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With great growth comes great conflicts for RIAs
RIA NEWS FEB 29, 2024
With great growth comes great conflicts for RIAs

Where Wall Street goes, trouble is sure to follow.

By Bruce Kelly
Kodak to outsource oversight of pension investments
RETIREMENT PLANNING FEB 29, 2024
Kodak to outsource oversight of pension investments

The company's move to disband its in-house team and shift the work to NEPC is being driven by the pension system's overfunding.

By Bloomberg
LPL Financial adds $515M team from PNC
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS FEB 29, 2024
LPL Financial adds $515M team from PNC

Indiana-based Endeavor Wealth Strategies wants to add resources to meet its high-net-worth clients’ needs.

By InvestmentNews
Merrill Lynch $320M duo joins Ameriprise
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS FEB 29, 2024
Merrill Lynch $320M duo joins Ameriprise

The Tacoma, Washington, team was attracted by advisor-client experience.

By Steve Randall
SEC announces new director for investment division
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION FEB 29, 2024
SEC announces new director for investment division

Natasha Vij Greiner has been with the regulator for two decades.

By Steve Randall
JPMorgan in partnership talks for private credit push
ALTERNATIVES FEB 29, 2024
JPMorgan in partnership talks for private credit push

The Wall Street bank is reportedly in advanced discussions with potential partners.

By Bloomberg
Tifin AG bolsters partnership with RBC’s US wealth arm
FINTECH FEB 28, 2024
Tifin AG bolsters partnership with RBC’s US wealth arm

Fintech program aims to help advisors get ahead of opportunities to grow assets using AI.

By Leo Almazora
Robinhood wants gig workers' IRA business
RETIREMENT PLANNING FEB 28, 2024
Robinhood wants gig workers' IRA business

The company announced an IRA that's available through Grubhub, Taskrabbit, and Gopuff.

By Emile Hallez
What are LPL, Cambridge paying for advisors’ businesses?
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS FEB 28, 2024
What are LPL, Cambridge paying for advisors’ businesses?

'For the next decade, we are going to be in a succession planning landslide,' one industry consultant says.

By Bruce Kelly
Cetera partnership promises 360-degree view of clients’ finances
FINTECH FEB 28, 2024
Cetera partnership promises 360-degree view of clients’ finances

Wealth giant says advisors will benefit from industry-leading data integration across brokerage, trust, and digital banking accounts.

By Leo Almazora
Commonwealth Financial welcomes $384M trio
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS FEB 28, 2024
Commonwealth Financial welcomes $384M trio

The Pennsylvania-based practice is joining the broker-dealer in an ambitious bid to triple its assets.

By Leo Almazora
Retirement savers finished 2023 on a high note, Fidelity says
RETIREMENT PLANNING FEB 28, 2024
Retirement savers finished 2023 on a high note, Fidelity says

Three-quarters of eligible workers made contributions to their accounts amid near-universal inclusion of Roth options in workplace savings plans.

By Leo Almazora
How to hire new college grads and turn them into great advisors
OPINION FEB 28, 2024
How to hire new college grads and turn them into great advisors

Hiring workers fresh out of college doesn't come without challenges, but we've found that overcoming these challenges has been well worth it.

By Scott Hanson
Pensions vital to solve brewing retirement crisis, says think tank
RETIREMENT PLANNING FEB 28, 2024
Pensions vital to solve brewing retirement crisis, says think tank

Immediate fixes to crumbling workplace pension and Social Security systems required, report says.

By Leo Almazora
MetLife and Fidelity partner for new retirement income solution
RETIREMENT PLANNING FEB 27, 2024
MetLife and Fidelity partner for new retirement income solution

The partnership would make a guaranteed lifetime income product available to more US workers in their defined-contribution plans.

By Leo Almazora
Wells Fargo appoints JPMorgan veteran as vice chairman
WIREHOUSES FEB 27, 2024
Wells Fargo appoints JPMorgan veteran as vice chairman

Doug Braunstein served as chief financial officer at JPMorgan.

By Bloomberg
Social media scams, crypto fraud on the rise: NASAA report
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION FEB 27, 2024
Social media scams, crypto fraud on the rise: NASAA report

State securities regulators investigated 8,538 cases in 2022, up from 7,029 in 2021, according to the report.

By Gregg Greenberg
The price of New York Life's 401(k) lawsuit: $19M
RETIREMENT PLANNING FEB 27, 2024
The price of New York Life's 401(k) lawsuit: $19M

The settlement is the latest among ERISA cases aimed at financial services companies.

By Emile Hallez
Orion, DPL join forces to offer commission-free annuities to advisors
RETIREMENT PLANNING FEB 27, 2024
Orion, DPL join forces to offer commission-free annuities to advisors

Users of Orion's tech platform will now have direct access to DPL’s tools for finding and comparing annuities.

By Gregg Greenberg
Minnesota advisor charged in alleged $1.6M wire fraud
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION FEB 27, 2024
Minnesota advisor charged in alleged $1.6M wire fraud

An FBI investigation finds the advisor embezzled money meant for clients’ investment accounts to finance her house-flipping business.

By Leo Almazora