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2020 adviser outlook: Focus on managing client expectations
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS JAN 17, 2020
2020 adviser outlook: Focus on managing client expectations

Don't be worried about an imminent recession, says Joan Valenti of Valenti Wealth Management

By InvestmentNews
SEC Commissioner leaving next month
NEWS PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JAN 16, 2020
SEC Commissioner leaving next month

Robert Jackson Jr. to return to teaching at NYU Law School

By Bloomberg
Regulators crack down on teacher pension plans rife with conflicts
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING JAN 16, 2020
Regulators crack down on teacher pension plans rife with conflicts

Experts: Recent Delaware settlement a sign of things to come

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Morgan Stanley eyes 1 million wealth management clients from stock plans
NEWS WIREHOUSES JAN 16, 2020
Morgan Stanley eyes 1 million wealth management clients from stock plans

Technology push at Morgan Stanley comes into focus after Solium Capital acquisition

By Bruce Kelly
Helping clients understand why they aren't beating the S&P 500
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS JAN 16, 2020
Helping clients understand why they aren't beating the S&P 500

In the best of times, advisers have to remind clients about the worst of times

By Jeff Benjamin
OSJ managing $260 million switches to LPL from Sagepoint
NEWS RIAS JAN 16, 2020
OSJ managing $260 million switches to LPL from Sagepoint

Mike Sisco forms Paradigm Wealth Partners, based in Des Moines, Iowa

By InvestmentNews
Nir Kaissar: BlackRock muddies the social-investing waters
NEWS OPINION JAN 16, 2020
Nir Kaissar: BlackRock muddies the social-investing waters

The giant money manager is taking a misguided approach to climate change

By Bloomberg
Orion sales rumors continue
NEWS FINTECH JAN 16, 2020
Orion sales rumors continue

Barron's reports private equity owner is seeking nearly $2 billion

By Ryan W. Neal
Miracle Mile Advisors hires team from Payden & Rygel
NEWS RIAS JAN 16, 2020
Miracle Mile Advisors hires team from Payden & Rygel

Trio managed $2 billion for small and mid-sized institutions

By InvestmentNews
Schwab’s zero-fee plan pushes assets to record $4 trillion
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS JAN 16, 2020
Schwab’s zero-fee plan pushes assets to record $4 trillion

Eliminating trading fees pushed client assets to a record as the firm faced a decline in trading revenue

By Bloomberg
Merrill to continue focus on training over recruiting in 2020
NEWS PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JAN 15, 2020
Merrill to continue focus on training over recruiting in 2020

Long the financial advice industry's leading trainer of young brokers, Merrill to renew attention on coaching

By Bruce Kelly
Social Security phone scams on the rise
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING JAN 15, 2020
Social Security phone scams on the rise

Tax season is a lucrative time for ID thieves

By Mary Beth Franklin
Peter R. Orszag: Retirement savings get a boost when employers add 401(k) match
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING JAN 15, 2020
Peter R. Orszag: Retirement savings get a boost when employers add 401(k) match

Research shows that when employers match 401(k) plan contributions, more people participate

By Bloomberg
Goldman Sachs issues its first wealth management revenue total
NEWS BROKER DEALERS JAN 15, 2020
Goldman Sachs issues its first wealth management revenue total

At $4.4 billion, its financial advice business is small compared to brokerage giants

By Bloomberg
Supreme Court returns IBM retirement plan case to lower court
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING JAN 15, 2020
Supreme Court returns IBM retirement plan case to lower court

The lawsuit claims plan managers didn’t do enough to protect employees from stock losses

By InvestmentNews
Fidelity rides outsourcing trend with four more model portfolios
NEWS EQUITIES JAN 15, 2020
Fidelity rides outsourcing trend with four more model portfolios

Asset manager introduces 21 model portfolios in 18 months

By Jeff Benjamin
Answers to the SEC's Reg BI FAQs depend on facts, circumstances
NEWS LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES JAN 14, 2020
Answers to the SEC's Reg BI FAQs depend on facts, circumstances

When the CFP Board provides guidance for its fiduciary standard, it uses case studies

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
ESG funds ride 'perfect storm' to record inflows
NEWS ESG JAN 14, 2020
ESG funds ride 'perfect storm' to record inflows

Morningstar reports ESG fund flows in 2019 were nearly four times higher than 2018 levels

By Jeff Benjamin
Wells Fargo loses more than 450 advisers in 2019
NEWS WIREHOUSES JAN 14, 2020
Wells Fargo loses more than 450 advisers in 2019

Expenses also increased at Wells Fargo Advisors, and the firm lost a clearing client

By Bruce Kelly
Cerity Partners acquires $3 billion EMM Wealth
NEWS RIAS JAN 14, 2020
Cerity Partners acquires $3 billion EMM Wealth

The addition of the New York-based RIA brings Cerity's AUM to $26 billion

By InvestmentNews