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Team managing $100 million at Merrill Lynch goes indie with LPL
INDUSTRY NEWS MAY 23, 2019
Team managing $100 million at Merrill Lynch goes indie with LPL

Father-and-son duo in Lufkin, Texas, affiliates with B-D and uses RIA platform.

By InvestmentNews
DOL sets date to propose new fiduciary rule
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 23, 2019
DOL sets date to propose new fiduciary rule

The regulation, expected in December, likely will be contoured to the SEC's new advice standards.

By Greg Iacurci
Morgan Stanley team managing $520 million goes indie with Raymond James
INDUSTRY NEWS MAY 23, 2019
Morgan Stanley team managing $520 million goes indie with Raymond James

Three-adviser team creates IronRidge Wealth Management in Basking Ridge, N.J.

By InvestmentNews
House passes SECURE retirement bill with massive bipartisan support
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 23, 2019
House passes SECURE retirement bill with massive bipartisan support

The measure allows small employers to band together to offer plans and raises the RMD age. Another provision eases use of annuities in 401(k)s, which critics say goes too far

By Greg Iacurci
Auditor: Future of broker-dealer with history of problems is in doubt
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAY 23, 2019
Auditor: Future of broker-dealer with history of problems is in doubt

Newbridge Securities faces large deficit and negative cash flows.

By Bruce Kelly
SEC sets June 5 date for vote on Regulation Best Interest
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAY 23, 2019
SEC sets June 5 date for vote on Regulation Best Interest

Commission adds new item to agenda: Interpretation of broker guidance that qualifies as advice

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Dealing with widows requires empathy and patience
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 23, 2019
Dealing with widows requires empathy and patience

Advisers can help with financial triage and encourage clients to avoid rushing into nonurgent decisions.

By Mary Beth Franklin
Attempt to ban SALT weakened by strong data
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAY 23, 2019
Attempt to ban SALT weakened by strong data

Northeastern states argue cap will cause devastation, but recent tax filings show revenue increases in New York and New Jersey.

By Bloomberg
5 CRM functions advisers ignore at their peril
RIAS MAY 22, 2019
5 CRM functions advisers ignore at their peril

These tools could help advisers improve ROI.

By Ryan W. Neal
SEC bars four 'advisers' for selling unregistered Woodbridge securities
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAY 22, 2019
SEC bars four 'advisers' for selling unregistered Woodbridge securities

Sales of high-commission notes and private placements were at issue.

By InvestmentNews
How one adviser is getting ahead of the hot IPO market
RIAS MAY 22, 2019
How one adviser is getting ahead of the hot IPO market

Fund will tackle the risks and rewards of buying companies before they go public.

By Jeff Benjamin
Hybrid managing $275 million switches to Triad Advisors
INDUSTRY NEWS MAY 22, 2019
Hybrid managing $275 million switches to Triad Advisors

Argent Bridge Advisors, based in Vienna, Va., changes RIA and B-D platforms.

By InvestmentNews
LPL expanding platform to include employee brokers
WIREHOUSES MAY 22, 2019
LPL expanding platform to include employee brokers

The largest IBD in the country has agreed to buy a small broker-dealer in Florida to kick off the new effort.

By Bruce Kelly
CITs are changing the retail 401(k) world
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 22, 2019
CITs are changing the retail 401(k) world

Collective investment trusts also have the potential to fuel a new wave of lawsuits against advisers.

By Fred Barstein
Wells Fargo team managing $600 million moves to Raymond James
INDUSTRY NEWS MAY 21, 2019
Wells Fargo team managing $600 million moves to Raymond James

Three-adviser group in Richmond, Va., joins firm's employee unit.

By InvestmentNews
Five advisers managing $480 million leave Wells Fargo for Stifel
INDUSTRY NEWS MAY 21, 2019
Five advisers managing $480 million leave Wells Fargo for Stifel

Newcomers added in California, Washington and Kansas.

By InvestmentNews
Variable annuities lose more ground to fixed annuities
LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES MAY 21, 2019
Variable annuities lose more ground to fixed annuities

Market gyrations put a dent in quarterly VA sales.

By Greg Iacurci
Greg Fleming, Rockefeller Capital spending big on recruits
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAY 21, 2019
Greg Fleming, Rockefeller Capital spending big on recruits

Firm is offering advisers upwards of three times prior year's revenue to move.

By Bruce Kelly
Dakota Wealth Management to acquire Springside Partners
INDUSTRY NEWS MAY 21, 2019
Dakota Wealth Management to acquire Springside Partners

Florida-based Dakota adds Ohio-based, woman-owned firm and $258 million in AUM.

By InvestmentNews
State regulators release model cybersecurity rule
FINTECH MAY 21, 2019
State regulators release model cybersecurity rule

Under the proposal, investment advisers would have to establish written policies to safeguard client data.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.