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Richest investors waiting for dip to buy stocks
EQUITIES APR 29, 2020
Richest investors waiting for dip to buy stocks

Just 30% of U.S. investors were optimistic about the outlook for their own economy, versus 55% of Asian investors, according to a UBS survey

By Bloomberg
Betterment Checking opens to all clients
RIA NEWS APR 28, 2020
Betterment Checking opens to all clients

After announcing the products in July, the robo-adviser finally made them available to all 500,000 clients last week

By Sean Allocca
Allianz Life to use eMoney Advisor
FINTECH APR 28, 2020
Allianz Life to use eMoney Advisor

The planning tool will help advisers explain the role of annuities in retirement

By InvestmentNews
SEC charges California adviser with cherry-picking
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT APR 28, 2020
SEC charges California adviser with cherry-picking

The regulator alleged that Donald Kellen allocated winning trades to his own account

By InvestmentNews
Staying social at a distance: The next normal
OPINION APR 28, 2020
Staying social at a distance: The next normal

Embracing virtual technology can be freeing, rather than being limiting

By Ryan Sullivan
Catch-up contributions being weighed in Congress
RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 28, 2020
Catch-up contributions being weighed in Congress

A recent bill proposes tripling 401(k) and IRA limits this year

By Emile Hallez
State-registered investment advisers need better cybersecurity: NASAA
FINTECH APR 28, 2020
State-registered investment advisers need better cybersecurity: NASAA

Coordinated exams also show deficiencies in books and records, contracts and fee-related matters

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Cetera loses more top executives
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS APR 28, 2020
Cetera loses more top executives

This month alone, five members of the broker-dealer's senior staff have left

By Bruce Kelly
Private equity firm takes majority stake in Docupace
ALTERNATIVES APR 28, 2020
Private equity firm takes majority stake in Docupace

In the wake of FTV Capital's investment, David Knoch of 1st Global has been named CEO of Docupace

By InvestmentNews
The Great Reset: How COVID-19 has changed us and our role as advisers
OPINION APR 28, 2020
The Great Reset: How COVID-19 has changed us and our role as advisers

It's safe to assume that amid this crisis, your clients are rethinking their priorities

By Joe Duran
Interest in emergency savings accounts likely to grow post-COVID-19
OPINION APR 28, 2020
Interest in emergency savings accounts likely to grow post-COVID-19

Plan participants' lack of savings is increasing their reliance on loans and distributions from DC plans

By Fred Barstein
UBS warns earnings may take a hit amid pandemic
WIREHOUSES APR 28, 2020
UBS warns earnings may take a hit amid pandemic

The bank's first-quarter profit jumped 40%, while wealth management business took in $12 billion in net new money

By Bloomberg
SEC orders RBC to pay $3.9 million over share-class disclosure
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT APR 27, 2020
SEC orders RBC to pay $3.9 million over share-class disclosure

The enforcement action demonstrates the agency's continued targeting of conflicts over fund fees

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Oil ETF roils already volatile crude markets
MUTUAL FUNDS APR 27, 2020
Oil ETF roils already volatile crude markets

USO's sale of June WTI futures contracts triggered a big move in the spread between the June and July contracts

By Bloomberg
Team managing $300 million exits Wells Fargo for LPL
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS APR 27, 2020
Team managing $300 million exits Wells Fargo for LPL

Ashworth Financial in Tryon, N.C., affiliates with LPL's new breakaway unit

By InvestmentNews
Best Places to Work: Five HR policies that help top firms stand out
OPINION APR 27, 2020
Best Places to Work: Five HR policies that help top firms stand out

Salary and benefits are important, but the Best Places to Work gain their edge by fostering work-life balance

By Devin McGinley
Tech tools tackle marketing amid COVID-19
FINTECH APR 27, 2020
Tech tools tackle marketing amid COVID-19

While advisers may not have resources to step up marketing campaigns, tech firms are stepping in to streamline the process

By Sean Allocca
To succeed tomorrow, build  a new workplace today
OPINION APR 26, 2020
To succeed tomorrow, build a new workplace today

Prepare a workplace that permits employees to succeed under any circumstance

By InvestmentNews
3 Questions: Rich Cancro on selling firm to Franklin Templeton
FINTECH APR 25, 2020
3 Questions: Rich Cancro on selling firm to Franklin Templeton

The founder of AdvisorEngine talks about how the deal went down

By InvestmentNews
Undoing unwanted RMDs
RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 25, 2020
Undoing unwanted RMDs

Ed Slott discusses whether clients who already took required minimum distributions this year can put that money back in light of the CARES Act

By InvestmentNews