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Lowenstein Sandler LLP

The Critical Importance of an Effective Investment Policy Statement

Introduction- An IPS is an integral policy document for any organization to reduce corporate cash management and investment risks. It outlines an entity's cash management processes and strategies, and its investment goals....more

Troutman Pepper

Securities Industry Arbitrations and Litigation Update: FINRA Reaffirms Its Commitment to Enforcement Actions In Connection with...

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Mindful of the impending retirement of many millions of investors in the “baby boomer” generation, which hold a substantial amount of the world’s wealth, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) continues to...more

Ary Rosenbaum - The Rosenbaum Law Firm P.C.

Plan sponsor taken off 403(b) lawsuit, advisor isn’t so lucky

A plan sponsor was spared from a 403(b) lawsuit, but the advisor is still on the hook. Two plaintiffs filed a complaint in Texas federal court against their employer, Legacy Counseling Center, Inc. the plan’s manager,...more

Gerald Nowotny - Law Office of Gerald R....

How Can I Tell You?

I am on the record stating that as far as musical taste is concerned, I am a "horn band" aficionado - Tower of Power, Chicago, Blood, Sweat and Tears. By default, I am not an aficionado of folk music and ballads. Having said...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

[Podcast] SFDR for Beginners

In this episode, the first in our three-part EU ESG Considerations for Beginners miniseries, Akin Gump financial regulatory partner Ezra Zahabi looks at the Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR) and what it means...more

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HIPPER THAN HIP

Nowotny On Death and Taxes podcast episode #36 Hipper than Hip introduces the corporate sponsored malta pension plan. Learn more about the powerful 401(h) medical plan #maltapensionplan #nonqualifieddeferredcompensationplan...more

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NOWOTNY KNOWS SQUAT! Part 3 Using Malta Pension Plans to Raise AUM and Sell More Life Insurance

Nowotny Knows Squat! Part 3 of the series focuses on value added planning ideas that financial advisors and life insurance agents should introduce to their clients. #financialadvisors #insurance #maltapensionplans ...more

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NOWOTNY KNOWS SQUAT! Part 3 Using Malta Pension Plans to Raise AUM and Sell More Life Insurance

Nowotny On Death and Taxes episode #34 podcast, titled Nowotny Knows Squat Part 3 - Using Malta Pension Plans to Raise Assets Under Management and Sell More Life Insurance, focuses on value added planning ideas that financial...more

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PRIVATE PLACEMENT LIFE INSURANCE WEBINAR

Discussion Points: a. Why financial advisors and life insurance agents should be selling PPLI now. b. An overview of the current lay of the land in PPLI. c. The important tax rules of PPLI. d. Planning examples using...more

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Main Reason To Be Selling PPLI Now

Gerry introduces his first video presentation on Private Placement Life Insurance and points out the main reasons you should be selling it today!...more

Downey Brand LLP

Helping Families and Solving Problems – A Conversation with Trust Officer Alysia Corell from Exchange Bank

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Bank trust departments, also referred to as corporate trustees, provide professional management to the administration of California trusts. People may choose to name a bank to act as successor trustee when they can no longer...more

McDermott Will & Emery

[Webinar] Distressed Oil & Gas: Survival Tactics and Smart Investing During COVID-19 - May 20th, 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm EDT

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COVID-19 continues to wreak havoc on the global economy, and the oil & gas industry in particular is experiencing significant turmoil as demand has plummeted. Whether you are a company directly dealing with this economic...more

Williams Mullen

[Webinar] Cryptocurrency and Blockchain Technology: What Financial Advisors Need to Know - May 28th, 11:00 am ET

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Are you ready for the world of cryptocurrency? It is increasingly becoming an important—but complex—wealth transfer topic in estate planning. In order to properly advise clients and manage their portfolios, accountants and...more

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What a Difference a Day Makes!

Nowotny On Death and Taxes - What a Difference a Day Makes! Episode 5 focuses on market changes favoring the sale of private placement life insurance (PPLI) by financial advisors and life insurance agents. ...more

Hogan Lovells

When does conduct constitute financial advice?

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In Atwealth (Pty) Ltd & Others v Kernick & Others (116/2018) [2019] ZASCA 27 (28 March 2019) the Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) was called upon to decide, among other issues, what conduct constitutes financial advice and what...more

Hogan Lovells

Insurance Newsletter: March 2019 - Purpose and simple language take precedence

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On 14 March 2019, the Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) dismissed an appeal by Centriq Insurance Company Ltd (Centriq) against a ruling of the Free State High Court holding liable a financial advisor under a professional...more

Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP

Alternative managers increasingly pursue interval funds in retail sales: Financial Advisor

Individual investors are increasingly interested in alternative investments and managers are pursuing sales, especially with interval funds....more

Butler Snow LLP

Trustees, Are You Suffering From “Accountholder” Confusion?

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Words Matter - So, you’re cruising along in the pre-FATCA/CRS world, providing fiduciary services for your clients, setting up accounts in either the name of the trust, foundation, underlying company or other wealth...more

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

WSGR Fintech Update - February 2018

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati is pleased to present the February 2018 issue of the WSGR Fintech Update. This latest edition features an article discussing a letter recently issued by the SEC’s Division of Investment...more

Carlton Fields

Pennsylvania Court Holds Fiduciary Duty Exists Only Where Consumer Cedes Decision-Making Control to the Fiduciary

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The Pennsylvania Supreme Court recently held in Yenchi v. Ameriprise Financial, Inc. that a financial adviser owed no fiduciary duty to a couple who purchased a life insurance policy based on the adviser’s advice where they...more

Burr & Forman

SEC’s Cybersecurity Risk Alert Reflects Advisory Firms are Gambling with Your Data

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In August 2017, the SEC’s Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations issued a Cybersecurity risk alert directed at financial advisory firms. As part of the SEC’s 2014 Cybersecurity Initiative, seventy-five firms,...more

Goodwin

Court Rules for Fund Adviser in Excessive Fee Case Against Hartford

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On February 28, the court in the mutual fund excessive fee case against Hartford (Kasilag v. Hartford Inv. Fin. Servs., LLC, No. 1:11-cv-01083 (D.N.J.)) issued a 70-page opinion ruling in favor of the fund adviser and against...more

Proskauer - Whistleblower Defense

Sixth Circuit Declines to Address the Definition of Dodd Frank “Whistleblower”

On January 13, 2017, the Sixth Circuit in Verble v. Morgan Stanley Smith Barney, LLC, declined an opportunity to be the third federal appellate court to address the definition of “whistleblower” under Dodd Frank’s...more

Carlton Fields

Third Circuit Affirms Dismissal Of Suit To Vacate FINRA Arbitration Award

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This case involved an underlying arbitration before an arbitration panel operating under the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”) rules, which was brought by Judith and Kenneth Goldman against their financial...more

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Will SEC Heed its Own Compliance Outsourcing Advice?

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The SEC’s Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations (OCIE) recently issued a compliance alert warning financial advisers about the dangers of outsourcing compliance functions to third-party providers. The alert, which...more

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