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Pimco's Daniel Ivascyn closes in on his next big trade
MUTUAL FUNDS FEB 06, 2023
Pimco's Daniel Ivascyn closes in on his next big trade

After making a killing by scooping up speculative mortgage debt on the cheap in the wake of the financial crisis, Ivascyn expects the next big opportunity to come in corporate debt.

By Bloomberg
Joe Duran's Goldman two-step: Exiting as partner, staying to consult
RIAS FEB 06, 2023
Joe Duran's Goldman two-step: Exiting as partner, staying to consult

As a consultant, Duran will focus on Goldman’s effort to become a leading custodian to RIAs, working with the head of Goldman’s RIA offering, Padi Raphael.

By Bruce Kelly
Finra arbitrators order Credit Suisse to pay $1.3 million to former rep
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.
Direct indexing touted as client prospecting tool
RIAS FEB 06, 2023
Direct indexing touted as client prospecting tool

The product can benefit any investor with a taxable account, not just the wealthiest clients, says a panelist at the ETF Exchange conference.

By Jeff Benjamin
Retirement plan reviews: Ignore the noise and carry the tune
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
ESG 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
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 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
SECURE 2.0 provides breathing room for RMDs
IRA ALERT FEB 06, 2023
SECURE 2.0 provides breathing room for RMDs

In addition to raising the age at which individuals must start taking required minimum distributions, the SECURE 2.0 Act also lowers the penalty for not taking an RMD.

By Ed Slott
Cracking the code
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT FEB 06, 2023
Cracking the code

Universities spark enthusiasm among Black students for advisory careers with pragmatic pitches.

By Joanne Cleaver
All eyes on alts
ALTERNATIVES FEB 06, 2023
All eyes on alts

As fixed income weighs down the classic 60/40 portfolio, allocations to alternatives are expected to rise over the next three years.

By Jeff Benjamin
Whose clients are they, anyway?
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
Taking a cue from Ed Koch
INDUSTRY NEWS FEB 06, 2023
Taking a cue from Ed Koch

We're asking for more feedback, so if you like something we wrote, or not, tell us. If you think we could do something better, say so.

By Paul Curcio
Republican bill would end the DOL ESG rule
ESG 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 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
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
Advisors stepping up to bond ladders as Fed pushes rates up another quarter point
RIAS FEB 03, 2023
Advisors stepping up to bond ladders as Fed pushes rates up another quarter point

Spreading fixed-income exposure over several years of maturities provides predictable income in an unpredictable economic environment.

By Jeff Benjamin
Dickson out as head of Sanctuary Wealth, ex-Ladenburg exec Malamed in
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
Finra arbitrators order Raymond James, rep to pay nearly $20 million in raiding case
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION FEB 02, 2023
Finra arbitrators order Raymond James, rep to pay nearly $20 million in raiding case

Wells Fargo alleged that a 'coordinated' effort to lure away advisors depleted an Arkansas branch office, forcing it to close.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Will 2023 be another banner year for 401(k) fee litigation?
RETIREMENT PLANNING FEB 02, 2023
Will 2023 be another banner year for 401(k) fee litigation?

There were 88 excess fee lawsuits against retirement plans last year, the second most ever, and Daniel Aronowitz of Euclid Fiduciary expects another busy year.

By Gregg Greenberg