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Rising rates, falling revenue will dramatically change RIA M&A activity in 2023
ADVISOR NEWS OPINION FEB 08, 2023
Rising rates, falling revenue will dramatically change RIA M&A activity in 2023

Look for independent broker-dealers flush with interest-rate revenue to emerge as credible threats to the mergers-and-acquisitions status quo.

By Neil Turner
SEC emphasizes probing marketing rule, Reg BI compliance
RIAS PRACTICE MANAGEMENT FEB 07, 2023
SEC emphasizes probing marketing rule, Reg BI compliance

The agency's other examination priorities for this year include RIAs who manage private funds, ESG investing and crypto.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
5 ways for financial advisors to further their careers in 2023
ADVISOR NEWS OPINION FEB 07, 2023
5 ways for financial advisors to further their careers in 2023

Set aside time to take stock and focus your sights on what you want to achieve in the months ahead.

By Tim Gerend
Compassion comes full circle when giving makes you a better advisor
ADVISOR NEWS OPINION FEB 07, 2023
Compassion comes full circle when giving makes you a better advisor

When an advisor launched a nonprofit in his ancestral home of Ghana, he also learned how to better understand his clients

By Kobby Okum
Securities regulators warn of risks related to self-directed IRAs
ADVISOR NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING FEB 07, 2023
Securities regulators warn of risks related to self-directed IRAs

The SEC, Finra and NASAA issue identical alerts telling retirement savers they're on their own if they open accounts that give them complete autonomy on the investment lineup.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Game changer or not, SECURE 2.0 529 rollover rule turns advisor heads
ADVISOR NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING FEB 07, 2023
Game changer or not, SECURE 2.0 529 rollover rule turns advisor heads

Starting next year, beneficiaries of 529 plans that have been in place for 15 years or more will be able to move assets into a Roth IRA.

By Gregg Greenberg
OneDigital acquires Florida firm managing $500 million
ADVISOR NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING FEB 07, 2023
OneDigital acquires Florida firm managing $500 million

Florida Pension Group, headquartered in St. Johns, provides retirement plan consulting and wealth management services.

By InvestmentNews
White House criticizes proposed GOP commission as 'death panel' for Social Security
ADVISOR NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING FEB 07, 2023
White House criticizes proposed GOP commission as 'death panel' for Social Security

House Republicans had suggested negotiations on the debt limit could include an agreement to set up a commission to negotiate later changes to Social Security and Medicare to extend the programs' solvency.

By Bloomberg
Finra arbitrators order Credit Suisse to pay $1.3 million to former rep
ADVISOR NEWS WIREHOUSES FEB 06, 2023
Finra arbitrators order Credit Suisse to pay $1.3 million to former rep

The Swiss firm loses another dispute over deferred compensation related to the 2015 closure of its U.S. wealth management operation.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Retirement plan reviews: Ignore the noise and carry the tune
ADVISOR NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING FEB 06, 2023
Retirement plan reviews: Ignore the noise and carry the tune

As plan sponsors and plan advisors do their annual reviews of company retirement plans, they’ll spend a significant chunk of their time and energy coming to terms with 2022 before seriously looking ahead to the opportunity that is 2023.

By Gregg Greenberg
Opposition to ESG might just be getting started
ADVISOR NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION FEB 06, 2023
Opposition to ESG might just be getting started

Some politicians see it as part of a viable platform for the 2024 presidential election.

By Emile Hallez
Investors like ESG and want advisors’ help with it: Survey
ADVISOR NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING FEB 06, 2023
Investors like ESG and want advisors’ help with it: Survey

Nearly 90% of investors surveyed said they would like advisors to help them with allocations

By Emile Hallez
United Advisor Group debuts as a new RIA aggregator
RIAS RIA NEWS FEB 06, 2023
United Advisor Group debuts as a new RIA aggregator

The independent registered investment advisor has partnered with Goldman Sachs Advisor Solutions for its custody services.

By Jeff Benjamin
Whose clients are they, anyway?
RIAS PRACTICE MANAGEMENT FEB 06, 2023
Whose clients are they, anyway?

Perhaps the reality is that neither firms nor advisors truly 'own' clients but rather are lessees of clients.

By InvestmentNews
Fintech Bytes: TD Ameritrade updates trading software, Vanguard enhances robo
ADVISOR NEWS FINTECH FEB 03, 2023
Fintech Bytes: TD Ameritrade updates trading software, Vanguard enhances robo

Plus Pontera integrates with Envestnet, Tifin announces Morningstar collaboration, and Hearsay adds features to Sites.

By Ryan W. Neal
Republican bill would end the DOL ESG rule
ADVISOR NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION FEB 03, 2023
Republican bill would end the DOL ESG rule

The effort, the latest in an overall anti-ESG push from conservatives, is largely symbolic.

By Emile Hallez
Website helps investors cut through regulatory thicket to find advisors
RIAS RIA NEWS FEB 03, 2023
Website helps investors cut through regulatory thicket to find advisors

As it enters its fifth year, Investor.com has been redesigned to make it easier for investors to digest a financial firm's disciplinary history and conflicts.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
LPL recruiting down in 2022
ADVISOR NEWS INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS FEB 03, 2023
LPL recruiting down in 2022

But CEO Dan Arnold is optimistic about the start of 2023, noting that the fourth quarter was the best period for recruiting last year and predicting that momentum will carry over into the first quarter.

By Bruce Kelly
How Elon Musk's latest change could make Twitter more expensive for advisors
ADVISOR NEWS FINTECH FEB 03, 2023
How Elon Musk's latest change could make Twitter more expensive for advisors

The social media company is cutting off free access to its API, which will impact archiving tools used by financial advisors.

By Ryan W. Neal
Dickson out as head of Sanctuary Wealth, ex-Ladenburg exec Malamed in
ADVISOR NEWS INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS FEB 03, 2023
Dickson out as head of Sanctuary Wealth, ex-Ladenburg exec Malamed in

The firm declined to comment about Jim Dickson's sudden departure from Sanctuary Wealth, which he had led since 2018.

By Bruce Kelly