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RPA SageView weighing a sale: sources
NEWS RIAS NOV 20, 2020
RPA SageView weighing a sale: sources

The company, which manages more than $100 billion in retirement plan assets, could attract extremely high bids from private equity firms, sources said

By Emile Hallez
EP Wealth adds $535 million with Harris Financial acquisition
NEWS RIAS NOV 20, 2020
EP Wealth adds $535 million with Harris Financial acquisition

The $9 billion PE-backed acquirer has made 13 deals in three years

By Jeff Benjamin
SEC obtains final judgment against North Carolina fraudster
NEWS RIAS NOV 20, 2020
SEC obtains final judgment against North Carolina fraudster

Former RIA Richard Davis, now in prison, took $9.3 million from 75 clients

By InvestmentNews
Treasury seeks unused pandemic lending funds from Fed
NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION NOV 20, 2020
Treasury seeks unused pandemic lending funds from Fed

The Fed objected to the request, which would shut five of the central bank's emergency lending programs at year-end

By Bloomberg
Future of advice is all about feelings
NEWS PRACTICE MANAGEMENT NOV 20, 2020
Future of advice is all about feelings

Best of advice industry is using the pandemic to ask clients how they are doing: AgeLab's Coughlin

By Emile Hallez
Schwab's Hathi recommends advisers leverage technology for scale and personalized services
NEWS FINTECH NOV 20, 2020
Schwab's Hathi recommends advisers leverage technology for scale and personalized services

Take digital as far as possible to free up human capital

By Jeff Benjamin 
SEC warns advisers to step up compliance systems
NEWS RIAS NOV 19, 2020
SEC warns advisers to step up compliance systems

The exams revealed some advisory firms are lacking sufficient regulatory protocols and technology

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Tax planning moves to end the year right
NEWS OPINION NOV 19, 2020
Tax planning moves to end the year right

Here are some strategies for clients eager to lock in tax-efficient financial decisions before year-end

By Jeff Farrar and Caroline Wetzel
New bill would require advisers to consider socially responsible investing in retirement plans
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING NOV 19, 2020
New bill would require advisers to consider socially responsible investing in retirement plans

Michigan Democrat Andy Levin plans to introduce two bills in the House addressing ESG

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
401(k) defaults linked with lower CARES Act withdrawals
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING NOV 19, 2020
401(k) defaults linked with lower CARES Act withdrawals

An academic paper this week found that early withdrawal requests increased most among savers who build their own portfolios

By Emile Hallez
Toronto RIA consolidator CI Financial lists on NYSE
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS NOV 19, 2020
Toronto RIA consolidator CI Financial lists on NYSE

With 11 deals since February, the Canadian financial firm is dominating the U.S. RIA market

By Jeff Benjamin
Financial adviser charged with murdering client over alleged Ponzi scheme
NEWS BROKER DEALERS NOV 19, 2020
Financial adviser charged with murdering client over alleged Ponzi scheme

Keith Ashley was already under investigation by the FBI, according to local police

By Bruce Kelly
Morgan Stanley fires 10 reps over account takeovers from retired advisers
NEWS PRACTICE MANAGEMENT NOV 19, 2020
Morgan Stanley fires 10 reps over account takeovers from retired advisers

The terminations raise questions about the company's former advisor program known as FAP

By Bruce Kelly
Adviser managing $160 million at Wells Fargo joins Baird
NEWS BROKER DEALERS NOV 19, 2020
Adviser managing $160 million at Wells Fargo joins Baird

Mario Perez is moving to the Baird office in Sacramento, California

By InvestmentNews
Trio managing $380 million at RBC goes indie with LPL
NEWS BROKER DEALERS NOV 19, 2020
Trio managing $380 million at RBC goes indie with LPL

George Chardukian, Adam Goldstein and Maria Peralta form Adara Wealth Management in Tucson, Arizona

By InvestmentNews
Wells Fargo team managing $1.15 billion exits to Stifel
NEWS BROKER DEALERS NOV 19, 2020
Wells Fargo team managing $1.15 billion exits to Stifel

Stolz-Smith Financial Consulting Group is opening a branch in Midland, Michigan

By InvestmentNews
BlackRock's Fink says investors are shifting to ESG-focused firms
NEWS ESG NOV 19, 2020
BlackRock's Fink says investors are shifting to ESG-focused firms

CEO says companies that best embrace 'stakeholder capitalism' are outperforming their peers and will continue to do so

By Bloomberg
Congress must set aside differences and put savers first
NEWS OPINION NOV 18, 2020
Congress must set aside differences and put savers first

Legislation that helps people build their nest eggs is more necessary than ever, given the retirement savings of U.S. workers are still far from where they should be

By InvestmentNews
Fare thee well, 2020
NEWS PRACTICE MANAGEMENT NOV 18, 2020
Fare thee well, 2020

In honest reflection, we all owe thanks to different groups that enabled us to enter 2021 stronger and more confident

By George Moriarty
To survive in the COVID era, RPAs must adapt
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING NOV 18, 2020
To survive in the COVID era, RPAs must adapt

Firms that are clinging to old ways of doing business will struggle to grow, or even keep their doors open

By Fred Barstein