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Canadian fintech Conquest boosts AI-powered financial planning platform
FINTECH JUN 07, 2024
Canadian fintech Conquest boosts AI-powered financial planning platform

The wealth tech firm’s updates will help advisors on the Pershing X platform gain deeper insights and navigate plans more easily.

By Leo Almazora
Retirement guidance tops list of workers' most-wanted financial perks
RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 07, 2024
Retirement guidance tops list of workers' most-wanted financial perks

Morgan Stanley research reaffirms the benefits of retirement and financial guidance, with four-fifths of employees looking to accelerate their planning.

By Leo Almazora
Voya gives advisor managed accounts more room to maneuver
RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 07, 2024
Voya gives advisor managed accounts more room to maneuver

The retirement fintech unveils expanded lineup of non-core investment solutions amid growing interest in managed account solutions.

By Leo Almazora
Canadian bank TD sues wealth advisor who "abruptly" exited amid AML probe
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION JUN 07, 2024
Canadian bank TD sues wealth advisor who "abruptly" exited amid AML probe

The Toronto-based lender says the advisor and a colleague breached contract as they joined Raymond James.

By Bloomberg
Healthcare costs a “major burden” for millions of adults
RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 06, 2024
Healthcare costs a “major burden” for millions of adults

National survey reveals concerns around healthcare and drug expenses, with over half of adults predicting hardship for the next generation.

By Leo Almazora
Mind SEC’s new data breach rules, says Finra
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION JUN 06, 2024
Mind SEC’s new data breach rules, says Finra

The industry regulator is urging member firms to start taking appropriate measures as changes to Regulation S-P take effect.

By Leo Almazora
'Ponzi schemes are done in the open by bad people'
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS JUN 06, 2024
'Ponzi schemes are done in the open by bad people'

SEC bars advisors who worked with Georgia Ponzi broker.

By Bruce Kelly
SEC sued over broker-dealer texting fines data
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION JUN 06, 2024
SEC sued over broker-dealer texting fines data

'Extraordinarily large' sums prompt American Securities Association's lawsuit, which asks commission to turn over documents showing how those amounts were reached.

By Emile Hallez
Most workers are unknowingly skimping on their 401(k)s
RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 06, 2024
Most workers are unknowingly skimping on their 401(k)s

A new poll sheds light on employee confusion around workplace retirement plans, and how good plan design could help solve the problem.

By Leo Almazora
401(k) managed accounts have come into their own
RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 06, 2024
401(k) managed accounts have come into their own

20 years of data show personalization benefits of managed account adoption, and opportunities for advisors to make an impact.

By Leo Almazora
SEC marketing rule has 'fallen short' of industry expectations
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION JUN 06, 2024
SEC marketing rule has 'fallen short' of industry expectations

Seward & Kissel report finds rule is creating challenges for investment advisors.

By Steve Randall
House GOP spending bill is a wish list of deregulation
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION JUN 05, 2024
House GOP spending bill is a wish list of deregulation

The appropriations bill has numerous riders designed to stop the SEC's climate rule, Consolidated Audit Trail, and other regulations.

By Emile Hallez
KKR REIT makes moves to prop up its NAV
ALTERNATIVES JUN 05, 2024
KKR REIT makes moves to prop up its NAV

'What KKR is doing is a bold move that favors the investor,' one senior industry executive says.

By Bruce Kelly
Advisor360 sets up next growth phase with ex-Merrill Lynch leader
FINTECH JUN 05, 2024
Advisor360 sets up next growth phase with ex-Merrill Lynch leader

The veteran hire will spearhead the wealth tech firm’s efforts to find expansion opportunities in a newly created role.

By Leo Almazora
Vestwell bolsters 401(k) leadership with JPMorgan deal
RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 05, 2024
Vestwell bolsters 401(k) leadership with JPMorgan deal

The distribution partnership will see the fintech carry a key product, allowing more advisors to oversee workplace retirement plans.

By Leo Almazora
SEC's hedge fund clampdown faces setback in US court
ALTERNATIVES JUN 05, 2024
SEC's hedge fund clampdown faces setback in US court

The regulator is weighing its options after a federal appeals court ruled against its proposed fee disclosure rule.

By Bloomberg
Raymond James extends reach in Alaska with breakaway advisors
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS JUN 05, 2024
Raymond James extends reach in Alaska with breakaway advisors

The two advisors are joining from Morgan Stanley and Merrill Lynch, where they collectively managed more than $500M.

By Leo Almazora
LPL expands in Michigan with ex-Ameriprise advisors
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS JUN 05, 2024
LPL expands in Michigan with ex-Ameriprise advisors

The team, which reported managing $265M in assets at the broker-dealer, is the latest addition to LPL’s employee advisor network.

By Leo Almazora
Envestnet moves to make its UMA platform more personal
ALTERNATIVES JUN 05, 2024
Envestnet moves to make its UMA platform more personal

The wealth tech titan is tightening ties with Fidelity, BlackRock, Franklin Templeton and State Street to help advisors create tailor-made strategies.

By Leo Almazora
If a prospectus falls in a forest, does it make a sound?
OPINION JUN 04, 2024
If a prospectus falls in a forest, does it make a sound?

The SEC's overly cautious approach to change leaves them disconnected from the modern investor and the markets they serve.  

By Mark Goldberg