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Advisor movement continues to slow, but there’s a bright spot
NEWS RIAS MAY 17, 2023
Advisor movement continues to slow, but there’s a bright spot

Despite the broader slowdown in recruiting over the first three months of the year, the RIA and independent broker-dealer channels have continued to bring on experienced advisors at a steady pace.

By Devin McGinley
GOP attorneys general go after climate-minded insurers
NEWS LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES MAY 17, 2023
GOP attorneys general go after climate-minded insurers

The Republican AGs are examining net-zero goals that insurance companies have agreed to as part of an industry group.

By Emile Hallez
Finra slaps MassMutual B-D with $250,000 fine for not promptly reporting customer complaints
NEWS LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES MAY 17, 2023
Finra slaps MassMutual B-D with $250,000 fine for not promptly reporting customer complaints

The disclosures that MML Investors Services delayed making included customer complaints and arbitrations, criminal charges and bankruptcies.

By Bruce Kelly
Goldman custody business gains steam with $1 billion add from Prime Capital
NEWS RIAS MAY 17, 2023
Goldman custody business gains steam with $1 billion add from Prime Capital

Goldman representatives say the custody operation is on track for success, but don't disclose details.

By Jeff Benjamin
Pinnacle Associates acquires $580 million Virginia RIA
NEWS RIAS MAY 17, 2023
Pinnacle Associates acquires $580 million Virginia RIA

Investment Management of Virginia was founded in 1982 and has offices in Richmond and Charlottesville.

By InvestmentNews
UBS estimates $35 billion gain on Credit Suisse deal
NEWS WIREHOUSES MAY 17, 2023
UBS estimates $35 billion gain on Credit Suisse deal

But the bank warns that it faces billions in potential costs, including about $13 billion in markdowns on Credit Suisse assets and up to $4 billion in legal costs.

By Bloomberg
10 IBDs with the most CFPs in 2022
NEWS BROKER DEALERS MAY 17, 2023
10 IBDs with the most CFPs in 2022

As the number of certified financial planners grows, here are the independent broker-dealers who employ the most CFPs.

By InvestmentNews
Giant RIA merger creates firm with $15 billion in assets
NEWS RIAS MAY 16, 2023
Giant RIA merger creates firm with $15 billion in assets

The management of Adviser Investments, Ropes Wealth and Summit Partners will own the combined firm.

By Bruce Kelly
Advisor Group loses teams with $615 million to Commonwealth, LPL
NEWS RIAS MAY 16, 2023
Advisor Group loses teams with $615 million to Commonwealth, LPL

Trusted Wealth Partners in Omaha, Nebraska, is moving to Commonwealth while Connecticut-based Hedberg Wealth Management is going to LPL.

By Bruce Kelly
SignatureFD adds Pontera platform to grow 401(k) business
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 16, 2023
SignatureFD adds Pontera platform to grow 401(k) business

Pontera’s alliance with the Atlanta-based wealth manager is the latest in a string of deals designed to give financial advisors the ability to manage client assets in held-away accounts.

By Gregg Greenberg
Financial strategies for parents with autistic children
NEWS PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAY 16, 2023
Financial strategies for parents with autistic children

Advocacy group Autism Speaks says that the cost of caring for a person with autism can run an estimated $1.4 million over the course of their lifetime.

By Gregg Greenberg
Wells Fargo to pay $1 billion in class-action lawsuit
NEWS WIREHOUSES MAY 16, 2023
Wells Fargo to pay $1 billion in class-action lawsuit

The shareholder suit accused the bank of making misleading statements about its compliance with federal consent orders following its 2016 scandal related to unauthorized customer accounts.

By Bloomberg
Women's fear about retirement cuts across party lines
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 16, 2023
Women's fear about retirement cuts across party lines

Just over half of women who are 25 and older said they don't consider themselves financially secure; 77% of low-income women said the same.

By Gregg Greenberg
Why some public employees can’t collect Social Security
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 15, 2023
Why some public employees can’t collect Social Security

The Windfall Elimination Provision reduction rules affect about 2 million people or about 3% of Social Security beneficiaries.

By Mary Beth Franklin
DOL's apparent U-turn in court hints at new fiduciary rule in works
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 15, 2023
DOL's apparent U-turn in court hints at new fiduciary rule in works

The American Securities Association says the Labor Department voluntarily dropped its appeal of a Florida court's decision striking down DOL guidance making rollover advice fiduciary.

By Emile Hallez
Cetera sees dozens of Securian advisors walk in wake of deal
NEWS BROKER DEALERS MAY 15, 2023
Cetera sees dozens of Securian advisors walk in wake of deal

According to InvestmentNews data, the top two destinations for advisors leaving Securian this year are LPL Financial and StanCorp Equities.

By Bruce Kelly
LPL adds $365 million team from Raymond James
NEWS BROKER DEALERS MAY 15, 2023
LPL adds $365 million team from Raymond James

The five-member New Jersey-based team will use LPL's institution services platform and will work with Affinity Federal Credit Union.

By InvestmentNews
RIAs are embracing compliance as a necessary evil
NEWS COMPLIANCE MAY 15, 2023
RIAs are embracing compliance as a necessary evil

In an era of increasingly complex regulatory oversight and possibly the most aggressive SEC ever, breakaway RIAs are realizing that compliance is not something to be ignored.

By Jeff Benjamin
The annuity industry eyes another record year after 2022’s grand slam performance
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 15, 2023
The annuity industry eyes another record year after 2022’s grand slam performance

Like baseball star Aaron Judge, annuity sales set a record in ‘22. Here’s why the retirement income instrument could pop out of the dugout for a curtain call in ‘23.

By Gregg Greenberg
The resilience of independent broker-dealers
NEWS BROKER DEALERS MAY 15, 2023
The resilience of independent broker-dealers

While the RIA channel is on the ascendant and the advisor population is not growing fast enough to meet demand, don’t count out independent broker-dealers.

By InvestmentNews