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Merrill duo managing $700 million joins RIA
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS OCT 22, 2019
Merrill duo managing $700 million joins RIA

Boca-based Robert Marton and John Bute have joined Lido Advisors, headquartered in Los Angeles.

By Bloomberg
New Hampshire pulls $239 million from Ken Fisher
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS OCT 22, 2019
New Hampshire pulls $239 million from Ken Fisher

Its announcement brings the amount divested from his firm to more than $2 billion.

By Bloomberg
4 ways to help clients control their digital afterlife
NEWS OPINION OCT 22, 2019
4 ways to help clients control their digital afterlife

A new law helps people determine what happens to their digital assets after they die, but the law's provisions only apply if they take specific action

By Amy Florian
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS OCT 22, 2019
Merrill Lynch trio managing $256 million moves to Ameriprise

Craig Stiles, Gregory Miller and Nathan Clark join employee unit in Lansing, Mich.

By InvestmentNews
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS OCT 22, 2019
Wells Fargo trio managing $225 million moves to RIA

Bratton DuBose, Daniel Bettencourt and Rebecca Damann join Ashton Thomas Private Wealth in Bozeman, Mont.

By InvestmentNews
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS OCT 22, 2019
Three Wells Fargo reps managing $150 million move to Raymond James

Roper Fields, Thomas Fields and B.V. Lawson join employee unit in Cool Springs, Tenn.

By InvestmentNews
Ex-Morgan Stanley broker Ami Forte barred for role in churning account of HSN's co-founder
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS OCT 21, 2019
Ex-Morgan Stanley broker Ami Forte barred for role in churning account of HSN's co-founder

Her lawyer accuses Finra of throwing book at her while letting Morgan Stanley off the hook.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Inside Ken Fisher's private kingdom
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS OCT 21, 2019
Inside Ken Fisher's private kingdom

His firm's hardball culture reels in billions.

By Bloomberg
Fidelity pulls $500 million from Fisher
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS OCT 21, 2019
Fidelity pulls $500 million from Fisher

Its move brings the total yanked from Fisher Investments so far to $1.8 billion.

By Bloomberg
Raymond James dips toe into commission-free trades
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS OCT 21, 2019
Raymond James dips toe into commission-free trades

As industry race-to-zero accelerates, the broker-dealer offers free trades to small group of RIAs.

By Bruce Kelly
Merrill Lynch expands free trades for majority of online clients
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS OCT 21, 2019
Merrill Lynch expands free trades for majority of online clients

Bank of America does away with limits on free trades for many during industry price war.

By Bruce Kelly
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS OCT 21, 2019
Ex-Morgan Stanley broker Ami Forte barred for role in churning account of HSN's co-founder

Her lawyer accuses Finra of throwing book at her while letting Morgan Stanley off the hook.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
NEWS PRACTICE MANAGEMENT OCT 21, 2019
Much expected of Charlie Scharf as he prepares to take helm of Wells Fargo

The bank's stock has barely moved since its scandals began in September 2016

By Bloomberg
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS OCT 21, 2019
Trio managing $380 million at Wells Fargo joins Janney

Christopher Ozazewski, Elizabeth Plunkett, Eric Decker are based in Bel Air, Md.

By InvestmentNews
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS OCT 21, 2019
Merrill Lynch expands free trades for majority of online clients

Bank of America does away with limits on free trades for many during industry price war.

By Bruce Kelly
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS OCT 21, 2019
Raymond James dips toe into commission-free trades

As industry race-to-zero accelerates, the broker-dealer offers free trades to small group of RIAs.

By Bruce Kelly
What executives should be doing in the wake of the Fisher fiasco
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS OCT 19, 2019
What executives should be doing in the wake of the Fisher fiasco

Let's use this unfortunate episode as a way to make the industry a better place for all of us.

By InvestmentNews
Effusive praise for a fallen captain
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS OCT 19, 2019
Effusive praise for a fallen captain

Judson Taft Bergman was a true pioneer of the financial advisory industry.

By Ryan W. Neal
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS OCT 19, 2019
Salary gains slow as firms anticipate dip

While revenue and profits continued to grow for advisory firms last year, most staffers have seen only limited increases in compensation as the industry braces for tougher times ahead.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
About 2.7 million fewer people got tax refunds after law change
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS OCT 18, 2019
About 2.7 million fewer people got tax refunds after law change

Changes in withholding rates meant many got the tax cut in small chunks in their paychecks, rather than in one large check after filing their tax return.

By Bloomberg