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IMHO: The Duty To Ask

Last week I mentioned a revenue-sharing case that could have far-reaching implications.    

NY State Fund Sues BofA, Merrill

New York state Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli has filed separate suits against Bank of America (BofA) and its Merrill Lynch unit for losses connected with BofA’s purchase of Merrill...

What Advisers Do Online

Financial advisers spend over 23 hours per week online at industry, social, and asset manager sites, according to a recent study by kasina.

Pond Scrum?

Did you hear the one about the broker who threw his laptop into a pond? 

AUL Picks RPAG Scorecard

Retirement Plan Advisory Group, (RPAG), an independent alliance of retirement plan advisors, says that the AUL Retirement Services division of OneAmerica will use RPAG’s Scorecard...

SEC Votes to Change Form ADV

As if there wasn’t enough uncertainty swirling around the financial services industry at present, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) wants to make changes to...