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Galvin charges MetLife with inflating bottom line
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 25, 2018
Galvin charges MetLife with inflating bottom line

Massachusetts securities czar says insurer's failure to make pension payments enabled it to lower reserves

Wells Fargo Advisors fined $4 million over complex product sales
NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION JUN 25, 2018
Wells Fargo Advisors fined $4 million over complex product sales

Firm will also pay $1.1 million in restitution after SEC finds improper sales of market-linked securities.

Buzz Aldrin dust-up highlights the challenges facing older clients
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 25, 2018
Buzz Aldrin dust-up highlights the challenges facing older clients

A revocable trust with a co-trustee might have averted the former astronaut's battle with two of his children.

Independence of auditors critical when easing broker regulations
NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION JUN 23, 2018
Independence of auditors critical when easing broker regulations

Basically, the legislation would create simplification.

Betterment slapped with $400,000 fine from Finra
NEWS FINTECH JUN 22, 2018
Betterment slapped with $400,000 fine from Finra

Robo-adviser cited for violating customer protection rule and not maintaining its books and records correctly.

Hillary Clinton would have saved the DOL fiduciary rule
NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION JUN 22, 2018
Hillary Clinton would have saved the DOL fiduciary rule

If the presidential election had gone the other way, the Labor Department would have overcome the regulation's legal challenges — or at least still be in the fight.

SEC charges insurance agent with $1.27 million Ponzi scheme
NEWS LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES JUN 22, 2018
SEC charges insurance agent with $1.27 million Ponzi scheme

James Hocker took money from 25 mostly elderly, unsophisticated investors.

It's official: DOL fiduciary rule is dead
NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION JUN 21, 2018
It's official: DOL fiduciary rule is dead

The 5th Circuit Court of Appeals issued a mandate Thursday making its March 15 decision to strike down the regulation effective.

Supreme Court curbs SEC administrative law judges
NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION JUN 21, 2018
Supreme Court curbs SEC administrative law judges

'Buckets of Money' adviser Raymond Lucia is entitled to a new hearing, court rules.

AI, blockchain take center stage at SIFMA fintech event
NEWS FINTECH JUN 21, 2018
AI, blockchain take center stage at SIFMA fintech event

Developers demonstrated real-life use cases showing how firms can deploy the next-gen technology.

Lessons 401(k) advisers learned from the DOL fiduciary rule saga
NEWS RIAS JUN 21, 2018
Lessons 401(k) advisers learned from the DOL fiduciary rule saga

The rule regulated what was already happening within the defined-contribution industry anyway.

Supreme Court ruling on SEC judges unlikely to upend advice industry
NEWS PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JUN 21, 2018
Supreme Court ruling on SEC judges unlikely to upend advice industry

But it could give rise to new hearings for some advisers who are already in litigation with the agency such as Dawn Bennett.

Clayton defends SEC advice rule amid congressional grilling
NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION JUN 21, 2018
Clayton defends SEC advice rule amid congressional grilling

Reps. Maxine Waters, Carolyn Maloney express concerns that measure is too weak.

Opaque, outdated 401(k) plan disclosures harming investors, advisers
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 20, 2018
Opaque, outdated 401(k) plan disclosures harming investors, advisers

Morningstar report: Lack of data on fees, investments makes advice on rollovers costlier and more challenging for investors.

MetLife, Brighthouse sued for $500 million over missing pensioners
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 20, 2018
MetLife, Brighthouse sued for $500 million over missing pensioners

Lawsuit claims insurers 'betrayed' thousands of pension plan participants and beneficiaries.

JPMorgan asks court for injunction against rep who left for Merrill Lynch
NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION JUN 19, 2018
JPMorgan asks court for injunction against rep who left for Merrill Lynch

Bank claims Gabriel Campbell took confidential client information

Pastor and pal indicted over fraudulent financial planning
NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION JUN 19, 2018
Pastor and pal indicted over fraudulent financial planning

Larry Holley and Patricia Gray are defendants in parallel SEC civil action.

SEC charges eight in $102 million Ponzi scheme
NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION JUN 19, 2018
SEC charges eight in $102 million Ponzi scheme

One defendant allegedly used some of the stolen money to commission a song about himself and had it played at a Las Vegas nightclub.

Merrill Lynch fined $42 million for misleading customers
NEWS WIREHOUSES JUN 19, 2018
Merrill Lynch fined $42 million for misleading customers

In addition to the practice of 'masking' trades, the wirehouse went to extremes to cover up the wrongdoing.

Divorce reduces retirement readiness
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 19, 2018
Divorce reduces retirement readiness

The new tax law could increase financial challenges for divorced people, but planning opportunities abound.