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UBS in talks with former executive Naratil about possible return
NEWS 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
SEC approves Finra expungement reform proposal
NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION 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
NEWS 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
Boomers bite back: Don't blame us for retirement 'Road to Nowhere'!
NEWS 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
More sponsors open to keeping retiree assets in-plan, Cerulli says
NEWS 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
NEWS 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
NEWS 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
Altruist raises $112 million to challenge Schwab, Fidelity
NEWS RIAS 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
NEWS 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
Economic realities dampen pace of RIA acquisitions
NEWS RIAS APR 12, 2023
Economic realities dampen pace of RIA acquisitions

This is the first time since 2014 that first-quarter deal volume has declined from the same quarter a year earlier, according to data from DeVoe & Co.

By Jeff Benjamin
Fidelity’s health business booms as Americans pile into HSAs
NEWS 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
NEWS 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
NEWS 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
NEWS 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
Credit Suisse deal will make UBS a wealth management 'powerhouse': JPMorgan
NEWS WIREHOUSES APR 11, 2023
Credit Suisse deal will make UBS a wealth management 'powerhouse': JPMorgan

The price UBS paid for its Swiss rival is 'attractive' even after factoring in potential losses on Credit Suisse assets, litigation costs and restructuring expenses, according to a report by JPMorgan analysts.

By Bloomberg
OneDigital buys Huntington's retirement business in latest expansion
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 11, 2023
OneDigital buys Huntington's retirement business in latest expansion

The deal brings over $5.6 billion in retirement plan assets, representing more than 1 million participants and 41,000 individual accounts across 11 states.

By Gregg Greenberg
Bank program managing $475 million joins LPL
NEWS BROKER DEALERS APR 11, 2023
Bank program managing $475 million joins LPL

C&N Wealth Management, a unit of Pennsylvania-based Citizens & Northern Corp., will use LPL’s institutional platform.

By InvestmentNews
Financial advisors are jumping on the bull market bandwagon
NEWS RIAS APR 11, 2023
Financial advisors are jumping on the bull market bandwagon

As some of the worst performers of 2022 rebound in the first quarter, the outlook for the financial markets looks rosy.

By Jeff Benjamin
Harvard hockey star exits family office of Fidelity dynasty
NEWS PRACTICE MANAGEMENT APR 11, 2023
Harvard hockey star exits family office of Fidelity dynasty

Lane MacDonald had been chief investment officer of FMR’s diversified investments group.

By Bloomberg
Parents tap retirement savings to support adult children
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 11, 2023
Parents tap retirement savings to support adult children

Nearly 70% of parents with children 18 or older say they've sacrificed their own finances to help them, according to a Bankrate report.

By Bloomberg