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Wells Fargo duo managing $200 million goes indie through Raymond James
NEWS PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAR 31, 2020
Wells Fargo duo managing $200 million goes indie through Raymond James

Mark Killingsworth and Stephen Vessey set up shop in Beaver Dam, Wisc.

By InvestmentNews
Finra bars no-show former Cadaret Grant rep
NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAR 30, 2020
Finra bars no-show former Cadaret Grant rep

Gerald Dewes had been discharged by the firm for selling away

By InvestmentNews
Market volatility likely to prompt 401(k) plan menu changes
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 30, 2020
Market volatility likely to prompt 401(k) plan menu changes

Retirement plan sponsors might change their views on risk, especially for participants near retirement

By Emile Hallez
Should fee-based advisers take stimulus loans?
NEWS RIAS MAR 30, 2020
Should fee-based advisers take stimulus loans?

The forgivable SBA loans could save some small businesses, or help support the bottom line of fee-based advisers

By Jeff Benjamin
BlackRock waives ETF fees for New York Federal Reserve
NEWS ETFS MAR 30, 2020
BlackRock waives ETF fees for New York Federal Reserve

The new fee structure addresses how the asset manager will handle conflicts of interest inherent in its arrangement with the Fed

By InvestmentNews
Jefferies exec dies from coronavirus complications
NEWS PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAR 30, 2020
Jefferies exec dies from coronavirus complications

Peregrine Broadbent had been CFO at the New York-based investment bank since 2007

By Bloomberg
Adviser's new normal
NEWS PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAR 28, 2020
Adviser's new normal

The editorial team has put together a series of stories that examines the “new normal” that COVID-19 has imposed upon the advice community

By George Moriarty
Insider's Advantage: Advance Copy of the New Issue - Secure Yours
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS MAR 27, 2020
Insider's Advantage: Advance Copy of the New Issue - Secure Yours

By InvestmentNews
Morgan Stanley wins U.S. antitrust approval for ETrade deal
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS MAR 27, 2020
Morgan Stanley wins U.S. antitrust approval for ETrade deal

The Justice Department signed off on the takeover without requiring any changes, said a person familiar with the matter

By Bloomberg
The new normal
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS MAR 27, 2020
The new normal

The global pandemic caused by the new coronavirus has deeply affected the lives and livelihoods of millions of people over the past few months.

By InvestmentNews
Advisers warn against dipping into 401(k)s
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 27, 2020
Advisers warn against dipping into 401(k)s

The $2.2 trillion stimulus package makes retirement assets easier to access, but participants should proceed with caution

By Emile Hallez
The virus we're not containing
NEWS OPINION MAR 27, 2020
The virus we're not containing

Conflicts of interest are a threat, but some regulators don't seem to see the need to restrain them

By Knut Rostad
Coronavirus stimulus package passes House, gets mixed adviser reviews
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 27, 2020
Coronavirus stimulus package passes House, gets mixed adviser reviews

The $2.2 trillion bill will boost unemployment benefits and small-business loans, but some advisers said that might not be enough

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Northwestern University wins appeal in 403(b) case
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 27, 2020
Northwestern University wins appeal in 403(b) case

The lawsuit had charged university representatives with failing to negotiate a better deal for the participants in its retirement plan

By InvestmentNews
Use a nonfinancial emergency fund amid coronavirus
NEWS OPINION MAR 27, 2020
Use a nonfinancial emergency fund amid coronavirus

Help your clients — and yourself — stay mentally and physically strong during these stressful and isolating times

By Kol Chu Birke
Wells Fargo suspends job cuts
NEWS PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAR 27, 2020
Wells Fargo suspends job cuts

It joins Citigroup and Morgan Stanley, as well as some European banks, in pledging to preserve jobs amid the pandemic

By Bloomberg
Plan advisers may lose business as 401(k) sponsors struggle
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 26, 2020
Plan advisers may lose business as 401(k) sponsors struggle

As unemployment claims hit an all-time high, companies are considering ways to cut costs

By Emile Hallez
Wells Fargo Advisors reverses plan to charge more clients an account fee
NEWS PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAR 26, 2020
Wells Fargo Advisors reverses plan to charge more clients an account fee

The firm is altering a plan that was unpopular with some advisers

By Bruce Kelly
Finra cancels annual conference in response to COVID-19 outbreak
NEWS PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAR 26, 2020
Finra cancels annual conference in response to COVID-19 outbreak

The organization’s premier event sets the tone for its oversight of brokerages

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Top 10 advice firms ranked by investor satisfaction in 2020
NEWS RIAS MAR 26, 2020
Top 10 advice firms ranked by investor satisfaction in 2020

Advisory firms headed into this year’s market turmoil with happy customers, according to J.D. Power's latest survey of investors' satisfaction with their advisers

By InvestmentNews