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Morgan Stanley's ETF debut strikes chord with fees, tests market with ESG focus
RIA NEWS JAN 25, 2023
Morgan Stanley's ETF debut strikes chord with fees, tests market with ESG focus

Nearly a year after it announced plans to enter the ETF space, the wirehouse is banking on its Calvert brand to carry the day.

By Jeff Benjamin
8 reasons to consider cash balance plans for business owner clients
OPINION JAN 25, 2023
8 reasons to consider cash balance plans for business owner clients

Such plans can help clients catch up on retirement saving while offering significant tax benefits.

By Ross K. Brown
3 reasons I love my career as a financial planner
OPINION JAN 25, 2023
3 reasons I love my career as a financial planner

A young financial planner cites the benefits of having a supportive team and the fascination of learning about financial planning's emotional and psychological side.

By Kelly Gwynn
Wisconsin advisor pulled $1.9 million fraud on clients
RIA NEWS JAN 25, 2023
Wisconsin advisor pulled $1.9 million fraud on clients

The advisor, Anthony B. Liddle, 40, was barred from the securities industry last June by the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority Inc.

By Bruce Kelly
Broadridge adds ESG comparison service
FINTECH JAN 25, 2023
Broadridge adds ESG comparison service

The data, which is aggregated to artificial intelligence, cover more than 5,000 North American companies across 385 ESG topics.

By ESG Clarity
CFP Board creates separate arm to promote planning careers, hiring of planners
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JAN 25, 2023
CFP Board creates separate arm to promote planning careers, hiring of planners

The group is setting up a 501(c)(6) organization that will give it more latitude to talk to students about the benefits of becoming a CFP and to the public about the benefits of working with one.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Bank of America grants employees shares
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JAN 25, 2023
Bank of America grants employees shares

Staffers earning up to $500,000 a year will share in a pool of restricted stock, according to a memo from CEO Brian Moynihan.

By Bloomberg
Advisor CRM founder Ken Golding dies at 62
FINTECH JAN 24, 2023
Advisor CRM founder Ken Golding dies at 62

Golding founded Junxure with his partner, Greg Friedman, in 2001 as a CRM specifically designed to serve financial advisors.

By Ryan W. Neal
Schwab sees increasing tech adoption among RIAs
RIA NEWS JAN 24, 2023
Schwab sees increasing tech adoption among RIAs

According to data collected from 14,000 RIAs, 80% are using digital client onboarding tools.

By Ryan W. Neal
Stock plans and advisor access key in attracting, keeping talent: Survey
RETIREMENT PLANNING JAN 24, 2023
Stock plans and advisor access key in attracting, keeping talent: Survey

Over two-thirds of respondents in a Morgan Stanley at Work survey would access the help of financial professionals with investing questions if it were available.

By Gregg Greenberg
Commonwealth adds $230 million team from Advisor Group
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS JAN 24, 2023
Commonwealth adds $230 million team from Advisor Group

Michael Critchfield and Matthew DiGiacomo operate as Core Financial Group in Yuba City, California.

By InvestmentNews
ESG is about quality, not quantity
OPINION JAN 24, 2023
ESG is about quality, not quantity

We have reached a moment of reflection after a period of exuberant expansion.

By Matt Patsky
LPL adds two tech execs from Bank of America
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS JAN 24, 2023
LPL adds two tech execs from Bank of America

Cory Triolo and Tim Checko are joining the IBD's investor and investment solutions team.

By InvestmentNews
Bloomberg pays $5 million to settle SEC charges regarding fixed-income valuations
FIXED INCOME JAN 23, 2023
Bloomberg pays $5 million to settle SEC charges regarding fixed-income valuations

The agency alleged that from 2016 through last October, the company's BVAL failed to disclosed that valuations could be based on a single data input, rather than other methodologies it presented.

By Ryan W. Neal
Recruiting takes a hit in 2022, with moves down 5.3% from 2021
RIA NEWS JAN 23, 2023
Recruiting takes a hit in 2022, with moves down 5.3% from 2021

On net, the RIA channel gained 1,097 advisors and independent broker-dealers gained 923, while 1,291 advisors on net left wirehouses.

By Devin McGinley
IARs in 10 states, D.C. must complete continuing education by year-end
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JAN 23, 2023
IARs in 10 states, D.C. must complete continuing education by year-end

The CE requirements are the first for investment advisors, who must take 12 credit hours of courses in products and practice as well as ethics.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
New software aims to reduce risk in target-date funds
RETIREMENT PLANNING JAN 23, 2023
New software aims to reduce risk in target-date funds

Soteria blends personalized safe-landing target-date fund glide paths with the personalization of managed accounts.

By Gregg Greenberg
Business owners altering retirement plans due to inflation, recession fears: Survey
RETIREMENT PLANNING JAN 23, 2023
Business owners altering retirement plans due to inflation, recession fears: Survey

A survey of business owners shows that amid inflationary pressures and economic uncertainty, 43% of those who work with an advisor say they've communicated with their advisor more frequently in the past year.

By Gregg Greenberg
What’s new for Social Security and Medicare this year
RETIREMENT PLANNING JAN 23, 2023
What’s new for Social Security and Medicare this year

Not only did Social Security benefits increase in 2023, but Medicare Part B premiums declined for the first time in more than a decade, resulting in larger net Social Security benefits for most retirees.

By Mary Beth Franklin
Questioning the SEC’s outsourcing proposal
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JAN 23, 2023
Questioning the SEC’s outsourcing proposal

For advisors who don’t do their homework, the possibility of a regulatory slap on the wrist may be less of a deterrent than a whack in the wallet from aggressive attorneys.

By InvestmentNews