Industry News

Displaying 35449 results
Wall Street fears new international tax
NEWS WIREHOUSES JUL 30, 2018
Wall Street fears new international tax

Levy on overseas profits was aimed at tech and pharma companies, but quirks in the way it's calculated mean it's likely to hit big banks.

By Bloomberg
Millennial heirs go to summer camp
NEWS PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JUL 30, 2018
Millennial heirs go to summer camp

Wealth managers host workshops for the offspring of rich clients to build their brands with the next generation.

By Bloomberg
Eight-person team managing $930 million leaves Merrill Lynch
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS JUL 30, 2018
Eight-person team managing $930 million leaves Merrill Lynch

Millennial-dominated group creates hybrid firm and links with Dynasty

By InvestmentNews
Morgan Stanley unveils compensation plan changes for 2019
NEWS PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JUL 30, 2018
Morgan Stanley unveils compensation plan changes for 2019

The wirehouse's plan stresses pay incentives at the individual client level, such as for financial planning activity and net new assets.

By Bruce Kelly
LPL CEO Dan Arnold acknowledges mistakes in firm's technology rollout
NEWS FINTECH JUL 30, 2018
LPL CEO Dan Arnold acknowledges mistakes in firm's technology rollout

Advisers attending LPL Focus 2018 say CEO realizes the firm botched the ClientWorks launch.

By Ryan W. Neal
IRS provides guidance on 529 plans
NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION JUL 30, 2018
IRS provides guidance on 529 plans

IRS OKs up to $10,000 in K-12 spending and rollovers to ABLE accounts; makes recontributing tuition refunds to 529s tax-free.

By InvestmentNews
LPL looks to cash in on in-house advisory assets
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS JUL 27, 2018
LPL looks to cash in on in-house advisory assets

Broker-dealer is making concerted effort to shift assets from brokerage to advisory accounts and to keep them on its corporate advisory platform.

By Bruce Kelly
DOL fiduciary rule can cause litigation risk from beyond the grave
NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION JUL 27, 2018
DOL fiduciary rule can cause litigation risk from beyond the grave

Although measure died in June, Massachusetts case against Scottrade lives on.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
LPL not selling Worksite Financial Solutions 401(k) platform
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING JUL 27, 2018
LPL not selling Worksite Financial Solutions 401(k) platform

The program will close in September, though some aspects such as participant education still will be available to advisers.

By Greg Iacurci
Americans have been saving much more than thought, new data show
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS JUL 27, 2018
Americans have been saving much more than thought, new data show

Revised government statistics show households saved 6.7% over the past two years, up from the previously reported 4.2% rate

By Bloomberg
Cash management platform gains appeal among advisers amid rising interest rates and frothy markets
NEWS RIAS JUL 27, 2018
Cash management platform gains appeal among advisers amid rising interest rates and frothy markets

Dynasty Financial Partners the latest to join MaxMyInterest.

By Jeff Benjamin
Move to Florida to pay zero state personal income tax? Fuhgeddaboudit!
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING JUL 26, 2018
Move to Florida to pay zero state personal income tax? Fuhgeddaboudit!

Tax collectors in states like New York make it really hard to leave.

By Bloomberg
Focus Financial IPO falls short of expectations
NEWS RIAS JUL 26, 2018
Focus Financial IPO falls short of expectations

Despite the below-target offering price, the stock closed its first day of trading at $37.55 — a 13.8% gain.

By Jeff Benjamin
Industry group asks DOL for guidance on finding missing participants
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING JUL 26, 2018
Industry group asks DOL for guidance on finding missing participants

Until such guidance is issued, the ERISA Industry Committee is asking the Department of Labor to cease sending threatening letters to plan administrators.

By Brian Croce
61 is the 'magic' age when it comes to retirement
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING JUL 26, 2018
61 is the 'magic' age when it comes to retirement

Advisers can use a mathematical formula to more safely guide a client's retirement income portfolio.

By Greg Iacurci
Finra consolidates enforcement program in hopes of delivering consistency, transparency
NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION JUL 26, 2018
Finra consolidates enforcement program in hopes of delivering consistency, transparency

Regulator says move will ensure unified approach in charging, sanctions.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
As adviser headcount rises at Raymond James, so does the cost of recruiting
NEWS PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JUL 26, 2018
As adviser headcount rises at Raymond James, so does the cost of recruiting

Broker-dealer adds 434 advisers in latest quarter, a 6% increase in its workforce, but business development expenses are up 45%.

By Bruce Kelly
LPL brokers can now use SS&C Advent's Black Diamond
NEWS FINTECH JUL 26, 2018
LPL brokers can now use SS&C Advent's Black Diamond

The IBD continues to expand its roster of support for third-party technology.

By Ryan W. Neal
UBS laying off dozens of wealth management staff
NEWS PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JUL 26, 2018
UBS laying off dozens of wealth management staff

Move comes as bank revamps the unit's leadership team.

By Bloomberg
Appeals court says university cannot force ERISA lawsuits into arbitration
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING JUL 25, 2018
Appeals court says university cannot force ERISA lawsuits into arbitration

Decision involves two lawsuits related to University of Southern California retirement plans.

By Robert Steyer