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Another election, another change in investment advice regulation
OPINION DEC 03, 2020
Another election, another change in investment advice regulation

Fiduciary duty? Best interest? They’re ultimately political decisions

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
CIOs live in a world of nonstandard data
RETIREMENT PLANNING DEC 02, 2020
CIOs live in a world of nonstandard data

Retirement plan and investment data seldom come in a common format, making CIOs' jobs trickier

By Emile Hallez
J.P. Morgan Asset Management to acquire fintech 55ip
FINTECH DEC 02, 2020
J.P. Morgan Asset Management to acquire fintech 55ip

The acquisition will expand access to model portfolios and automated tax management technology for J.P. Morgan Asset Management's network of advisers

By Nicole Casperson
LPL to scoop up 900 Waddell & Reed advisers in latest deal
BROKER DEALERS DEC 02, 2020
LPL to scoop up 900 Waddell & Reed advisers in latest deal

The transaction will cost LPL Financial $300 million and represents $63 billion in assets

By Bruce Kelly
The $6.5 billion market most RPAs ignore: Government plans
RETIREMENT PLANNING DEC 02, 2020
The $6.5 billion market most RPAs ignore: Government plans

They represent the next blue ocean for retirement plan advisers

By Fred Barstein
Fund sponsor M&A makes retirement CIO jobs more complicated
RETIREMENT PLANNING DEC 02, 2020
Fund sponsor M&A makes retirement CIO jobs more complicated

Mergers of fund management companies add to due diligence chores for retirement industry chief investment officers

By Emile Hallez
Two top B-D executives behind SPACs to buy RIAs and fintechs
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT DEC 02, 2020
Two top B-D executives behind SPACs to buy RIAs and fintechs

Mark Casady and Larry Roth are longtime leaders in the independent broker-dealer industry

By Bruce Kelly
Fund companies see target-dates adding annuities in future: Report
RETIREMENT PLANNING DEC 02, 2020
Fund companies see target-dates adding annuities in future: Report

The all-in-one products could also eventually include private equity, Cerulli Associates found

By Emile Hallez
Two big Seattle RIAs merge
INDUSTRY NEWS DEC 02, 2020
Two big Seattle RIAs merge

Laird Norton Wealth Management and Filament will operate under Laird Norton name

By InvestmentNews
Spike in Treasury yields risks sparking domino effect
INDUSTRY NEWS DEC 02, 2020
Spike in Treasury yields risks sparking domino effect

Rising interest rates could affect markets ranging from stocks to currencies and gold

By Bloomberg
SEC charges boiler room operator with $2.1 million fraud
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION DEC 02, 2020
SEC charges boiler room operator with $2.1 million fraud

Mark Lisser peddled 'pre-IPO' shares in New York and Florida

By InvestmentNews
Don’t just sort of retire
OPINION DEC 01, 2020
Don’t just sort of retire

Rather than stop working, many older advisers simply ‘retire in place.’ But are clients’ interests really that well served if you aren’t fully engaged?

By Scott Hanson
Focus Financial firm to acquire $723 million RIA
RIAS DEC 01, 2020
Focus Financial firm to acquire $723 million RIA

Horan Capital Management will become part of Connectus Wealth Advisers

By InvestmentNews
Financial advisers navigate the uncertainty of Biden's impact on markets, economy
INDUSTRY NEWS DEC 01, 2020
Financial advisers navigate the uncertainty of Biden's impact on markets, economy

The challenge is not knowing where potential tax hikes will hurt clients the most

By Jeff Benjamin
Advisers welcome additional educational requirements
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION DEC 01, 2020
Advisers welcome additional educational requirements

A NASAA model rule would impose 12 hours of CE annually for IARs

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Thomas Sporkin tapped by CFP Board to head enforcement
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION DEC 01, 2020
Thomas Sporkin tapped by CFP Board to head enforcement

The former SEC executive will beef up the organization's detection, investigation and prosecution

By InvestmentNews
Retirement savings for the suddenly self-employed
RETIREMENT PLANNING DEC 01, 2020
Retirement savings for the suddenly self-employed

Pandemic-induced gig work provides opportunities for tax savings

By Mary Beth Franklin
Finra slaps reps who carried client information out the door
BROKER DEALERS DEC 01, 2020
Finra slaps reps who carried client information out the door

Two former wirehouse brokers run afoul of Reg S-P, according to Finra

By Bruce Kelly
Focus Financial takes stake in $682 million RIA
INDUSTRY NEWS DEC 01, 2020
Focus Financial takes stake in $682 million RIA

Kavar Capital Partners, founded in 2011, is based in Leawood, Kansas

By InvestmentNews
Nasdaq plans to require more diversity on listed company boards
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION DEC 01, 2020
Nasdaq plans to require more diversity on listed company boards

Under the proposed rules, most companies on the U.S. exchange would have to have one woman director and one who is minority or LGBTQ

By Bloomberg