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Mercer Advisors beefs up M&A team to target RIAs
NEWS RIAS AUG 22, 2018
Mercer Advisors beefs up M&A team to target RIAs

Tapping into a market of registered investment advisory firms that want to sell at the top

By Jeff Benjamin
Raymond James lands $1 billion team from Wells Fargo Advisors in New York
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS AUG 22, 2018
Raymond James lands $1 billion team from Wells Fargo Advisors in New York

The four-person adviser team got its start in 1987.

By Bloomberg
SEC chairman Jay Clayton calls for end to broker sales contests
NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION AUG 22, 2018
SEC chairman Jay Clayton calls for end to broker sales contests

Top regulator says such incentives prevent brokers from acting in clients' best interests.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
JPMorgan Chase axes about 100 asset management employees
NEWS PRACTICE MANAGEMENT AUG 22, 2018
JPMorgan Chase axes about 100 asset management employees

Cuts are global and follow a business review

By Bloomberg
Top Waddell & Reed team bolts to form RIA
NEWS BROKER DEALERS AUG 22, 2018
Top Waddell & Reed team bolts to form RIA

Firm continues to lose advisers — this time a top team.

By Bruce Kelly
Why your 50-year-old clients may need you the most
NEWS OPINION AUG 22, 2018
Why your 50-year-old clients may need you the most

As they approach retirement, people are concerned about market volatility, yet aware that they still need to grow their nest eggs

By Philip E. Caminiti
Sequoia Financial nears $5 billion in assets with acquisition of LJPR Financial Advisors
NEWS RIAS AUG 21, 2018
Sequoia Financial nears $5 billion in assets with acquisition of LJPR Financial Advisors

The acquisition is Sequoia's third since 2016 and adds $776 million to its AUM.

By Jeff Benjamin
Securian loses $700 million indie to Commonwealth
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS AUG 21, 2018
Securian loses $700 million indie to Commonwealth

Integrated Equity Management is based in Bloomington, Minn.,

By InvestmentNews
Dollar weakens on Trump remarks about Fed interest-rate hikes
NEWS EQUITIES AUG 21, 2018
Dollar weakens on Trump remarks about Fed interest-rate hikes

No response so far from Fed Chairman Jerome Powell, but all eyes are on him for a reaction

By Bloomberg
Acquisition of Cetera being financed through $1 billion junk bond sale
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS AUG 21, 2018
Acquisition of Cetera being financed through $1 billion junk bond sale

Bonds given junk status by Moody's because of high debt level being taken on by Cetera's parent company.

By Bruce Kelly
As DOL fiduciary rule dies, variable annuities come alive — sales up for first time since 2014
NEWS LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES AUG 21, 2018
As DOL fiduciary rule dies, variable annuities come alive — sales up for first time since 2014

Indexed annuity sales also broke their previous quarterly sales record.

By Greg Iacurci
Elizabeth Warren: Wall Street influence weakening SEC advice rule
NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION AUG 21, 2018
Elizabeth Warren: Wall Street influence weakening SEC advice rule

Senator cites 'soft corruption' of revolving door that causes SEC members to kowtow to industry.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Merrill team managing $325 million moves to Janney
NEWS BROKER DEALERS AUG 20, 2018
Merrill team managing $325 million moves to Janney

Michael Kernicky and his two sons join the firm in Media, Pa.

By InvestmentNews
MML loses $400 million team to Commonwealth
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS AUG 20, 2018
MML loses $400 million team to Commonwealth

Innovative Financial Solutions is based in Bloomington, Ind., and Palm Coast, Fla.

By InvestmentNews
Trump complains to donors about Powell's rate hikes
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS AUG 20, 2018
Trump complains to donors about Powell's rate hikes

President told wealthy Republicans at fundraiser he wasn't in favor of Fed raising interest rates.

By InvestmentNews
Merrill team managing $235 million goes indie with Raymond James
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS AUG 20, 2018
Merrill team managing $235 million goes indie with Raymond James

Three-person Patton Wealth Management sets up shop in Maumee, Ohio.

By InvestmentNews
Merrill pays $8.9 million SEC penalty over undisclosed conflict of interest
NEWS WIREHOUSES AUG 20, 2018
Merrill pays $8.9 million SEC penalty over undisclosed conflict of interest

Brokerage failed to tell investors about its own business interest in U.S. subsidiary of foreign bank

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Proposed SEC advice rule obscures distinctions between two business models
NEWS RIAS AUG 20, 2018
Proposed SEC advice rule obscures distinctions between two business models

Brian Hamburger: The SEC is not proposing harmony; it's proposing equalization

By Brian Hamburger
HighTower on prowl for new CEO, Weissbluth to become chairman
NEWS RIAS AUG 20, 2018
HighTower on prowl for new CEO, Weissbluth to become chairman

Move is latest in Chicago-based RIA consolidator's effort to expand senior leadership team.

By Jeff Benjamin
Cambridge Investment Research bags mid-sized broker-dealer
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS AUG 20, 2018
Cambridge Investment Research bags mid-sized broker-dealer

Broker Dealer Financial Services, an IBD with 150 reps and advisers, and $3.5 billion in assets, will become a Cambridge OSJ.

By Bruce Kelly