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Lawmakers chafe at SEC's slog through fiduciary rule process
NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION NOV 05, 2015
Lawmakers chafe at SEC's slog through fiduciary rule process

At a House subcommittee hearing, legislators grilled David Grim, director of the SEC's Division of Investment Management, about the timing of a potential rule.

NEWS ALTERNATIVES NOV 05, 2015
W.P. Carey sets fundraising record in first half

$909 million raised is almost as much as the $1.04 billion the firm raised all of last year.

NEWS RIAS NOV 04, 2015
Ex-Ameriprise adviser gets 7 years in the slammer for bilking clients

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i>: Susan Elizabeth Walker was sentenced to more than seven years in prison for taking over $1 million from clients' accounts.

Riskalyze seeks to leverage DOL fiduciary rule with wealth management platform
NEWS FINTECH NOV 04, 2015
Riskalyze seeks to leverage DOL fiduciary rule with wealth management platform

Robo-adviser, risk assessment and compliance meet on one dashboard.

Bill to stop DOL fiduciary rule poised to pass House today
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING NOV 03, 2015
Bill to stop DOL fiduciary rule poised to pass House today

Measure that would force DOL to halt its efforts until the SEC acts would move to the Senate next, but Obama threatens a veto.

Finra efforts fail to reduce brokers' record-cleansing: PIABA
NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION NOV 02, 2015
Finra efforts fail to reduce brokers' record-cleansing: PIABA

Between 2012-14, expungement was granted in 87.8% of cases in which it was sought, according to the Public Investors Arbitration Bar Association.

NEWS PRACTICE MANAGEMENT OCT 30, 2015
Finra plans to scrutinize brokerages' compliance culture

The regulator releases its priorities for the new year. Topping the list are firms' compliance culture and conflicts of interest.

NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION OCT 30, 2015
Former House chairman, top Finra lobbyist, Michael Oxley, dies

Mr. Oxley was chairman of the House Financial Services Committee in the 2000s and promoted a self-regulatory organization for advisers.

NEWS EQUITIES OCT 30, 2015
Jobs report has the bond market on edge

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i>: The specific things to watch for in today's jobs report that could influence the Fed's decision on interest rates.

NEWS BROKER DEALERS OCT 30, 2015
'Dissident' candidate defeats Finra's hand-picked nominee for board seat

Brian Kovack wants to make the organization more effective without antagonizing firms that are doing the right thing

NEWS PRACTICE MANAGEMENT OCT 29, 2015
SEC indicates timing, substance of 'accredited investor' reform

Chairwoman White testifies before Congress about next steps and factors to gauge investor sophistication.

Budget deal would nix popular Social Security claiming strategies
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING OCT 29, 2015
Budget deal would nix popular Social Security claiming strategies

Loss of file and suspend and some spousal benefits could catch near-retirees off guard.

Cruz and Rubio come out on top after third Republican debate
NEWS PRACTICE MANAGEMENT OCT 28, 2015
Cruz and Rubio come out on top after third Republican debate

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin:</i> Another debate full of heated clashes &amp;mdash; including with the moderators &amp;mdash; but the candidates who rose to the top were not the usual suspects.

Client losses total $44 million in 'Madoff of Main Street' case
NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION OCT 28, 2015
Client losses total $44 million in 'Madoff of Main Street' case

Jacob Cooper, founder of San Diego-based RIA Total Wealth Management, built his business to over $100 million in assets and more than 600 clients. Last week, a court-appointed receiver in a case brought by the SEC determined that more than $44 million of those assets are likely lost.

NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION OCT 27, 2015
New Ways & Means chairman gives Speaker Ryan a tax-reform partner

One of Rep. Kevin Brady's ongoing pursuits has been eliminating the estate tax.

NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION OCT 27, 2015
As DOL fiduciary heats up, both sides dig in

Battle over the Labor Department's proposed fiduciary rule reaches a new level of nasty.

NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING OCT 26, 2015
Adviser coalition calls on Congress to reject attempts to stop DOL fiduciary rule

Rep. Peter Roskam and colleagues' 'legislative principles' for retirement advisers refer only to disclosing conflicts, not mitigating them, FPC says.

SEC files record number of enforcement cases and highest fines in 2015
NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION OCT 26, 2015
SEC files record number of enforcement cases and highest fines in 2015

Agency brings actions against new kinds of securities fraud.

Advisers form coalition to oppose DOL fiduciary rule
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING OCT 26, 2015
Advisers form coalition to oppose DOL fiduciary rule

Grassroots organization is sponsored by a trade association for life insurance companies.

Fidelity charged by Massachusetts with dishonest and unethical behavior
NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION OCT 25, 2015
Fidelity charged by Massachusetts with dishonest and unethical behavior

Massachusetts' top regulatory cop accuses the company of allowing unregistered advisers to make trades through its broker-dealer platform.