blow to Stifel Financial, two former Barclays advisers with $500 million in assets are joining former colleagues at the $3 billion RIA Summit Trail, which was founded last month.

By Mason Braswell
LPL hires ex-Wells Fargo CTO for newly created tech position
FINTECH AUG 26, 2015
LPL hires ex-Wells Fargo CTO for newly created tech position

Anthony Perkins will oversee the broker-dealer's automated processes and the launch of the firm's robo-advisory software platform.

By Alessandra Malito
Stockbroker pleads guilty to stealing $6 million in Ponzi scheme
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT AUG 26, 2015
Stockbroker pleads guilty to stealing $6 million in Ponzi scheme

Claimed funds were invested conservatively but he was pursuing risky day-trading strategy.

By Trevor Hunnicutt
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT AUG 26, 2015
Wells Fargo fined $1.5 million for AML failures

The wirehouse failed to comply with anti-money-laundering requirements by not properly vetting some 220,000 new client accounts over a nine-year period, Finra charged.

By Mason Braswell
Citadel, big stock trading firm, seeks bigger influence in Washington
EQUITIES AUG 25, 2015
Citadel, big stock trading firm, seeks bigger influence in Washington

Privately held firm run by hedge fund manager Ken Griffin is speaking up to regulators and sometimes disagreeing with other market players.

By Lynne Marek
Three ways to get more out of your CRM
FINTECH AUG 25, 2015
Three ways to get more out of your CRM

Leveraging these tips, you can extract more value from this important piece of software.

By Sheryl Rowling
Finra sweep homes in on conflicts in broker pay
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT AUG 25, 2015
Finra sweep homes in on conflicts in broker pay

The regulator is examining a broad range of possible conflicts, from production incentives and mutual fund fees to recruiting bonuses.

By Mason Braswell
FINTECH AUG 24, 2015
Cybersecurity efforts still falling short at financial services firms

Report cites policy, accountability and disaster recovery as three areas of weakness.

By Laura Sanicola
Is the bull market making advisers and investors behave better?
RETIREMENT PLANNING AUG 24, 2015
Is the bull market making advisers and investors behave better?

Mutual fund investors get closer to capturing 100% of the returns of the funds they invest in, according to Morningstar.

By Trevor Hunnicutt
It's early days for most robos eyeing the 401(k) market
RETIREMENT PLANNING AUG 24, 2015
It's early days for most robos eyeing the 401(k) market

As Financial Engines & Wells Fargo announce their partnership, there are only a handful of automated investment services competing for defined contribution retirement plan participants.

By Alessandra Malito
FINTECH AUG 24, 2015
Robo-advisers want to plan your clients' future

Behind the scenes, robo-advisers are quietly hatching plans to compete more aggressively with flesh-and-blood advisers.

By Mason Braswell
FINTECH AUG 23, 2015
BlackRock makes big bet on digital advice with acquisition of robo FutureAdvisor

Deal puts the world's largest money manager squarely in the financial advice market as it branches out from managing mutual funds and its iShares brand of ETFs.

By Alessandra Malito
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT AUG 23, 2015
As the Labor Department moves closer to a fiduciary standard, rhetoric reaches fever pitch

The department's recently completed four-day marathon of hearings featured the usual suspects trotting out the usual arguments — and self-funded studies — for or against the rule.

By MFXFeeder
Use exit interviews to help employees be happier than Amazonians
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT AUG 23, 2015
Use exit interviews to help employees be happier than Amazonians

Ask departing employees certain questions to uncover bad morale or other issues.

By Liz Skinner
At least one timing signal is already saying it is time to sell stocks
EQUITIES AUG 22, 2015
At least one timing signal is already saying it is time to sell stocks

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin:</i> One troubling result of Thursday's big stock drop, in which the Dow industrials lost 358 points, or just over 2%, is that the market's oldest timing signal flashed a sell signal.

By Jeff Benjamin