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From the C Suite with LPL's Mark Casady: Stay calm and cheer on
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT OCT 27, 2015
From the C Suite with LPL's Mark Casady: Stay calm and cheer on

The key to success is an even and relentlessly optimistic demeanor.

FINTECH OCT 26, 2015
Investors are grading advisers on investment skill — and advisers might not know it

A new service lets investors grade advisers based on investment performance, which advisers say may put too much emphasis on investing advice — and maybe even weaken job security.

PRACTICE MANAGEMENT OCT 26, 2015
What's ahead for the broker recruiting protocol in an age of generational transition?

The question of who 'owns' the client becomes key as firms seek to 'marry' younger advisers to their older colleagues.

Advisers form coalition to oppose DOL fiduciary rule
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.

WOMEN ADVISOR COMMUNITY OCT 25, 2015
Key to success for women: Confidence

Democrats oppose bill to thwart DOL fiduciary rule
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT OCT 23, 2015
Democrats oppose bill to thwart DOL fiduciary rule

Even those who backed similar legislation two years ago now support the Labor Department's proposal to change investment advice standards for retirement accounts.

Two big compliance services firms for advisers merge
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT OCT 22, 2015
Two big compliance services firms for advisers merge

National Compliance Services Inc. and Regulatory Compliance say their product lines complement one another, and together they can meet increased demand as more advisers become independent and regulations proliferate.

RETIREMENT PLANNING OCT 22, 2015
These benefits are even more popular than raises

With wages stagnant, employers have found something else to attract and retain employees.

UBS in $19.5 million settlement over misleading investors on derivatives
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT OCT 22, 2015
UBS in $19.5 million settlement over misleading investors on derivatives

SEC says investors lost about $5.5 million in first case against an issuer of structured notes.

4 ways the Labor Department is about to rock our world
RETIREMENT PLANNING OCT 22, 2015
4 ways the Labor Department is about to rock our world

The proposed fiduciary standard will have the biggest impact since the deregulation of the securities industry a few decades ago.

State regulators report advisers' top five trouble areas for compliance
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT OCT 22, 2015
State regulators report advisers' top five trouble areas for compliance

Latest exam data from state regulators show deficiencies are down dramatically, but some areas are particularly problematic.

PRACTICE MANAGEMENT OCT 22, 2015
How to show clients what they're missing when they focus on products over plans

Sometimes clients need a reminder they're not investing because they want to own one of the "10 hot funds"

Morningstar shines an ESG light on all mutual funds and ETFs
EQUITIES OCT 22, 2015
Morningstar shines an ESG light on all mutual funds and ETFs

New zero-to-100 rating would indicate the environmental, social and governance impact of a fund's holdings.

FINTECH OCT 21, 2015
LPL lays out timetable for robo-platform

Firm hopes to roll out full version to advisers before next annual conference in July.

Does technology eliminate job opportunities?
FINTECH OCT 21, 2015
Does technology eliminate job opportunities?

Computers can take the place of people for some tasks, but that can free up employees to strengthen client relationships.

Pension trade group believes DOL fiduciary rule is all but inevitable
RETIREMENT PLANNING OCT 21, 2015
Pension trade group believes DOL fiduciary rule is all but inevitable

American Society of Pension Professionals and Actuaries now plans to shape -- not kill -- the proposal.

Support grows to repeal Obamacare 'Cadillac tax'
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT OCT 21, 2015
Support grows to repeal Obamacare 'Cadillac tax'

Bipartisans in Congress — as well as business and labor groups — are coalescing to try to stop a tax on high-premium health care plans.

BROKER DEALERS OCT 20, 2015
RCS Capital stock may be delisted from NYSE

Exchange warning on share price comes as Massachusetts securities cop Galvin <a href="//www.investmentnews.com/article/20151112/FREE/151119971/massachusetts-galvin-charges-realty-capital-securities-with-proxy&quot;" target="&quot;_blank&quot;" rel="noopener noreferrer">charges its wholesale brokerage, Realty Capital Securities, with proxy fraud</a>.

FINTECH OCT 20, 2015
eMoney and MoneyGuidePro take a second stab at an integration

The two powerhouses of financial planning software providers, MoneyGuidePro and eMoney, announced they are integrating with one another after pulling similar plans earlier this year.

PRACTICE MANAGEMENT OCT 20, 2015
These jobs offer the greatest work-life balance

Maintaining a healthy work-life balance can be tough in today's work environment, but some jobs allow for more flexibility than others.