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Key insight: Private-placement life insurance (PPLI) offers the unique ability to funnel excess premiums into alternative assets like private equity while shielding the gains inside an insurance wrapper. What’s at stake: Wealth managers risk alienating clients and breaching fiduciary trust if they push highly complex PPLI structures to the wrong clients. Expert Quote: “There’s huge,…

Healthcare providers in Texas will receive nearly $12 billion in funding in fiscal 2027 after the state’s Medicaid directed payment programs finally received approval from a federal agency.Adobe Stock Texas hospitals and other healthcare providers will receive nearly $12 billion in critical funding after months of negotiations finally resulted in federal approval for the state’s…

Herner argued the MFDA’s handling of that process, combined with the OSC’s review of his registration applications after he switched dealers in 2015 and 2016, cost him clients, assets under administration, and income. He accused the MFDA of malicious prosecution and negligent investigation, and accused both regulators of misfeasance in public office, abuse of process,…

A cross-party group of United Kingdom parliamentarians has formally challenged various banks over their reluctance to provide accounts and related services to companies focused on cryptocurrency and digital assets. The move highlights ongoing friction that industry participants say threatens the sector’s ability to expand within Britain. On 11 August 2026, the co-chairs of the Crypto…