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Thrivent Advisor Network adds 25th affiliate to its turnkey RIA platform
NEWS RIAS MAY 25, 2023
Thrivent Advisor Network adds 25th affiliate to its turnkey RIA platform

Since launching as a spinoff of Thrivent Financial in 2019, the platform has grown to $5 billion in client assets.

By Jeff Benjamin
Advisor Group is latest B-D to report data breach
NEWS FINTECH MAY 25, 2023
Advisor Group is latest B-D to report data breach

The breach involved 'a systems intrusion' at R.R. Donnelley, a third-party vendor that Advisor Group uses for some of its client mailings.

By Bruce Kelly
Former Morgan Stanley advisor gets 7 years for ripping off clients
NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAY 25, 2023
Former Morgan Stanley advisor gets 7 years for ripping off clients

Shawn Edward Good pleaded guilty to stealing $7.2 million from retirees and used the money to pay off earlier investors and to fund a lavish lifestyle.

By Bloomberg
Could $25 billion in Social Security payments on June 2 force debt-limit deal?
NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAY 24, 2023
Could $25 billion in Social Security payments on June 2 force debt-limit deal?

Those due to receive their Social Security benefits next week are retirees aged 88 and older, along with low-income individuals with disabilities.

By Bloomberg
'Ow!' — not 'wow' — drives client change
NEWS PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAY 24, 2023
'Ow!' — not 'wow' — drives client change

The pivot point is salience: the motivational magic that's sparked when a piece of information has immediate relevance to the client's situation or expectations.

By Joanne Cleaver
Vanguard CEO Buckley tiptoes around ESG, embraces AI
NEWS FINTECH MAY 24, 2023
Vanguard CEO Buckley tiptoes around ESG, embraces AI

'ESG funds are not the next great innovation,’ Tim Buckley said at an Investment Company Institute conference. 'They’re a client preference, and we need to treat it as such.'

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
One-in-four chance US will hit debt ceiling X-date
NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAY 24, 2023
One-in-four chance US will hit debt ceiling X-date

The odds of passing the X-date without an increase in the debt is around 25% and rising, according to JPMorgan.

By Bloomberg
Concurrent restructures to recruit advisors from across wealth management
NEWS RIAS MAY 24, 2023
Concurrent restructures to recruit advisors from across wealth management

Since becoming a hybrid RIA, Concurrent has added five new firms that combine for $440 million and it's ramping up to co-brand advisors from every possible direction.

By Jeff Benjamin
UBS advisor managing $220 million switches to LPL
NEWS BROKER DEALERS MAY 24, 2023
UBS advisor managing $220 million switches to LPL

Jonathan Kesselman is opening an independent practice, Kesselman Wealth Management, in Westlake, Ohio.

By InvestmentNews
Key Media to acquire InvestmentNews
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS MAY 24, 2023
Key Media to acquire InvestmentNews

KM Business Information US Inc., a Key Media company, is buying InvestmentNews for $4.1 million in cash.

By InvestmentNews
Retirement battle Round 3: Boomers respond, along with everyone else
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 23, 2023
Retirement battle Round 3: Boomers respond, along with everyone else

The torrent of emails we received from members of all generations in response to 'Boomers bite back' was something we'd never experienced before.

By Gregg Greenberg
Finra fines 5 brokerages $185,000 for Reg BI, Form CRS violations
NEWS PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAY 23, 2023
Finra fines 5 brokerages $185,000 for Reg BI, Form CRS violations

The actions illustrate Finra’s continuing crackdown on compliance shortcomings related to the conduct standard that was implemented in June 2020.  

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Education still seen as important even as 529 awareness drops
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS MAY 23, 2023
Education still seen as important even as 529 awareness drops

The portion of respondents who correctly identified a 529 plan as an education savings tool came in at its lowest level since 2020, an Edward Jones survey shows.

By Gregg Greenberg
Merit notches 19th deal since taking PE capital
NEWS RIAS MAY 23, 2023
Merit notches 19th deal since taking PE capital

The acquisition of Planned Futures, which manages $460 million, expands Merit's footprint in Pennsylvania.

By Jeff Benjamin
Team managing $475 million jumps to RayJay from Ameriprise
NEWS BROKER DEALERS MAY 23, 2023
Team managing $475 million jumps to RayJay from Ameriprise

The three advisors operate as Leeward Financial Group in Lighthouse Point, Florida.

By InvestmentNews
Top-earning CEOs at broker-dealers in 2022
NEWS BROKER DEALERS MAY 23, 2023
Top-earning CEOs at broker-dealers in 2022

Chief executives at leading brokerage and advisory firms are earning more money than ever. Here are the numbers on last year’s compensation for some of the highest-profile executives.

By Bruce Kelly
JPMorgan raises year net interest income view to $84 billion due to First Republic deal
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS MAY 22, 2023
JPMorgan raises year net interest income view to $84 billion due to First Republic deal

The biggest US bank said the integration costs tied to the acquisition would total about $3.5 billion, about half of which will be borne this year.

By Bloomberg
Merrill Lynch continues management reshuffle
NEWS PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAY 22, 2023
Merrill Lynch continues management reshuffle

The executive team under Lindsay Hans and Eric Schimpf is taking shape; Ken Correa takes on an expanded role as head of business and client development, while Erik Vatter was named head of advisor development.

By Bruce Kelly
Income Lab launching retirement stress test tool for advisors
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 22, 2023
Income Lab launching retirement stress test tool for advisors

Key features of the test include the ability to see how a retirement plan would perform through real historical scenarios such as the Great Depression, 1970s stagflation, the dot-com bubble and the global financial crisis.

By Gregg Greenberg
BNY Mellon ups its cash management game
NEWS RIAS MAY 22, 2023
BNY Mellon ups its cash management game

Its expanded LiquidityDirect platform provides access to various short-term cash management funds, strategies and even community banks.

By Jeff Benjamin