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2019 Innovator: John Streur
RIAS PRACTICE MANAGEMENT FEB 04, 2019
2019 Innovator: John Streur

CEO and president, Calvert Research and Management

By Deborah Nason
2019 Innovator: Ted Jenkin
RIAS PRACTICE MANAGEMENT FEB 04, 2019
2019 Innovator: Ted Jenkin

CEO, oXYGen Financial

By Deborah Nason
'Selling away' doesn't mean the B-D is not ultimately responsible
ADVISOR NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION FEB 02, 2019
'Selling away' doesn't mean the B-D is not ultimately responsible

Quest Capital was held responsible for non-client losses.

By crain-api
Hanson McClain acquires $235 million HBP Retirement
RIAS INDUSTRY NEWS FEB 01, 2019
Hanson McClain acquires $235 million HBP Retirement

Napa, Calif.-based RIA expands firm's footprint in Bay Area.

By InvestmentNews
RIAS PRACTICE MANAGEMENT FEB 01, 2019
New diversity push at Edward Jones stirs up controversy

An incentive program to encourage retiring advisers to turn their clients over to women and minority advisers is being both praised and criticized.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
LPL reports record recruiting year
ADVISOR NEWS INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS FEB 01, 2019
LPL reports record recruiting year

Indie B-D recruited $27.3 billion in brokerage and advisory assets in 2018, at the same time the firm was experiencing big shake-ups in its operations.

By Greg Iacurci
Hedge fund creates the ultimate tax-free IRA for employees
ADVISOR NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING FEB 01, 2019
Hedge fund creates the ultimate tax-free IRA for employees

Renaissance Technologies workers have seen their Roth IRA holdings in its Medallion Fund grow eight-fold in five years.

By Bloomberg
Should we treat the super-rich as our piggy bank?
RIAS INDUSTRY NEWS FEB 01, 2019
Should we treat the super-rich as our piggy bank?

Consider what happens if we simply invest in programs to benefit the non-rich.

By Stephanie Kelton
Bond titan blasts 'misguided' bet that Fed hikes are over
INVESTING FIXED INCOME FEB 01, 2019
Bond titan blasts 'misguided' bet that Fed hikes are over

Franklin Templeton's Sonal Desai sees two more rate hikes this year, citing the U.S. economy's continued strength.

By Bloomberg
Finra initiative cracks down on firms recommending costly 529 share classes
ADVISOR NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION JAN 28, 2019
Finra initiative cracks down on firms recommending costly 529 share classes

Regulator gives firms until April 1 to report themselves, avoid fines; restitution still required

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
First Look This Week
RIAS INDUSTRY NEWS JAN 24, 2019
First Look This Week

Access the digital edition of InvestmentNews here.

By InvestmentNews
Advisers throw cold water on FIRE movement
RIAS PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JAN 19, 2019
Advisers throw cold water on FIRE movement

Millennials love it, advisers don't: Turns out, extreme early retirement is a suitable goal for almost nobody

By Greg Iacurci
John Bogle, Vanguard founder, dies at 89
RIAS INDUSTRY NEWS JAN 16, 2019
John Bogle, Vanguard founder, dies at 89

The pioneer of low-cost, passive investments died of cancer

By Elizabeth MacBride
Vanguard shutters $1 billion mutual fund
RIAS INDUSTRY NEWS JAN 03, 2019
Vanguard shutters $1 billion mutual fund

Convertible securities fund to be liquidated because it attracted the wrong kind of investors.

By Jeff Benjamin
Focus Financial engineers two year-end acquisitions by its subsidiaries
RIAS INDUSTRY NEWS DEC 31, 2018
Focus Financial engineers two year-end acquisitions by its subsidiaries

The stock market remains lukewarm on the publicly traded consolidator

By Jeff Benjamin
Wells Fargo to pay states $575 million over sales practices
ADVISOR NEWS WIREHOUSES DEC 28, 2018
Wells Fargo to pay states $575 million over sales practices

The settlement with 50 states and the District of Columbia announced Friday resolves state investigations into Wells Fargo's practices from 2002 to 2017.

By Bloomberg
Biggest events for advisers last year
ADVISOR NEWS INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS DEC 28, 2018
Biggest events for advisers last year

Key news for the wealth management industry included the Edelman-Financial Engines merger, the Focus Financial IPO and the seller's market in RIAs

By Joe Duran
ADVISOR NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION DEC 27, 2018
JPMorgan to pay more than $135 million for improper handling of ADRs

This is the eighth action against a bank or broker, and fourth action against a depositary bank, resulting from the SEC's ongoing investigation into abusive ADR pre-release practices.

By InvestmentNews
Finra fines Morgan Stanley $10 million for lapses in anti-money laundering program
ADVISOR NEWS WIREHOUSES DEC 26, 2018
Finra fines Morgan Stanley $10 million for lapses in anti-money laundering program

Finra's findings were largely surrounding legacy Morgan Stanley Smith Barney systems, staffing and processes relating to the surveillance of wire transfers, and the deposit and sale of low priced securities.

By InvestmentNews
ADVISOR NEWS INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS DEC 24, 2018
Finra makes it harder for brokers to expunge tainted records

Latest rule tells arbitrators that expungement should be a 'rare remedy.'

By Jeff Benjamin