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Wells Fargo duo managing $205 million goes indie with LPL
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS JUN 09, 2022
Wells Fargo duo managing $205 million goes indie with LPL

Encore Capital Management, based in Glendale, California, affiliated with LPL Financial through the Financial Services Network, an OSJ on the LPL platform.

By InvestmentNews
SEC takes aim at payment-for-order flow
EQUITIES JUN 08, 2022
SEC takes aim at payment-for-order flow

SEC Chair Gary Gensler is proposing sweeping changes to the rules underpinning the U.S. stock market, including a possible auction mechanism that would help retailer investors get the best pricing for their orders.

By Bloomberg
Midlevel a rich but overlooked vein for diverse talent
OPINION JUN 08, 2022
Midlevel a rich but overlooked vein for diverse talent

The greatest opportunity for change lies in the middle — at the branch or regional management level — where diversity programs fall behind or are abandoned in favor of the status quo.

By Alex David
UBS loses another YES arbitration case, this one costing more than $1 million
WIREHOUSES JUN 08, 2022
UBS loses another YES arbitration case, this one costing more than $1 million

While the firm has prevailed in some cases involving its options trading strategy. its losses are adding up, too.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Group Plan Systems launches PEP
RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 08, 2022
Group Plan Systems launches PEP

The plan documents are engineered to allow an employer to hire or fire 3(38) managers.

By InvestmentNews
Trouble with the IRS? Let an ERPA guide you
RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 08, 2022
Trouble with the IRS? Let an ERPA guide you

A second-generation enrolled retirement plan agent explains how he helps companies smooth out plan problems with the IRS.

By Gregg Greenberg
SageView acquires $825 million RIA
RIA NEWS JUN 08, 2022
SageView acquires $825 million RIA

kPlans, based in Valencia, California, is a retirement plan consultant with a focus on defined-benefit and cash balance plans.

By InvestmentNews
How advisers can drive growth in any environment
OPINION JUN 08, 2022
How advisers can drive growth in any environment

Here are some of advisers' best strategies for boosting growth, ranging from optimizing efficiency to engaging prospects.

By Kristine McManus
In its first RIA buy, Alera Group nearly quadruples its assets to $4.7 billion
RIA NEWS JUN 08, 2022
In its first RIA buy, Alera Group nearly quadruples its assets to $4.7 billion

Private equity-backed Alera Group acquires $3.5 billion Wharton Business Group and says it plans to buy more firms.

By Jeff Benjamin
Advisers seeking a deal should look for a seat at the table
OPINION JUN 08, 2022
Advisers seeking a deal should look for a seat at the table

The wealth management space needs to move beyond traditional models and put advisers at the center of a firm's mission and purpose.

By Arthur Ambarik
Wells Fargo pauses diversity rules for hiring after report of sham interviews
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JUN 07, 2022
Wells Fargo pauses diversity rules for hiring after report of sham interviews

CEO Charlie Scharf said in a memo that the bank would halt the use of diversity guidelines for hiring as it reviews the reports of fake interviews.

By Bloomberg
Citadel Securities, Virtu form crypto plan with Fidelity, Schwab
ALTERNATIVES JUN 07, 2022
Citadel Securities, Virtu form crypto plan with Fidelity, Schwab

The crypto offering, still in its early development, could be available late this year or early next.

By Bloomberg
Envestnet President Stuart DePina stepping down as part of larger reorganization
FINTECH JUN 07, 2022
Envestnet President Stuart DePina stepping down as part of larger reorganization

The tech giant is restructuring itself into three segments: Envestnet Solutions; Envestnet Data and Analytics; and Envestnet WealthTech.

By Ryan W. Neal
Sweeping US crypto legislation targets stablecoins, mining
ALTERNATIVES JUN 07, 2022
Sweeping US crypto legislation targets stablecoins, mining

While chances of passage are slim ahead of November’s midterm elections, it could act as a starting point for negotiations next year.

By Bloomberg
Paxos to help broker-dealers introduce crypto trading to advisers
ALTERNATIVES JUN 07, 2022
Paxos to help broker-dealers introduce crypto trading to advisers

The blockchain infrastructure company is launching a business aimed at introducing cryptocurrency across a broker-dealer's workforce of financial advisers.

By Ryan W. Neal
Vanguard survey highlights retirement complexity, 'Great Resignation' mobility
RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 07, 2022
Vanguard survey highlights retirement complexity, 'Great Resignation' mobility

Vanguard's influential 'How America Saves' report shows 401(k) plan participants are facing increasingly complex financial situations and life events.

By Gregg Greenberg
Fending off taxes, fees and other state threats to adviser autonomy and growth
OPINION JUN 07, 2022
Fending off taxes, fees and other state threats to adviser autonomy and growth

Fees, financial literacy and the freedom to work as an independent contractor are all under debate in state legislatures — and relevant to the growth of advisers' practices

By Dale Brown
Limra, Verisk team up to improve fraud detection and prevention
FINTECH JUN 07, 2022
Limra, Verisk team up to improve fraud detection and prevention

The effort is designed to address the growing prevalence of account takeover fraud.

By InvestmentNews
SEC weighs sending retail stock orders to auctions for execution
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION JUN 07, 2022
SEC weighs sending retail stock orders to auctions for execution

Changes would impact the exchange businesses which display prices and aggregate trading data.

By Bloomberg
Wirehouse recruiting losses have accelerated
WIREHOUSES JUN 07, 2022
Wirehouse recruiting losses have accelerated

In 2017, Morgan Stanley and UBS shook up the industry when they exited an agreement on recruiting brokers. Take a look at the data on brokers leaving the wirehouses before and after 2017.

By Bruce Kelly