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What the SECURE Act means for annuities
NEWS OPINION DEC 17, 2019
What the SECURE Act means for annuities

The SECURE Act has several provisions with a favorable impact on annuities. Find out what this legislation means for annuity providers and retirees

By Mark Rosanes
YieldStreet aims to bring alternatives to IRAs with WealthFlex acquisition
NEWS FINTECH DEC 16, 2019
YieldStreet aims to bring alternatives to IRAs with WealthFlex acquisition

The robo combo will make it easier for wealthy investors to own alternative investments in qualified accounts.

By Jeff Benjamin
Remembering Don Marron, consummate dealmaker
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS DEC 14, 2019
Remembering Don Marron, consummate dealmaker

With an eye for the future, Mr. Marron kept making deals well into his 80s.

By InvestmentNews
Advisers draw up plans for 2020
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS DEC 14, 2019
Advisers draw up plans for 2020

Issues advisers will spend more time on with clients next year

By Jeff Benjamin
Bank of America sees ETF market hitting $50 trillion in next decade
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS DEC 13, 2019
Bank of America sees ETF market hitting $50 trillion in next decade

Passive strategies such as ETFs are benefiting as investors bail on active managers after years of underperformance.

By Bloomberg
The rush to hedge inflation sparks a run on TIPS
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS DEC 13, 2019
The rush to hedge inflation sparks a run on TIPS

Managers have been snapping up trades like TIPS as a cheap hedge against disruptive inflation in 2020

By Bloomberg
Wells Fargo Advisors signs up more than 1,000 advisers for new succession plan
NEWS PRACTICE MANAGEMENT DEC 12, 2019
Wells Fargo Advisors signs up more than 1,000 advisers for new succession plan

Program gives advisers who stay until retirement an additional bonus of 25% of their trailing 12

By Bruce Kelly
Fidelity rollout of separately managed accounts seen as defensive move
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS DEC 12, 2019
Fidelity rollout of separately managed accounts seen as defensive move

The asset manager will debut five direct-to-adviser SMAs strategies.

By Jeff Benjamin
Detroit-area team managing $500 million shifts to LPL
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS DEC 12, 2019
Detroit-area team managing $500 million shifts to LPL

Father-daughter team at Herbert Financial Group specializes in serving auto executives.

By InvestmentNews
JPMorgan sets up new wealth management unit
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS DEC 12, 2019
JPMorgan sets up new wealth management unit

The group will focus on advising clients with up to $10 million in net worth.

By Bloomberg
Pershing adds fee-based annuities to its managed accounts system ​
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS DEC 12, 2019
Pershing adds fee-based annuities to its managed accounts system ​

Clearing powerhouse will support more than 70 fee-based annuities from 18 carriers. ​ 

By Bloomberg
Finra announces consolidation of examination functions
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS DEC 12, 2019
Finra announces consolidation of examination functions

Broker-dealer regulator will review firms based on their business models

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Investors don't know much about investment basics, Finra finds
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS DEC 12, 2019
Investors don't know much about investment basics, Finra finds

Regulator's Investor Education Foundation survey reveals little knowledge of key concepts.

By InvestmentNews
Finra arbitrators order UBS to pay more than $11 million in defamation case
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS DEC 12, 2019
Finra arbitrators order UBS to pay more than $11 million in defamation case

Panel awards punitive damages to fired supervisor, which claimant's attorney calls 'unicorn rare.'

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
You can now bet big on cannabis with first US leveraged ETN
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS DEC 12, 2019
You can now bet big on cannabis with first US leveraged ETN

The MicroSectors Cannabis 2x Leveraged ETN will charge 95 basis points.

By Bloomberg
BlackRock partners with tech vendor to help advisers embrace model portfolios
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS DEC 11, 2019
BlackRock partners with tech vendor to help advisers embrace model portfolios

The new platform automatically transfers asset to a BlackRock model portfolio in a tax-efficient manner, which the company hopes will encourage adoption in nonqualified accounts.

By Ryan W. Neal
Jud Bergman remembered, and what happened at Envestnet when the CEO suddenly died
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS DEC 11, 2019
Jud Bergman remembered, and what happened at Envestnet when the CEO suddenly died

At the MarketCounsel Summit, a moving discussion about the firm's founder, and what his death can teach RIAs about succession planning.

By Bruce Kelly
RIAs bite their nails when deciding to sell the firm
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS DEC 11, 2019
RIAs bite their nails when deciding to sell the firm

Seventy percent experience anxiety over the decision, HighTower study finds.

By InvestmentNews
State regulators encourage brokerages to use insurance to fund arbitration losses
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS DEC 11, 2019
State regulators encourage brokerages to use insurance to fund arbitration losses

NASAA says step would help address problem of unpaid arbitration awards

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Wentworth acquires hybrid managing $2.7 billion
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS DEC 11, 2019
Wentworth acquires hybrid managing $2.7 billion

Aurora Private Wealth is based in Rockaway, N.J.

By InvestmentNews