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Dynasty Financial IPO raises questions about future of platform
NEWS RIAS JAN 20, 2022
Dynasty Financial IPO raises questions about future of platform

While private equity investors have an unquenchable thirst for wealth management, the public markets haven't always been kind to wealth management companies.

By Jeff Benjamin
Verity launches tool for 403(b) market
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING JAN 20, 2022
Verity launches tool for 403(b) market

Vynntana allows for collaboration among stakeholders.

By InvestmentNews
How $33 billion fintech Revolut is taking on free stock trades
NEWS FINTECH JAN 20, 2022
How $33 billion fintech Revolut is taking on free stock trades

The London-based fintech received approval to become a licensed broker-dealer in the U.S. in June and is building an investing and savings app to manage all of its clients' finances under one roof.

By Sean Allocca
Social Security Administration and unions reach pact on reopening
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING JAN 20, 2022
Social Security Administration and unions reach pact on reopening

Social Security's 1,200 field offices have been closed since March 2020 in response to the pandemic.

By InvestmentNews
BNY Mellon sees potential for digital asset revenue in 2023
NEWS ALTERNATIVES JAN 20, 2022
BNY Mellon sees potential for digital asset revenue in 2023

Firm is waiting for clarity on ETF rules, CFO Portney says.

By Bloomberg
Medicare do-over season
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING JAN 20, 2022
Medicare do-over season

Those who missed enrolling in the program when they were first eligible get a second chance during Medicare's general enrollment period, which runs from Jan. 1 through March 31 each year.

By Mary Beth Franklin
SEC bars Woodbridge executive Acevedo
NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION JAN 20, 2022
SEC bars Woodbridge executive Acevedo

Ivan Acevedo pleaded guilty last summer to conspiracy to commit mail and wire fraud for his role in the $1.3 billion Woodbridge real estate scheme and is currently in federal custody, according to the SEC.

By Bruce Kelly
Schwab CEO sees brokerage of the future looking more like Uber
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS JAN 20, 2022
Schwab CEO sees brokerage of the future looking more like Uber

Walt Bettinger says financial firms should be taking their cues from Silicon Valley; he also discusses Schwab's move to Texas, crypto and remote work.

By Bloomberg
Pandemic likely to have lasting effect on workplace benefits, survey shows
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING JAN 19, 2022
Pandemic likely to have lasting effect on workplace benefits, survey shows

A third of people say they would quit rather than have to return to an office, a recent survey found.

By Emile Hallez
Morgan Stanley sees 'freakish' asset growth in 2021, Gorman says
NEWS WIREHOUSES JAN 19, 2022
Morgan Stanley sees 'freakish' asset growth in 2021, Gorman says

Last year was an unusually productive one for Morgan Stanley and its close to 16,000 financial advisers, who brought in record net new assets for the year.

By Bruce Kelly
After record 2021, Captrust is focused on wealth management deals
NEWS RIAS JAN 19, 2022
After record 2021, Captrust is focused on wealth management deals

Eight of the 11 acquisitions Captrust did last year involved wealth management firms, a trend that Rush Benton says will continue.

By Jeff Benjamin
It's raining records at Merrill Lynch
NEWS PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JAN 19, 2022
It's raining records at Merrill Lynch

Merrill Lynch, an industry bellwether, reports a host of new highs in 2021, ranging from revenue to assets and net new ultra-high-net-worth clients.

By Bruce Kelly
Facet Wealth lands $100 million in funding
NEWS FINTECH JAN 19, 2022
Facet Wealth lands $100 million in funding

The financial planning fintech will use the latest injection of capital to invest in its technology and product suite to upgrade its client experience.

By Sean Allocca
Target-date fund sales back up after a dip in 2020
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING JAN 18, 2022
Target-date fund sales back up after a dip in 2020

The products had net inflows of $23.9 billion, a significant increase from the $6.7 billion in outflows seen in 2020, according to a report from Morningstar.

By Emile Hallez
Creative Planning acquires $2 billion California RIA
NEWS RIAS JAN 18, 2022
Creative Planning acquires $2 billion California RIA

The firm's purchase of Reilly Financial Advisors is another in a string of recent deals.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Higher payouts mar record year at Goldman Sachs
NEWS PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JAN 18, 2022
Higher payouts mar record year at Goldman Sachs

The investment bank shelled out an additional $4.4 billion in comp last year alone, for a total of more than $17.7 billion for the year, sending the bank to its only quarterly profit decline of 2021.

By Sean Allocca
First Republic increased number of teams it added in 2021
NEWS PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JAN 18, 2022
First Republic increased number of teams it added in 2021

The bank's wealth management group also started 2022 in hiring mode, reporting this month that it had recruited two longtime Merrill advisers in New York.

By Bruce Kelly
MassMutual trio managing $186 million moves to Cetera
NEWS ADVISOR MOVES JAN 18, 2022
MassMutual trio managing $186 million moves to Cetera

Jason Benedetti, Gus Dekavallas and Larry Ritter affiliate in Scottsdale, Arizona.

By InvestmentNews
Florida team managing $325 million joins Raymond James
NEWS BROKER DEALERS JAN 18, 2022
Florida team managing $325 million joins Raymond James

The three advisers, who will operate as The HarborView Group in St. Petersburg, previously were affiliated with Morgan Stanley.

By InvestmentNews
SageView to acquire $900 million portfolio from Capital One
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING JAN 18, 2022
SageView to acquire $900 million portfolio from Capital One

Giant Virginia bank’s RIA arm will shed operations as well as assets.

By InvestmentNews