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Key Media to acquire InvestmentNews
INDUSTRY NEWS MAY 24, 2023
Key Media to acquire InvestmentNews

KM Business Information US Inc., a Key Media company, is buying InvestmentNews for $4.1 million in cash.

By InvestmentNews
Retirement battle Round 3: Boomers respond, along with everyone else
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 23, 2023
Retirement battle Round 3: Boomers respond, along with everyone else

The torrent of emails we received from members of all generations in response to 'Boomers bite back' was something we'd never experienced before.

By Gregg Greenberg
Crypto startup gets special purpose broker-dealer license with SEC
ALTERNATIVES MAY 23, 2023
Crypto startup gets special purpose broker-dealer license with SEC

The approval allows Prometheum Ember Capital to safekeep digital asset securities on behalf of individual and institutional clients as a qualified custodian.

By Bloomberg
How innovations in non-listed REIT redemption programs meet investor needs
OPINION MAY 23, 2023
How innovations in non-listed REIT redemption programs meet investor needs

The new generation of nontraded REITs has been designed with monthly or quarterly repurchase limits to align the interests of stockholders with the less liquid nature of the assets.

By Anya Coverman
Finra fines 5 brokerages $185,000 for Reg BI, Form CRS violations
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAY 23, 2023
Finra fines 5 brokerages $185,000 for Reg BI, Form CRS violations

The actions illustrate Finra’s continuing crackdown on compliance shortcomings related to the conduct standard that was implemented in June 2020.  

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Education still seen as important even as 529 awareness drops
INDUSTRY NEWS MAY 23, 2023
Education still seen as important even as 529 awareness drops

The portion of respondents who correctly identified a 529 plan as an education savings tool came in at its lowest level since 2020, an Edward Jones survey shows.

By Gregg Greenberg
Merit notches 19th deal since taking PE capital
RIAS MAY 23, 2023
Merit notches 19th deal since taking PE capital

The acquisition of Planned Futures, which manages $460 million, expands Merit's footprint in Pennsylvania.

By Jeff Benjamin
Team managing $475 million jumps to RayJay from Ameriprise
BROKER DEALERS MAY 23, 2023
Team managing $475 million jumps to RayJay from Ameriprise

The three advisors operate as Leeward Financial Group in Lighthouse Point, Florida.

By InvestmentNews
Top-earning CEOs at broker-dealers in 2022
BROKER DEALERS MAY 23, 2023
Top-earning CEOs at broker-dealers in 2022

Chief executives at leading brokerage and advisory firms are earning more money than ever. Here are the numbers on last year’s compensation for some of the highest-profile executives.

By Bruce Kelly
JPMorgan raises year net interest income view to $84 billion due to First Republic deal
INDUSTRY NEWS MAY 22, 2023
JPMorgan raises year net interest income view to $84 billion due to First Republic deal

The biggest US bank said the integration costs tied to the acquisition would total about $3.5 billion, about half of which will be borne this year.

By Bloomberg
Merrill Lynch continues management reshuffle
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAY 22, 2023
Merrill Lynch continues management reshuffle

The executive team under Lindsay Hans and Eric Schimpf is taking shape; Ken Correa takes on an expanded role as head of business and client development, while Erik Vatter was named head of advisor development.

By Bruce Kelly
Income Lab launching retirement stress test tool for advisors
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 22, 2023
Income Lab launching retirement stress test tool for advisors

Key features of the test include the ability to see how a retirement plan would perform through real historical scenarios such as the Great Depression, 1970s stagflation, the dot-com bubble and the global financial crisis.

By Gregg Greenberg
BNY Mellon ups its cash management game
RIAS MAY 22, 2023
BNY Mellon ups its cash management game

Its expanded LiquidityDirect platform provides access to various short-term cash management funds, strategies and even community banks.

By Jeff Benjamin
Survey shows inflation increases retirement savings worries
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 22, 2023
Survey shows inflation increases retirement savings worries

The American Council of Life Insurers included questions in the poll that it says show a DOL fiduciary rule would hinder access to retirement advice.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Wells Fargo team with $240 million in assets goes indie with LPL
BROKER DEALERS MAY 22, 2023
Wells Fargo team with $240 million in assets goes indie with LPL

Bruce Pienton and Scott O’Mara launch Bridgewright Wealth Partners in Grand Rapids, Michigan.

By InvestmentNews
Florida firm overseeing $1.2 billion joins Commonwealth
BROKER DEALERS MAY 22, 2023
Florida firm overseeing $1.2 billion joins Commonwealth

Jacksonville-based Aegis Consulting includes principals Michael Cirino and Alexander Harrison, along with 11 advisors.

By InvestmentNews
Finra arbitrators order Fidelity to pay options trader nearly $4 million
ALTERNATIVES MAY 19, 2023
Finra arbitrators order Fidelity to pay options trader nearly $4 million

The dispute revolved around an account that was liquidated following the sharp market downturn at the beginning of the Covid pandemic.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Here are the top 3 candidates to replace Gorman as Morgan Stanley CEO
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAY 19, 2023
Here are the top 3 candidates to replace Gorman as Morgan Stanley CEO

Andy Saperstein, Ted Pick and Dan Simkowitz are thought to be executives in the running to succeed James Gorman, who says he will step down in the next 12 months.

By Bloomberg
What keeps these top securities regulators awake at night?
RIAS MAY 19, 2023
What keeps these top securities regulators awake at night?

"I call it B-D/IA arbitrage," Finra's Christopher Kelly said, describing his concern about advisors flouting the boundaries between charging clients fees and commissions.

By Bruce Kelly
The evolution of RIA consolidation starts to favor buyers
RIAS MAY 19, 2023
The evolution of RIA consolidation starts to favor buyers

Fidelity's latest report shows more deals involving smaller firms and structures that put buyers in the driver's seat.

By Jeff Benjamin