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UBS wealth management Americas adds assets but pace slows in tough 2022
WIREHOUSES JAN 31, 2023
UBS wealth management Americas adds assets but pace slows in tough 2022

UBS reported that it had 6,245 financial advisors in the Americas region at the end of last year, little changed from 6,218 at the end of 2021.

By Bruce Kelly
AIG interim CFO Lyons fired over confidentiality breach
LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES JAN 31, 2023
AIG interim CFO Lyons fired over confidentiality breach

Sabra Purtill succeeds Lyons as the insurer's interim CFO, while Turab Hussain was named interim chief actuary.

By Bloomberg
DOL’s ESG rule hit with long-shot lawsuit
RETIREMENT PLANNING JAN 31, 2023
DOL’s ESG rule hit with long-shot lawsuit

A legal challenge to the agency's rule on investments in retirement plans was inevitable, lawyers say.

By Emile Hallez
Worst states for retirement in 2023
RETIREMENT PLANNING JAN 31, 2023
Worst states for retirement in 2023

As clients consider whether to relocate once they're retired, here's a ranking that takes into account 47 factors related to each state’s affordability, health care and overall quality of life.

By InvestmentNews
Plan sponsors, participants agree on value of guaranteed income options
RETIREMENT PLANNING JAN 30, 2023
Plan sponsors, participants agree on value of guaranteed income options

A growing number of defined-contribution retirement plan participants are seeking guaranteed lifetime income products, according to a report from Greenwald Research.

By Gregg Greenberg
Expatriate advisor finds a home and client base in France
RIAS JAN 30, 2023
Expatriate advisor finds a home and client base in France

Robert Levitt has traded Florida for the French Riviera, where he sees a wide-open market in the 250,000 Americans living there who need financial advice.

By Jeff Benjamin
SEC staff finds B-Ds lack policies needed to comply with Reg BI
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION JAN 30, 2023
SEC staff finds B-Ds lack policies needed to comply with Reg BI

Broker-dealers are falling short in identifying and mitigating conflicts of interest, the agency said.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Finra bars ex-UBS broker in Texas who sold phony annuities
ALTERNATIVES JAN 30, 2023
Finra bars ex-UBS broker in Texas who sold phony annuities

According to Robert Earl Turner's BrokerCheck profile, UBS has settled six disputes with his customers for close to $12 million.

By Bruce Kelly
Rally in gold revives debate over allocations to the precious metal
EQUITIES JAN 30, 2023
Rally in gold revives debate over allocations to the precious metal

Up 17% over the past three months, gold is turning heads as a potential hedge.

By Jeff Benjamin
LPL adds Texas advisor managing $180 million
BROKER DEALERS JAN 30, 2023
LPL adds Texas advisor managing $180 million

Jonathan Blakelock and six staff members are joining LPL from Ameriprise and will operate as Blakelock Financial Group in Kingwood.

By InvestmentNews
Goldman cuts CEO Solomon's pay about 30%, to $25 million
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JAN 30, 2023
Goldman cuts CEO Solomon's pay about 30%, to $25 million

The CEO's package includes $2 million in base salary and $23 million in variable compensation, with $16.1 million of that in the form of restricted stock units.

By Bloomberg
Advisors skeptical about replacing income tax with national sales tax
RETIREMENT PLANNING JAN 27, 2023
Advisors skeptical about replacing income tax with national sales tax

The House Republican bill is likely to hit a wall in the Democratic-majority Senate. There might be a better chance to extend some 2017 tax cuts set to expire in 2025,

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
UBS adds two teams from Merrill Lynch
WIREHOUSES JAN 27, 2023
UBS adds two teams from Merrill Lynch

The Klinger Quan Group, which manages more than $1.3 billion, joins in San Francisco, while David Sacharko and Sean Siana, with $340 million, join in Hartford, Connecticut.

By InvestmentNews
More advisors are jumping on the bitcoin bandwagon
RIAS JAN 27, 2023
More advisors are jumping on the bitcoin bandwagon

With the cryptocurrency's price up 40% so far this year, a new report shows a doggedly bullish outlook among investors and advisors willing to look past extreme volatility.

By Jeff Benjamin
Advisor Group firms settle with Finra over 529 plan rollovers
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION JAN 27, 2023
Advisor Group firms settle with Finra over 529 plan rollovers

According to Finra, the broker-dealers fell short in giving some clients breaks when rolling over 529 plans from one state to another.

By Bruce Kelly
How advisors can help the 'unretired' with their return to the workforce
RETIREMENT PLANNING JAN 27, 2023
How advisors can help the 'unretired' with their return to the workforce

The convergence of low bond prices, high inflation and market volatility has boosted the number of retirees being forced to go back to work.

By Gregg Greenberg
2022 saw an annuity explosion: Limra
LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES JAN 27, 2023
2022 saw an annuity explosion: Limra

Total annuity sales surged to $310.6 billion last year, a 22% spike from 2021 results and 17% above the record set in 2008.

By Gregg Greenberg
Best states for retirement in 2023
RETIREMENT PLANNING JAN 27, 2023
Best states for retirement in 2023

A ranking of the best states to retire takes into account factors related to affordability, health care and overall quality of life.

By InvestmentNews
FPA takes CFP Board at its word that it won’t crowd onto association’s turf
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JAN 26, 2023
FPA takes CFP Board at its word that it won’t crowd onto association’s turf

The CFP Board's decision to split itself into two nonprofits would allow it to establish a membership organization, but groups like FPA don't expect it to do so.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Raymond James record wealth management earnings offset declines in other businesses
BROKER DEALERS JAN 26, 2023
Raymond James record wealth management earnings offset declines in other businesses

Overall, the firm’s quarterly net revenue was flat compared to the prior year’s fiscal first quarter, and down 2% from the previous quarter.

By Ryan W. Neal