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Successful industry lobbying has lead to patchwork of state laws, she says.

The company allegedly failed to offer eligible clients lower-fee share classes for close to a decade.

The team join a new private client group office in Cincinnati.

Hightower Adds $2.6 Billion RIA

The addition brings HighTower’s AUM to $68.6 billion.

Community First Investment Group joins from LaSalle Investment Management.

Charles Schwab, TD Ameritrade and E*Trade all benefited from higher trading activity, according to Moody's Investors Service.

The Advisor360° platform lets advisors have a single program for tracking portfolios, trading, client contact tracking and more.

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The Client - Finding and winning new clients LPL Lures Yet Another Bank-Based Advisor Practice ... Here's How They Did it Amid Falling Markets, B-Ds and Retail Brokerages Post Strong Revenue Hightower Adds $2.6 Billion RIA	The Client - Client retention Hightower Adds $2.6 Billion RIA LPL Lures Yet Another Bank-Based Advisor Practice ... Here's How They Did it Amid Falling Markets, B-Ds and Retail Brokerages Post Strong Revenue
The Client - ERISA plans/institutional management Maryland, Nevada Push for State-Level Fiduciary Rules Oregon Ready to Help Other States Set Up Auto-IRA Programs	The Client - Behavioral finance Almost Half of Federal Workers Fell Behind on Bills During Shutdown How FAs Can Overcome Their Clients’ Annuity Aversion

The Assets - Portfolio management Commonwealth Offers MassMutual Access to Its Wealth Management Tech Platform Merrill Lynch and UBS Decry Deficits in Specialist Data	The Assets - Insurance planning Variable Annuities are Still Being Recommended — Despite Ohio National Fallout How FAs Can Overcome Their Clients’ Annuity Aversion
The Assets - Estate planning Follow These Signs to Avoid Picking the Wrong Trust Provider Why FAs Piled into ETFs Last Year and Will Further the Trend in 2019	The Assets - Tax planning Merrill Lynch Asks Court to Toss Class-Action Alleging "Misleading and Deceptive" Marketing New Tax Shelter Rules Might Move Forward Too Late Due to Government Shutdown How the 0.1% Lose Their Money, According to Family Offices

The Practice - Technology LPL Lures Yet Another Bank-Based Advisor Practice ... Here's How They Did it Commonwealth Offers MassMutual Access to Its Wealth Management Tech Platform Wells Fargo's Online Outages and New Fee Give Some Pause	The Practice - Fees and compensation Ex-Merrill Lynch FA Fired and Barred Over Bypassing Internal Controls Variable Annuities are Still Being Recommended — Despite Ohio National Fallout Wells Fargo's Online Outages and New Fee Give Some Pause
The Practice - Staffing and recruiting What Jay-Z Wants, Finra Insists It Already Has Ex-Merrill Lynch FA Fired and Barred Over Bypassing Internal Controls Finra Sues Ex-Broker Over Failing to Disclose Sexual Misconduct Felony	The Practice - Regulatory/legal issues What Jay-Z Wants, Finra Insists It Already Has Ex-Merrill Lynch FA Fired and Barred Over Bypassing Internal Controls Finra Sues Ex-Broker Over Failing to Disclose Sexual Misconduct Felony

1	Ex-Merrill Lynch FA Fired and Barred Over Bypassing Internal Controls
2	Variable Annuities are Still Being Recommended — Despite Ohio National Fallout
3	What Jay-Z Wants, Finra Insists It Already Has
4	Finra Sues Ex-Broker Over Failing to Disclose Sexual Misconduct Felony
5	Ex-UBS Broker Gets 9 Years in Prison Over $4 Million Fraud

1	Wells Fargo Advisors Has Tough Time Signing New Clients, Exec Claims
2	UBS Regional Boss Explains How to Prepare for the Great Wealth Transfer
3	Morgan Stanley Makes Strategic Play with New Acquisition
4	Wells Fargo's Online Outages and New Fee Give Some Pause
5	BlackRock and Pershing Have Curiously Similar Strategies to Bolster Business with FAs

1	Wells Fargo Advisors Has Tough Time Signing New Clients, Exec Claims
2	Key Wells Fargo Lawyer Wants Some Complaints Excluded from BrokerCheck's Permanent Record
3	Variable Annuities are Still Being Recommended — Despite Ohio National Fallout
4	Wells Fargo's Online Outages and New Fee Give Some Pause
5	These are the Critical Issues Keeping Top Broker-Dealers Up at Night