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RIA moves: Cresset appoints Susie Cranston to CEO role
RIA NEWS MAR 10, 2026
RIA moves: Cresset appoints Susie Cranston to CEO role

Meanwhile, &Partners lures another Wells Fargo team in upstate New York, and Summitry expands in California with a new $721 million partner firm.

By Leo Almazora
Envestnet, WealthStream unveil tech to facilitate planning conversations
FINTECH MAR 10, 2026
Envestnet, WealthStream unveil tech to facilitate planning conversations

New "Dash" capability within Moneyguide aims to boost client prospecting discussions, while WealthStream's newly launched AI platform looks to help fill early gaps in advisor expertise.

By Leo Almazora
Edward Jones advisor exits surge in 2025 as veteran brokers drive departures, report finds
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS MAR 10, 2026
Edward Jones advisor exits surge in 2025 as veteran brokers drive departures, report finds

New analysis shows nearly 6,000 advisors left since 2021, with senior departures rising sharply.

By Steve Randall
Legal: Former advisor sues J.P. Morgan, alleges firm weaponized FINRA compliance
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE MAR 09, 2026
Legal: Former advisor sues J.P. Morgan, alleges firm weaponized FINRA compliance

The lawsuit claims the firm slashed his budget, sidelined clients, and risked FINRA breaches.

By Tez Romero
After pressure from GWG bond sales, St. Louis broker-dealer with 100 reps sells and closes doors
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS MAR 09, 2026
After pressure from GWG bond sales, St. Louis broker-dealer with 100 reps sells and closes doors

Moloney Securities recently has had the attention of securities regulators due to its sale of high risk, high cost private investments, including GWG bonds.

By Bruce Kelly
Treasury, IRS float rules for Trump Accounts, including $1,000 pilot deposits for some
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 09, 2026
Treasury, IRS float rules for Trump Accounts, including $1,000 pilot deposits for some

Proposed regulations outline who can open the accounts, when elections must be filed and how “responsible parties” would manage investments and rollovers.

By Leo Almazora
Auto-portability fix for small 401(k)s leaves Roth savers behind
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 09, 2026
Auto-portability fix for small 401(k)s leaves Roth savers behind

With trillions sitting in old workplace plans and small accounts often defaulting to cash IRAs, Roth dollars appear to be the hardest for clients — and their advisors — to track and consolidate.

By Leo Almazora
Fintech bytes: Wealth.com's Ester AI arrives in Dynasty Financial's desktop
FINTECH MAR 09, 2026
Fintech bytes: Wealth.com's Ester AI arrives in Dynasty Financial's desktop

Meanwhile, estate planning tech platform Vanilla and TaxStatus, the IRS-sourced data provider, have inked timely fintech tie-ups for advisors in the thick of tax season.

By Leo Almazora
Perigon builds in-house growth engine with new digital, business development hires
RIA NEWS MAR 09, 2026
Perigon builds in-house growth engine with new digital, business development hires

RIA aims to turn M&A momentum into measurable organic growth through proprietary technology.

By Steve Randall
Record $80M fine for Canaccord Genuity LLC should serve as ‘wake-up call’ to broker-dealers, says FinCEN
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE MAR 08, 2026
Record $80M fine for Canaccord Genuity LLC should serve as ‘wake-up call’ to broker-dealers, says FinCEN

Regulator cites AML failures, missing SARs and weak controls in historic broker-dealer penalty against Canadian firm’s US business.

By Steve Randall
ASA hails victory vs. SEC in off-channel communications challenge
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE MAR 06, 2026
ASA hails victory vs. SEC in off-channel communications challenge

A Florida judge has ordered the regulator to release portions of internal spreadsheets used to determine billions in recordkeeping fines during its Gensler-era crackdown.

By Leo Almazora
Cambridge Investment Research was making deals at end of 2025
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS MAR 06, 2026
Cambridge Investment Research was making deals at end of 2025

The firm closed four advice firm transactions last year, not counting other recruiting deals.

By Bruce Kelly
The second wave of breakaways: Independence is being redefined
OPINION MAR 06, 2026
The second wave of breakaways: Independence is being redefined

From support that falls short to eroding entrepreneurial cultures, new frustrations are pushing more once-captive RIA advisors to make another break for independence.

By Adrian Duran
RIA moves: &Partners welcomes $950M Wells Fargo team in Virginia
RIA NEWS MAR 06, 2026
RIA moves: &Partners welcomes $950M Wells Fargo team in Virginia

Meanwhile, Carson announces a milestone acquisition in New Hampshire, while fee-only RIA Savant plants its third stake in Michigan.

By Leo Almazora
SEC hits NYSE with $9M penalty over 2023 opening auction failure
EQUITIES MAR 06, 2026
SEC hits NYSE with $9M penalty over 2023 opening auction failure

Stemming from staff error, the January 2023 glitch exposed gaps in NYSE’s disaster‑recovery setup, which affected thousands of listings and led to trading halts across dozens of stocks.

By Leo Almazora
Trade and advocacy groups press Congress to allow deferred taxes on mutual fund gains
ETFS MAR 06, 2026
Trade and advocacy groups press Congress to allow deferred taxes on mutual fund gains

The Investment Company Institute, SIFMA and other industry groups argue the bipartisan GROWTH Act would end "harmful double-effect" of surprise tax bills.

By Leo Almazora
Fed, FDIC and OCC clarify capital rules for tokenized securities
ALTERNATIVES MAR 05, 2026
Fed, FDIC and OCC clarify capital rules for tokenized securities

Regulators say blockchain-based securities get same capital treatment as traditional assets.

By Steve Randall
Ex-LPL, special needs advisor faces criminal charges in Connecticut
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE MAR 05, 2026
Ex-LPL, special needs advisor faces criminal charges in Connecticut

It’s been a downward spiral in recent years for Komarow, who was featured in InvestmentNews in May 2021.

By Bruce Kelly
Wells Fargo shakes off last Fed consent order after decade-long regulatory cleanup
WIREHOUSES MAR 05, 2026
Wells Fargo shakes off last Fed consent order after decade-long regulatory cleanup

The end of Fed enforcement officially frees the bank from restrictive public consent orders for the first time since the notorious 2016 fake-accounts scandal.

By Leo Almazora
RIA moves: Emigrant Bank takes majority stake in Fortis to launch family office division
RIA NEWS MAR 05, 2026
RIA moves: Emigrant Bank takes majority stake in Fortis to launch family office division

Meanwhile, Mariner makes a strategic expansion into property and casualty insurance, and Wealth Enhancement plants its first stake in Kansas with a $1.2 billion advisor team.

By Leo Almazora