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State regulators oppose expungement reform proposal approved by SEC
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE APR 14, 2023
State regulators oppose expungement reform proposal approved by SEC

NASAA says Finra's modifications don't do enough to make it harder for brokers to clear customer disputes from their records.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
TD Ameritrade rushes to calm trading clients amid site outages
FINTECH APR 14, 2023
TD Ameritrade rushes to calm trading clients amid site outages

Charles Schwab executives had hinted at possible hiccups ahead of the massive account migration coming in September.

By Emile Hallez
Millennium Trust adding retirement plan portability options
RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 14, 2023
Millennium Trust adding retirement plan portability options

The retirement solutions provider expects the add-on feature to be ready for client testing later this quarter and available to go live in 2024 at no additional cost.

By Gregg Greenberg
UBS in talks with former executive Naratil about possible return
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT APR 14, 2023
UBS in talks with former executive Naratil about possible return

Naratil left the bank just six months ago after holding a number of senior positions in almost four decades at UBS, including president of UBS Americas, co-head of wealth management and CFO.

By Bloomberg
DOJ cites antitrust concerns over SEC trading-execution reforms
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE APR 13, 2023
DOJ cites antitrust concerns over SEC trading-execution reforms

The Justice Department's antitrust division asked the SEC to consider potential impacts of its proposals, including whether smaller pricing increments could increase competition between exchanges and wholesalers, and whether that might affect brokers' willingness to route orders to wholesalers.

By Bloomberg
SEC approves Finra expungement reform proposal
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE APR 13, 2023
SEC approves Finra expungement reform proposal

The measure establishes tighter procedures and a special roster of arbitrators to hear brokers' requests to clear their records of customer disputes.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
To close opportunity gaps, focus on investment education
OPINION APR 13, 2023
To close opportunity gaps, focus on investment education

Educating Americans about how to participate in capital markets, build wealth and ensure their financial security requires an early start and meeting them where they are.

By Melanie Mortimer
Practifi COO Emily Wilcox talks about improving advisor tech adoption
FINTECH APR 13, 2023
Practifi COO Emily Wilcox talks about improving advisor tech adoption

Wilcox blames the low level of adoption on some tools on the fact that firms aren't spending enough time training advisors on the technology after they invest in it.

By Ryan W. Neal
Boomers bite back: Don't blame us for retirement 'Road to Nowhere'!
RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 13, 2023
Boomers bite back: Don't blame us for retirement 'Road to Nowhere'!

A column warning future generations not to follow baby boomers' lead when it comes to retirement planning elicited a fiery response from boomers.

By Gregg Greenberg
Advisors expect more crypto problems after FTX meltdown
ALTERNATIVES APR 13, 2023
Advisors expect more crypto problems after FTX meltdown

Most advisors are avoiding recommending cryptocurrencies to their clients, a CoreData Research survey found.

By Emile Hallez
More sponsors open to keeping retiree assets in-plan, Cerulli says
RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 13, 2023
More sponsors open to keeping retiree assets in-plan, Cerulli says

More than half of 401(k) plan sponsors would prefer to keep retired participants’ assets in their plan rather than having them roll their assets into an IRA or another employer-sponsored plan.

By Gregg Greenberg
$400 million team in Arizona joins LPL from PlanMember Securities
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS APR 13, 2023
$400 million team in Arizona joins LPL from PlanMember Securities

Scottsdale-based One2One Wealth Strategies will align with Mariner Advisor Networks, which will provide portfolio consulting and tax services.

By InvestmentNews
Don't discourage potential savers with misleading math
OPINION APR 12, 2023
Don't discourage potential savers with misleading math

Scolding Americans about lost opportunity only discourages them from starting now to save and invest.

By Joanne Cleaver
New Hampshire Gov. Sununu joins anti-ESG fray amid setbacks for the movement
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE APR 12, 2023
New Hampshire Gov. Sununu joins anti-ESG fray amid setbacks for the movement

The governor signed an executive order this week that entails only limited practical restrictions on state assets but could have a chilling effect.

By Emile Hallez
Altruist raises $112 million to challenge Schwab, Fidelity
FINTECH APR 12, 2023
Altruist raises $112 million to challenge Schwab, Fidelity

The Los Angeles-based custodian's latest funding round was led by Insight Partners and Adam Street Partners.

By Ryan W. Neal
Rise in inheritances lifting wealth management business, study shows
RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 12, 2023
Rise in inheritances lifting wealth management business, study shows

Nearly two-thirds of US households are now involved in intergenerational wealth transfer, with growth seen in both wealthy and lower-asset households.

By Gregg Greenberg
Fidelity’s health business booms as Americans pile into HSAs
RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 12, 2023
Fidelity’s health business booms as Americans pile into HSAs

More than half of consumers say they’ve taken steps to lower health care costs over the last two years, Fidelity reports.

By Gregg Greenberg
Edward Jones advisor managing $330 million jumps to Raymond James
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS APR 12, 2023
Edward Jones advisor managing $330 million jumps to Raymond James

William Anderson, who had been affiliated with Edward Jones since 2002, will operate as S.W. Anderson Financial in Salt Lake City.

By InvestmentNews
Tax-loss harvesting produces bumper crop of charitable cash contributions
RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 11, 2023
Tax-loss harvesting produces bumper crop of charitable cash contributions

Cash donations represented 40% of allocations to donor-advised funds at Vanguard Charitable in the seven months ended in January, up from 29% in the same period a year earlier.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Employees are a key piece of the succession puzzle
OPINION APR 11, 2023
Employees are a key piece of the succession puzzle

Along with price and client care, the process of integrating team members into the acquiring firm offers challenges as well as upside.

By Chris Brown