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Finra board sends the SEC proposal to boost oversight of firms hiring rogues
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION DEC 13, 2019
Finra board sends the SEC proposal to boost oversight of firms hiring rogues

Panel also ships the SEC amendments to suitability rule to conform with Reg BI

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
The rush to hedge inflation sparks a run on TIPS
INDUSTRY NEWS DEC 13, 2019
The rush to hedge inflation sparks a run on TIPS

Managers have been snapping up trades like TIPS as a cheap hedge against disruptive inflation in 2020

By Bloomberg
Wells Fargo Advisors signs up more than 1,000 advisers for new succession plan
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT DEC 12, 2019
Wells Fargo Advisors signs up more than 1,000 advisers for new succession plan

Program gives advisers who stay until retirement an additional bonus of 25% of their trailing 12

By Bruce Kelly
Detroit-area team managing $500 million shifts to LPL
INDUSTRY NEWS DEC 12, 2019
Detroit-area team managing $500 million shifts to LPL

Father-daughter team at Herbert Financial Group specializes in serving auto executives.

By InvestmentNews
Fidelity rollout of separately managed accounts seen as defensive move
INDUSTRY NEWS DEC 12, 2019
Fidelity rollout of separately managed accounts seen as defensive move

The asset manager will debut five direct-to-adviser SMAs strategies.

By Jeff Benjamin
Pershing adds fee-based annuities to its managed accounts system ​
INDUSTRY NEWS DEC 12, 2019
Pershing adds fee-based annuities to its managed accounts system ​

Clearing powerhouse will support more than 70 fee-based annuities from 18 carriers. ​ 

By Bloomberg
JPMorgan sets up new wealth management unit
INDUSTRY NEWS DEC 12, 2019
JPMorgan sets up new wealth management unit

The group will focus on advising clients with up to $10 million in net worth.

By Bloomberg
Investors don't know much about investment basics, Finra finds
INDUSTRY NEWS DEC 12, 2019
Investors don't know much about investment basics, Finra finds

Regulator's Investor Education Foundation survey reveals little knowledge of key concepts.

By InvestmentNews
Finra announces consolidation of examination functions
INDUSTRY NEWS DEC 12, 2019
Finra announces consolidation of examination functions

Broker-dealer regulator will review firms based on their business models

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
You can now bet big on cannabis with first US leveraged ETN
INDUSTRY NEWS DEC 12, 2019
You can now bet big on cannabis with first US leveraged ETN

The MicroSectors Cannabis 2x Leveraged ETN will charge 95 basis points.

By Bloomberg
Finra arbitrators order UBS to pay more than $11 million in defamation case
INDUSTRY NEWS DEC 12, 2019
Finra arbitrators order UBS to pay more than $11 million in defamation case

Panel awards punitive damages to fired supervisor, which claimant's attorney calls 'unicorn rare.'

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
House, Senate bills would ban mandatory arbitration in broker, adviser client contracts
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION DEC 11, 2019
House, Senate bills would ban mandatory arbitration in broker, adviser client contracts

Measures would have to find GOP support for any hope of Senate approval.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
BlackRock partners with tech vendor to help advisers embrace model portfolios
INDUSTRY NEWS DEC 11, 2019
BlackRock partners with tech vendor to help advisers embrace model portfolios

The new platform automatically transfers asset to a BlackRock model portfolio in a tax-efficient manner, which the company hopes will encourage adoption in nonqualified accounts.

By Ryan W. Neal
RIAs bite their nails when deciding to sell the firm
INDUSTRY NEWS DEC 11, 2019
RIAs bite their nails when deciding to sell the firm

Seventy percent experience anxiety over the decision, HighTower study finds.

By InvestmentNews
Jud Bergman remembered, and what happened at Envestnet when the CEO suddenly died
INDUSTRY NEWS DEC 11, 2019
Jud Bergman remembered, and what happened at Envestnet when the CEO suddenly died

At the MarketCounsel Summit, a moving discussion about the firm's founder, and what his death can teach RIAs about succession planning.

By Bruce Kelly
State regulators encourage brokerages to use insurance to fund arbitration losses
INDUSTRY NEWS DEC 11, 2019
State regulators encourage brokerages to use insurance to fund arbitration losses

NASAA says step would help address problem of unpaid arbitration awards

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
The greatest service we provide to clients
OPINION DEC 11, 2019
The greatest service we provide to clients

Where will investors turn for guidance during the next bear market?

By Scott Hanson
ETFs that hide their portfolios get go-ahead from SEC
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION DEC 11, 2019
ETFs that hide their portfolios get go-ahead from SEC

T. Rowe Price, Fidelity, Natixis and Blue Tractor won permission from the regulator to disclose their holdings only once a quarter.

By Bloomberg
Wentworth acquires hybrid managing $2.7 billion
INDUSTRY NEWS DEC 11, 2019
Wentworth acquires hybrid managing $2.7 billion

Aurora Private Wealth is based in Rockaway, N.J.

By InvestmentNews
Fed leaves rates unchanged; forecasts show no change in 2020
INDUSTRY NEWS DEC 11, 2019
Fed leaves rates unchanged; forecasts show no change in 2020

FOMC says current monetary policy is "appropriate to support sustained expansion of economic activity."

By Bloomberg