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State Street to buy Brown Brothers unit for $3.5 billion
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS SEP 07, 2021
State Street to buy Brown Brothers unit for $3.5 billion

The deal will increase the mountain of assets at State Street — already one of the world's top custody banks — to $37.3 trillion.

By Bloomberg
How the advisory industry has been preparing for the next 9/11 event
NEWS FINTECH SEP 07, 2021
How the advisory industry has been preparing for the next 9/11 event

In the two decades since 9/11, the financial industry has been preparing for the next terrorist attack, in whatever form it might take.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Investor advocate comes off the sidelines, gets into the regulatory game
NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION SEP 03, 2021
Investor advocate comes off the sidelines, gets into the regulatory game

Even before drawing her first government paycheck, Barbara Roper has influenced how the SEC under Gary Gensler is approaching Regulation Best Interest.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Former lawyer to pay $42 million for life insurance fraud
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING SEP 03, 2021
Former lawyer to pay $42 million for life insurance fraud

Defendants in the long-running case have been ordered to pay restitution to more than 200 plans. Assets were allegedly siphoned from benefits payments to buy property and used for other personal expenses.

By Emile Hallez
Inside ETFs, WealthStack postponed until June 2022
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS SEP 02, 2021
Inside ETFs, WealthStack postponed until June 2022

The events, which had been scheduled to take place Sept. 27-29, are being put off amid the spread of the delta variant of Covid-19.

By Nicole Casperson
Focus Financial takes stake in $2 billion RIA
NEWS RIAS SEP 02, 2021
Focus Financial takes stake in $2 billion RIA

Ancora Holdings, the parent of four firms, is based in Cleveland.

By InvestmentNews
Hurricane Ida upends businesses for many financial advisers
NEWS PRACTICE MANAGEMENT SEP 02, 2021
Hurricane Ida upends businesses for many financial advisers

Wealth management firms in New Orleans remained mostly closed as power is being restored to parts of the city in the wake of Hurricane Ida. Areas in the Northeast were also severely impacted.

By Emile Hallez
Lule Demmissie to head eToro Group in US
NEWS PRACTICE MANAGEMENT SEP 02, 2021
Lule Demmissie to head eToro Group in US

The executive is joining the online brokerage firm after heading Ally Invest.

By InvestmentNews
Snappy Kraken pushes annual conference to 2022
NEWS FINTECH SEP 02, 2021
Snappy Kraken pushes annual conference to 2022

The conference, originally scheduled for Oct. 20-22, will now take place on May 4-6, 2022 at the Aria in Las Vegas. The move follows other recent postponements of tech-related events.

By Nicole Casperson
Allworth Financial acquires $367 million RIA
NEWS RIAS SEP 02, 2021
Allworth Financial acquires $367 million RIA

A husband-and-wife team runs Novak Financial Planning in Bel Air, Maryland.

By InvestmentNews
Pierce wins small-firm seat on Finra board
NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION SEP 01, 2021
Pierce wins small-firm seat on Finra board

Paige Pierce, chief executive of Bley Investment Group, emphasized updating the Finra rulebook during her campaign. Timothy Sheve, chief executive of Janney Montgomery Scott, and James Crowley, chief executive of Pershing Advisor Solutions, also were elected to the board.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Beacon Pointe acquires $500 million Seattle RIA
NEWS RIAS SEP 01, 2021
Beacon Pointe acquires $500 million Seattle RIA

Rainier Financial Group is the firm's first acquisition in the Pacific Northwest.

By InvestmentNews
Kathleen Kennedy Townsend joins DOL in retirement advisory role
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING SEP 01, 2021
Kathleen Kennedy Townsend joins DOL in retirement advisory role

The former lieutenant governor of Maryland has been one of the driving forces in that state's forthcoming auto IRA program.

By Emile Hallez
A student loan crisis is looming. RPAs can help clients prepare
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING SEP 01, 2021
A student loan crisis is looming. RPAs can help clients prepare

Plan sponsors are clamoring for solutions to help employees with their financial issues. Student loans and emergency savings programs are two easy, simple and impactful ways that the DC industry can help.

By Fred Barstein
Raymond James affiliate managing $625 million moves to LPL
NEWS BROKER DEALERS SEP 01, 2021
Raymond James affiliate managing $625 million moves to LPL

The six-adviser team at TBT Financial Services is based in Tyler and Longview, Texas

By InvestmentNews
Four-person Merrill team managing $391 million joins UBS
NEWS PRACTICE MANAGEMENT SEP 01, 2021
Four-person Merrill team managing $391 million joins UBS

Brenner Wealth Management Group is based in Santa Barbara, California.

By InvestmentNews
Fintech firm offers annuity selection tool
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING SEP 01, 2021
Fintech firm offers annuity selection tool

Luma Financial Technologies' new tool, Luma Compare, lets advisers compare a variety of products.

By InvestmentNews
Court rules inherited 401(k) funds are protected in bankruptcy
NEWS IRA ALERT SEP 01, 2021
Court rules inherited 401(k) funds are protected in bankruptcy

A North Carolina Bankruptcy Court decided that inherited 401(k) accounts do indeed receive creditor protection under ERISA as long as the funds are still in the plan at the time of the bankruptcy filing.

By Ed Slott
Repeat RIA offender charged with fraud
NEWS RIAS SEP 01, 2021
Repeat RIA offender charged with fraud

The SEC says Dean Tellone and his California firm hid information from mortgage investors.

By InvestmentNews
Raymond James delays office return amid Florida virus surge
NEWS PRACTICE MANAGEMENT SEP 01, 2021
Raymond James delays office return amid Florida virus surge

The firm has pushed its return-to-office date back to the middle of October, after having asked some employees to return to work next week.

By Bloomberg