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MetLife To Pay $200 Million Penalty For Unpaid Pensions

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In addition to a $19.75 million fine, the insurer will also pay $189 million in restitution, N.Y. regulators said.

Wells Fargo Partners With TradePMR To Provide RIA Platform, Custody Services

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The new program will support independent, fee-only advisors with platform and custody services.

FSI Elects 2019 Board, Executive Committee Members

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David Knoch of First Global will be the board's new chairman this year.

Woodbridge Group Ordered To Pay $1 Billion For Defrauding 8,400 Investors

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The court-ordered penalty represented a victory for the SEC, which sued the company for running a Ponzi scheme.

Fed Seen Pausing Rate Hikes But Still Moving Twice This Year

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Investors reacted negatively in December when the Fed penciled in two rate increases for 2019.

FSI Fighting To Offer Its Members Health Insurance

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The b-d association is advocating to offer health insurance for its members.

Tax Season Stalled For U.S. Citizens Abroad After Shutdown Jam

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The shutdown has ended, but U.S. taxpayers living abroad are still facing delays in having their tax forms processed.

Insurers Can Now Manage Cash With ETF For Minnesota's Blue Cross

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The fund will first need to overcome insurers’ reluctance to embrace ETFs.

Finra Orders Firms To Self-Report 529 Plan Share Class Violations

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Finra examiners have found that some firms have failed to reasonably supervise brokers’ share class advice.

Apple Bug Lets IPhone Users Listen In On Others Via FaceTime

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The bug allows a user to call someone on FaceTime and begin hearing the other person before they pick up the call.

Mnuchin Signals Chance To End China Tariff War Ahead Of Talks

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Donald Trump and China’s Xi Jinping gave their officials until March 1 to work out a deal.

America's Love Affair With Cheap Drugs Has A Hidden Cost

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An investigation into FDA inspections at generic drug factories raises questions about safety.

DPL Launches Fixed Index Annuity For RIAs

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Clearline, the new annuity, features a rising income feature for retirees.

It's A Big Week for Funds Girding To Buy $45 Billion Of Stocks

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But pitfalls loom and threaten to set into motion a fresh wave of turbulence.

U.S. Borrowing Needs Exceed Prior Forecasts As Budget Gap Widens

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The department expects to issue $365 billion in net marketable debt from January through March.

Nvidia’s Drop Drags Down Semiconductor ETFs

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Depending on how they’re weighted, some funds have been hit harder than others.

Fund Family Puts ESG Investing At Investors' Fingertips

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Newday Funds has launched an app with seven socially responsible investing portfolios.

New Website Seeks To Financially Empower Women

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MyWorth provides coaching and education to women facing divorce, marriage, motherhood and other transitions.

Fund Investors Took Cover In Fixed Income In 2018

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Overall, mutual fund and ETF assets dropped to their lowest levels since 2008, a Cerulli report said.

How To Get An Early Start On Tax Savings

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Now is the time for advisors to get their clients prepared for their 2019 tax filings.