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Finra arbitration cases are down, but the rest of the year may tell another story
NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION DEC 16, 2015
Finra arbitration cases are down, but the rest of the year may tell another story

A former Finra director says wild market gyrations over the summer will induce cases that could take months to fully reveal themselves.

NEWS PRACTICE MANAGEMENT DEC 14, 2015
Massachusetts regulator charges securities firm with improper sale to elderly investor

Investor was sold aggressive investment strategies despite stating low tolerance for risk.

Senators ask Obama to speed up multistate insurance registry
NEWS LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES DEC 14, 2015
Senators ask Obama to speed up multistate insurance registry

The initiative, signed into law in January, can't get off the ground until the president nominates members to the registry's board.

Plan advisers need to take note of the SEC's swing-pricing rule
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING DEC 11, 2015
Plan advisers need to take note of the SEC's swing-pricing rule

Due diligence considerations that plan advisers should make when a fund has adopted swing pricing.

Broker claws back $1.2 million from Morgan Stanley in 'significant' promissory note case
NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION DEC 11, 2015
Broker claws back $1.2 million from Morgan Stanley in 'significant' promissory note case

Ex-Morgan Stanley broker now only has to pay about half of $2.9 million he was originally ordered to pay by Finra arbitrators.

Morgan Stanley hit with racial discrimination suit
NEWS WIREHOUSES DEC 11, 2015
Morgan Stanley hit with racial discrimination suit

As part of her claim, ex-broker alleges the wirehouse's recent move toward mandatory arbitration is an attempt to prohibit employees from publicly challenging unfair practices.

Industry, investor advocates clash on bond-price-transparency proposals
NEWS PRACTICE MANAGEMENT DEC 10, 2015
Industry, investor advocates clash on bond-price-transparency proposals

Rules proposed by Finra and MSRB would require brokers to detail the price differences they and the clients pay for corporate and municipal bonds.

12 predictions about what the Labor Department's fiduciary rule will look like when implemented
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING DEC 10, 2015
12 predictions about what the Labor Department's fiduciary rule will look like when implemented

Predictions on what the Labor Department's fiduciary rule will look like when implemented, and when that implementation might occur.

Former SEC chiefs press current regime to move on fiduciary
NEWS PRACTICE MANAGEMENT DEC 07, 2015
Former SEC chiefs press current regime to move on fiduciary

Pitt, Cox and Schapiro agree that putting client interests first should be a priority.

Hillary Clinton gives thumbs up to DOL fiduciary rule
NEWS PRACTICE MANAGEMENT DEC 07, 2015
Hillary Clinton gives thumbs up to DOL fiduciary rule

In a proposal for financial reform released by her presidential campaign Thursday, the former secretary of state implicitly endorsed the Labor Department's proposal to increase standards for retirement advice.

NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING DEC 04, 2015
Department of Labor's lifetime income illustrations at a 'crossroads'

A DOL official said the regulatory project around lifetime income projections has stalled due to a split in opinion.

Manager of a fake hedge fund faces real prison time
NEWS EQUITIES DEC 04, 2015
Manager of a fake hedge fund faces real prison time

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i>: Security guard/waiter/travel agent posing as a hedge fund manager has been convicted of stealing more than $800,000 from 17 investors.

NEWS EQUITIES DEC 03, 2015
Advisers take heed: Investment crowdfunding coming soon to a client near you

Legion M offers hope for a Hollywood-level debut.

As robo-advice spreads, so should the caution warnings
NEWS EQUITIES DEC 03, 2015
As robo-advice spreads, so should the caution warnings

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i>: As robo-advisers flood the zone, investors (and human financial advisers) should continue to proceed with caution.

A more reachable retirement savings target: 60% of pre-retirement income
NEWS EQUITIES DEC 01, 2015
A more reachable retirement savings target: 60% of pre-retirement income

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i>: Instead of needing 80% of your pre-retirement income, you can probably make it with 60%.

SEC's fiduciary standard expected in October 2016
NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION DEC 01, 2015
SEC's fiduciary standard expected in October 2016

Five years after Dodd-Frank, agency puts issue on official calendar, signaling the rule is a priority.

NEWS EQUITIES NOV 30, 2015
The economic impact of global warming is heating up

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i>: According to the COP21 conference in Paris this week, global warming is on a pace to eventually hurt the economy.

Finra official says agency there to discipline, not punish
NEWS PRACTICE MANAGEMENT NOV 30, 2015
Finra official says agency there to discipline, not punish

Finra says it is more interested in supervisory lapses, suitability issues with complex products and selling away than big-money fraud.

NEWS PRACTICE MANAGEMENT NOV 23, 2015
DOL's fiduciary exemption is not a workable option for advisers

Too complex and cumbersome, provision would exclude investments such as alternatives from list of options.

NEWS EQUITIES NOV 23, 2015
SEC taking deep dive into role of ETFs in Aug. 24 market drop

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin:</i> SEC chairwoman Mary Jo White says the agency is taking a hard look at ETFs' role on Aug. 24, when stocks dropped like a rock, and the agency's trading rules are part of the scrutiny.