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Wells Fargo Advisors puts limits on dining with clients
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT SEP 09, 2020
Wells Fargo Advisors puts limits on dining with clients

The firm joins Merrill Lynch in revamping policies around client perks

By Bruce Kelly
Until Reg BI enforcement starts, we’ll have to take brokers’ word it’s working
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION SEP 09, 2020
Until Reg BI enforcement starts, we’ll have to take brokers’ word it’s working

Or you can rely on state securities regulators to provide data about advice reform

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
An inside look at Envestnet Tamarac’s tech strategy
FINTECH SEP 09, 2020
An inside look at Envestnet Tamarac’s tech strategy

Andina Anderson talks about the company's focus on multigenerational tech adoption and reflects on her career as a female fintech leader

By Nicole Casperson
Doubleheader: Nicole Casperson on free robo-platforms and Todd Rosenbluth on semitransparent ETFs
FINTECH SEP 09, 2020
Doubleheader: Nicole Casperson on free robo-platforms and Todd Rosenbluth on semitransparent ETFs

This week’s podcast includes a discussion of the proliferation of free robo-platforms at large financial institutions and a look at the odd evolution of semitransparent ETFs

By InvestmentNews
Congressman wants to slow mutual fund fee litigation
MUTUAL FUNDS SEP 09, 2020
Congressman wants to slow mutual fund fee litigation

Plaintiffs would face a hurdle in filing 36(b) claims against fund providers

By Emile Hallez
People of color feel ready for retirement but may not be, study finds
RETIREMENT PLANNING SEP 09, 2020
People of color feel ready for retirement but may not be, study finds

Allianz says their potential misinterpretation of the situation may put retirement at risk

By InvestmentNews
How our response to the pandemic created a better normal
OPINION SEP 09, 2020
How our response to the pandemic created a better normal

Robust communication encouraged our clients to continue with their investment strategies

By Scott Hanson
Morgan Stanley team managing $383 million moves to Baird
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS SEP 08, 2020
Morgan Stanley team managing $383 million moves to Baird

The four-person Parker Group will open a new branch for Baird in Columbia, Tennessee

By InvestmentNews
MassMutual 401(k) deal wins Empower valuable clients
RETIREMENT PLANNING SEP 08, 2020
MassMutual 401(k) deal wins Empower valuable clients

Empower will also get its foot in the door with one big broker-dealer

By Emile Hallez
Former GPB compliance chief pleads guilty to misdemeanor
ALTERNATIVES SEP 08, 2020
Former GPB compliance chief pleads guilty to misdemeanor

The former SEC examiner was charged with obstruction of justice, a felony, last year

By Bruce Kelly
An open letter to Corporate America: I can't feel my pain
OPINION SEP 08, 2020
An open letter to Corporate America: I can't feel my pain

Northern Trust executive Shundrawn Thomas reflects on the state of race relations in the workplace, and in his heart

By Shundrawn Thomas
When will Wall Street get back to the office?
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT SEP 08, 2020
When will Wall Street get back to the office?

While almost every bank says workers are under no pressure to return, employees are itching to learn what comes next

By Bloomberg
Hybrid adviser managing $150 million joins LPL from MML
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS SEP 08, 2020
Hybrid adviser managing $150 million joins LPL from MML

Forrest Williams Jr. of The Opus Group of Virginia spent 27 years at MML

By InvestmentNews
Rockefeller hires three wirehouse teams
RIA NEWS SEP 08, 2020
Rockefeller hires three wirehouse teams

Assets of the breakaway firms, in California, Texas and Arizona, total $1.8 billion

By InvestmentNews
Empower to buy MassMutual's 401(k) business
RETIREMENT PLANNING SEP 08, 2020
Empower to buy MassMutual's 401(k) business

The deal will bump the plan provider's assets under administration to $834 billion, the companies announced

By Emile Hallez
Berkshire Hathaway cuts stake in Wells Fargo
WIREHOUSES SEP 04, 2020
Berkshire Hathaway cuts stake in Wells Fargo

Warren Buffett's Berkshire sold more than 100 million shares, trimming its holdings of the bank's common stock to about 3.3%, according to a regulatory filing

By Bloomberg
UBS adviser managing $220 million moves to RBC
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT SEP 04, 2020
UBS adviser managing $220 million moves to RBC

Wirehouse veteran Carol Wilshire will start a team in Manhattan Beach, California

By InvestmentNews
SEC orders advisory firm to pay $356,580 over fee disclosures
MUTUAL FUNDS SEP 04, 2020
SEC orders advisory firm to pay $356,580 over fee disclosures

Signature Financial Services is the latest adviser to be caught in the regulator's 12b-1 fee dragnet

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
ERISA lawsuit filed against Nvidia; suit against Cornell settled
RETIREMENT PLANNING SEP 04, 2020
ERISA lawsuit filed against Nvidia; suit against Cornell settled

Law firm Capozzi Adler filed its latest 401(k) suit and Schlichter Bogard & Denton reached a deal in a case against an Ivy League school

By Emile Hallez
SEC charges California fund owner with running Ponzi scheme
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION SEP 04, 2020
SEC charges California fund owner with running Ponzi scheme

Steven Brown of Alpha Trade raised approximately $7.5 million from investors

By InvestmentNews