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Michigan duo managing $350 million at Merrill joins Rockefeller
NEWS PRACTICE MANAGEMENT APR 16, 2021
Michigan duo managing $350 million at Merrill joins Rockefeller

Low Group, a four-person team, is based in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan.

By InvestmentNews
Morgan Stanley targets $10 trillion in AUM: Gorman
NEWS WIREHOUSES APR 16, 2021
Morgan Stanley targets $10 trillion in AUM: Gorman

The wirehouse reported new records for net new assets of $105 billion, up 43% from the end of December and an increase of 183% from the same period a year earlier. 'My target is $10 trillion of money under management,' said CEO James Gorman. 'I've told the team internally, they hate that.'

By Bruce Kelly
SEC partially settles fraud charges against co-founder of RIA
NEWS RIAS APR 16, 2021
SEC partially settles fraud charges against co-founder of RIA

Martin Silver of International Investment Group in Long Branch, N.J., will pay penalties to be determined.

By InvestmentNews
Facet Wealth subscription model poses threat to asset-based fees
NEWS PRACTICE MANAGEMENT APR 16, 2021
Facet Wealth subscription model poses threat to asset-based fees

The latest challenge to advisory fee models based on client assets is carving out a niche between robos and traditional financial planning.

By Jeff Benjamin
David Booth of DFA is taking a value victory lap
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS APR 16, 2021
David Booth of DFA is taking a value victory lap

The co-founder of the quant giant is in fighting spirits after the strategy of buying cheap equities notched its best quarterly outperformance in 20 years.

By Bloomberg
Robinhood sues to overturn Massachusetts fiduciary rule
NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION APR 15, 2021
Robinhood sues to overturn Massachusetts fiduciary rule

Meanwhile, Massachusetts amended its December complaint against the online brokerage seeking to revoke its registration in the state.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Why virtual internships are here to stay
NEWS RIAS APR 15, 2021
Why virtual internships are here to stay

After adapting on the fly last year, financial advisers are embracing virtual internships as a more efficient way to train and recruit talent.

By Jeff Benjamin
Team managing $400 million at Truist moves to D.A. Davidson
NEWS PRACTICE MANAGEMENT APR 15, 2021
Team managing $400 million at Truist moves to D.A. Davidson

The three-adviser Marshall & Whatley Investment Group is based in Harrisonburg, Virginia.

By InvestmentNews
Pro bono opportunities, need rise during pandemic
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 15, 2021
Pro bono opportunities, need rise during pandemic

Last year, there was a 27% uptick in the number of cases advisers working with the Foundation for Financial Planning reported.

By Emile Hallez
Hub acquires assets of $1.6 billion retirement firm
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 15, 2021
Hub acquires assets of $1.6 billion retirement firm

Peter Vacheron and the team at IBG Financial Partners in Foxborough, Massachusetts, will join Hub’s retirement unit.

By InvestmentNews
Merrill Lynch client balances climb 31% year over year
NEWS WIREHOUSES APR 15, 2021
Merrill Lynch client balances climb 31% year over year

While assets increased, adviser head count at the thundering herd dipped. The company is looking to expand in key markets like San Francisco, Florida and another half-dozen locales.

By Bruce Kelly
How to help clients plan for health care costs in retirement
NEWS OPINION APR 15, 2021
How to help clients plan for health care costs in retirement

Advisers can utilize cutting-edge financial planning tools to help ease clients' concerns by showing them how they can save to cover medical expenses during retirement.

By Tom Burmeister
Goldman Sachs keeps cryptocurrency focus on institutional investors
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS APR 14, 2021
Goldman Sachs keeps cryptocurrency focus on institutional investors

Retail investors on the Marcus platform should not expect any crypto offerings alongside basic banking services, said CEO David Solomon during the bank’s first quarter earnings call.

By Nicole Casperson
PE fund targets diversity, governance at small companies
NEWS ALTERNATIVES APR 14, 2021
PE fund targets diversity, governance at small companies

Mill Road Capital is applying a 'progressive private equity' strategy in its latest fund.

By Jeff Benjamin
Wells Fargo adviser head count slips 8% year over year
NEWS PRACTICE MANAGEMENT APR 14, 2021
Wells Fargo adviser head count slips 8% year over year

The decline is expected to continue over the next six months as the bank closes its international wealth management business. The embattled bank recently revised how it tallies its adviser head count total and this year began including about 800 to 900 private bankers and portfolio managers.

By Bruce Kelly
Indie adviser managing $800 million moves to LPL from Kestra
NEWS BROKER DEALERS APR 14, 2021
Indie adviser managing $800 million moves to LPL from Kestra

Kip Adams and his team in Fort Worth, Texas, serve as the retirement and private wealth leaders for Gus Bates Insurance & Investments.

By InvestmentNews
Adviser managing $500 million at Wells Fargo joins RIA
NEWS RIAS APR 14, 2021
Adviser managing $500 million at Wells Fargo joins RIA

Lisa Quadrini moves to Brandywine Oak Private Wealth in suburban Philadelphia.

By InvestmentNews
Prudential weighs sale of its retirement arm
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 14, 2021
Prudential weighs sale of its retirement arm

Unloading the business could bring in more than $2 billion, as CEO Charles Lowrey executes a three-year strategy to transform the business.

By Bloomberg
Are you aware of the expanded opportunity set for investors created by the pandemic?
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 14, 2021
Are you aware of the expanded opportunity set for investors created by the pandemic?

The pandemic has driven substantial divergence between innovative health care companies and those that have lost market share because of failing to address demands created by the spread of the virus.

By Alger
DOL releases guidance on Trump-era fiduciary rule
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 13, 2021
DOL releases guidance on Trump-era fiduciary rule

In a set of frequently asked questions, the agency said a recommendation to rollover retirement funds from a company plan to an individual retirement account can be part of an ongoing client-adviser relationship and trigger a fiduciary standard of care.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.