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Finra orders New Jersey broker-dealer to pay $205,000 over excessive trading
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS APR 25, 2019
Finra orders New Jersey broker-dealer to pay $205,000 over excessive trading

Buckman, Buckman & Reid settles charges it failed to supervise two reps.

By InvestmentNews
UBS says wealthy clients add $22 billion in Q1
NEWS WIREHOUSES APR 25, 2019
UBS says wealthy clients add $22 billion in Q1

The firm's better-than-expected inflows in the first quarter marked a rebound from fourth-quarter outflows.

By Bloomberg
FWM to acquire Optima Fund Management
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS APR 25, 2019
FWM to acquire Optima Fund Management

Merger of New York-based firms will create company managing $7 billion.

By InvestmentNews
Finra reveals how it spent $61 million in fine money last year
NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION APR 25, 2019
Finra reveals how it spent $61 million in fine money last year

Regulator augmented fine proceeds with $20 million from reserves to bolster technology, examination program.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Pilot killed in plane crash was Raymond James adviser
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS APR 25, 2019
Pilot killed in plane crash was Raymond James adviser

Jeffrey Weiss, 65, was well known for flying for charities.

By Bruce Kelly
Six advisers managing $200 million switch from Cambridge to a Securities America OSJ
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS APR 24, 2019
Six advisers managing $200 million switch from Cambridge to a Securities America OSJ

Meloria Wealth and Allied Financial link with Evolution Financial Advisors.

By InvestmentNews
Merrill team managing $250 million moves to Stifel
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS APR 24, 2019
Merrill team managing $250 million moves to Stifel

J.R. Koeijmans and Lance Whitworth join firm's Dallas office.

By InvestmentNews
Finra censures Voya over sales of front-end load funds
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS APR 24, 2019
Finra censures Voya over sales of front-end load funds

Groups eligible for no-load version were steered to other funds, Finra says.

By InvestmentNews
Morgan Stanley shakes up wealth unit
NEWS PRACTICE MANAGEMENT APR 24, 2019
Morgan Stanley shakes up wealth unit

Shelley O'Connor will now head the firm's bank units, while Andy Saperstein will be sole leader of wealth management.

By Bloomberg
Insurance lobby plans blitz to get retirement bills through Congress quickly
NEWS LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES APR 24, 2019
Insurance lobby plans blitz to get retirement bills through Congress quickly

Effort off to fast start with bipartisan House support, but skeptics questions annuities provision.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Former adviser testified he gave college football players money to win business later
NEWS RIAS APR 24, 2019
Former adviser testified he gave college football players money to win business later

Louis 'Marty' Blazer said he gave $10,000 to a player with hopes he could represent him when he turned pro.

By InvestmentNews
TD Ameritrade cut marketing because 'fish weren't biting,' CEO says
NEWS RIAS APR 24, 2019
TD Ameritrade cut marketing because 'fish weren't biting,' CEO says

Online broker sees headwinds created by lower rates and less trading.

By Bloomberg
2019 top independent broker-dealers ranked by revenue
NEWS BROKER DEALERS APR 24, 2019
2019 top independent broker-dealers ranked by revenue

By Ellie Zhu
Franklin plans to cut up to 5% of workforce
NEWS PRACTICE MANAGEMENT APR 23, 2019
Franklin plans to cut up to 5% of workforce

Fund company attempts to cut costs as it faces continued outflows.

By Bloomberg
Centerbridge said to be in talks to buy Advisor Group
NEWS ALTERNATIVES APR 23, 2019
Centerbridge said to be in talks to buy Advisor Group

Advisor Group's independent broker-dealer network in the U.S. has more than 7,000 advisers.

By Bloomberg
Fidelity sales tactics called out in settlement of retirement plan lawsuit
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 23, 2019
Fidelity sales tactics called out in settlement of retirement plan lawsuit

Attorney Jerry Schlichter won a provision that prevents Fidelity from using participants' data to cross-sell products to them.

By Greg Iacurci
Wells Fargo annual meeting besieged by hecklers
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS APR 23, 2019
Wells Fargo annual meeting besieged by hecklers

Interim CEO C. Allen Parker interrupted by shouts and demands from activists over bank abuses.

By Bloomberg
Merrill Lynch team managing $400 million moves to Raymond James
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS APR 23, 2019
Merrill Lynch team managing $400 million moves to Raymond James

Trio in Auburn Hills, Mich., join firm's employee unit.

By InvestmentNews
Warren proposes canceling student debt for millions
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS APR 22, 2019
Warren proposes canceling student debt for millions

Her campaign proposal would link the extent of loan forgiveness to individuals' household income.

By Bloomberg
Wells Fargo annual meeting 'less relevant' amid bank's CEO search
NEWS PRACTICE MANAGEMENT APR 22, 2019
Wells Fargo annual meeting 'less relevant' amid bank's CEO search

The bank's shares have fallen 3.1% since CEO Tim Sloan resigned, compared with a 6.5% gain for the KBW Bank Index.

By Bloomberg