The SEC said Equitable had provided false statements to 1.4 million variable annuity customers, most of whom were teachers or other public school employees.
Schwab Charitable donors gave $4.7 billion to charity in the past 12 months supporting 117,000 organizations,
The deal adds $26 billion under advisement and more than 400 advisers to Mariner's existing back-office platform.
The Chicago-based specialist in municipal bonds manages $3.63 billion.
Many clients aren't aware that plans they made long ago to leave individual retirement accounts to their beneficiaries may not work as intended, given the SECURE Act and recent IRS rules.
Meanwhile, Bank of America, like other large financial institutions that employ advisers, is facing regulatory scrutiny over employees' communications.
Three straight quarters of declining deal volume doesn't derail the bigger M&A trend in wealth management.
DFG 401(k) Advisors, which is based in Phoenix, is joining Alera through its Benefit Commerce Group and will now operate as BCG 401(k) Advisors.
This month's roundup looks at Schwab's $187 million settlement with the SEC, Bento Engine's funding round, and RIA In A Box's launch of a RolloverAnalyzer solution.
A new study finds that clients want fiduciary advice, risk management ability and retirement income solutions from advisors — who may find that guaranteed retirement income solutions now resonate.
Richard Cooke has found a niche serving clients just like himself — millennials who love to travel.
The recently announced merger of the Kingswood SPAC with broker-dealer aggregator Wentworth fell short of the Big Board's listing standards.
Annualized revenue per financial adviser increased at Wells Fargo Advisors, according to second-quarter earnings, even though the market tanked during the first half of this year.
Hassan, who will succeed Tom Naratil as president of UBS Americas, has served as Morgan Stanley’s chief digital officer and led the launch of Schwab’s robo-adviser.
The acquisition of Titus Wealth Management and its three offices expands Wealth Enhancement's Northern California presence to eight offices.
A study by the group’s education arm sees greater financial literacy resulting in greater capability.
Nonmedical and nontraditional workplace benefits are expected to grow 20% by 2026 as a result of increased competition for workers and heightened employee expectations, according to a recent report from Limra and EY.
The bank's wealth management division has added just one team of advisers since mid-April, but it continues to see growth in new customers.
The bank will buy select assets and liabilities of Paladin Advisors, a Kensington, New Hampshire-based firm.
After a decade at Fidelity, Canter will take over leadership of Bluespring, the RIA roll-up subsidiary of Kestra Holdings, with a focus on M&A, firm strategy and organic growth.
