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Trump's Social Security pick vows to protect agency from DOGE
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 25, 2025
Trump's Social Security pick vows to protect agency from DOGE

Fintech exec and JPMorgan alum Frank Bisignano dismisses privatization talk, commits to "meet beneficiaries where they want to be met."

By Bloomberg
Majority of polled financial pros agree annuities make client relationships stickier
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 25, 2025
Majority of polled financial pros agree annuities make client relationships stickier

Market volatility, product complexity, and rampant misinformation all drive the case for advisors helping clients get much-needed lifetime income.

By Leo Almazora
Judge accused of bias in discrimination case by ex-life insurance employee
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAR 24, 2025
Judge accused of bias in discrimination case by ex-life insurance employee

My employer was biased – and the judge and magistrate are being unfair says ex-employee

By Matthew Sellers
Finra hits RIA buyer NewEdge with $1 million penalty over Muni bond trades
RIA NEWS MAR 24, 2025
Finra hits RIA buyer NewEdge with $1 million penalty over Muni bond trades

The market for municipal bonds is notorious for being opaque and filled with difficult to price securities.

By Bruce Kelly
Northwestern Mutual hangs giant 'help wanted' sign, targets 5,000 new financial pros in 2025
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS MAR 24, 2025
Northwestern Mutual hangs giant 'help wanted' sign, targets 5,000 new financial pros in 2025

The top-ranked IBD giant is looking to bolster its workforce with thousands of new independent advisors, representatives, and interns.

By Leo Almazora
SEC workforce to get decimated as hundreds take buyout offers
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAR 24, 2025
SEC workforce to get decimated as hundreds take buyout offers

Up to 700 employees have reportedly accepted the Trump administration's $50,000 incentive, raising questions about the agency's ability to function in the future.

By Leo Almazora
CAIS unveils alts model portfolio marketplace for advisors
ALTERNATIVES MAR 24, 2025
CAIS unveils alts model portfolio marketplace for advisors

The alternatives giant's latest enhancements smooth the way for clients to get hedge fund and private markets access.

By Leo Almazora
Raymond James taps Franklin Templeton vet for independent contractor division
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS MAR 24, 2025
Raymond James taps Franklin Templeton vet for independent contractor division

With 30 years of industry experience, Ronice Barlow is set to help steer the ICD as the unit's first-ever COO.

By Leo Almazora
State Street's Charles River, iCapital team up for innovative UMA solution
ALTERNATIVES MAR 24, 2025
State Street's Charles River, iCapital team up for innovative UMA solution

New platform helps advisors manage public and private assets in one place.

By Steve Randall
BNY Pershing’s new cash sweep charge to hit RIAs first
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS MAR 23, 2025
BNY Pershing’s new cash sweep charge to hit RIAs first

Cash sweep programs have turned into a bit of a viper’s nest for the financial advice industry, particularly large broker-dealers.

By Bruce Kelly
Raymond James, RBC reel in UBS advisors managing over $690M in assets
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS MAR 21, 2025
Raymond James, RBC reel in UBS advisors managing over $690M in assets

The firms' latest additions in Florida and Nevada come as a strategic change at UBS raises risk of advisor defections.

By Leo Almazora
JPMorgan relabels DEI program 'DOI' amid political backlash
RIA NEWS MAR 21, 2025
JPMorgan relabels DEI program 'DOI' amid political backlash

Banking giant stresses commitment to merit-based hiring, compensation, and promotion as anti-DEI orders from Trump reverberate across federal agencies and corporations.

By Bloomberg
Cambridge hit with $15M penalty over conflicted fund recommendations
RIA NEWS MAR 21, 2025
Cambridge hit with $15M penalty over conflicted fund recommendations

SEC complaint charges RIA with fiduciary breaches over client assets invested in mutual funds and money market sweep funds that created millions of dollars in revenue-sharing payments to broker dealer appropriate.

By Leo Almazora
Flourish aims to shake up RIA lending capabilities through acquisition
FINTECH MAR 21, 2025
Flourish aims to shake up RIA lending capabilities through acquisition

MassMutual's fintech platform to add AI-powered insights, data.

By Steve Randall
Want to build trust in financial services? Learn to navigate blind spots
OPINION MAR 21, 2025
Want to build trust in financial services? Learn to navigate blind spots

To improve the industry's middle-of-the-pack ranking in client trust, firms must work harder to understand the belief systems, core needs, and values driving different stakeholder groups.

SEC unveils Marketing Rule guidelines around private investments, performance reporting
ALTERNATIVES MAR 20, 2025
SEC unveils Marketing Rule guidelines around private investments, performance reporting

New guidance addresses some areas of ambiguity for investment firms, but they may require a revamp for some materials.

By Leo Almazora
UBS to be 'the biggest loser' in fight for advisors in 2025, recruiting firm predicts
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAR 20, 2025
UBS to be 'the biggest loser' in fight for advisors in 2025, recruiting firm predicts

Toward the end of last year, UBS said it was redrawing its pay plan for advisors.

By Bruce Kelly
Ex-Wells Fargo advisor fined over $50,000 fund transfer requested by client with dementia
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAR 20, 2025
Ex-Wells Fargo advisor fined over $50,000 fund transfer requested by client with dementia

Finra settlement says the advisor failed to inform his former employer about the client's condition until after he resigned.

By Leo Almazora
Don't sell your winners, donate them to charity instead
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 20, 2025
Don't sell your winners, donate them to charity instead

If you are going to let your winners run, let them run for a good cause while lowering your tax bill.

By Gregg Greenberg
Is LPL gearing up for another major acquisition?
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS MAR 19, 2025
Is LPL gearing up for another major acquisition?

"LPL's salespeople are all over the place," said one senior industry executive.

By Bruce Kelly