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Finra wants to improve how it digitally interacts with member firms
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAY 14, 2019
Finra wants to improve how it digitally interacts with member firms

Regulator launches multiyear program it hopes will make compliance programs more efficient.

By Ryan W. Neal
Finra proposal to restrict recidivist behavior a good start — but more needs to be done
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAY 14, 2019
Finra proposal to restrict recidivist behavior a good start — but more needs to be done

Crackdown will help, but creating restricted accounts alone will not solve the problem of unpaid arbitration awards.

By Christine Lazaro
The burnout epidemic and what advisers can do to combat it
OPINION MAY 14, 2019
The burnout epidemic and what advisers can do to combat it

Amid the uncertainty created by a rapidly evolving profession, advisers are feeling the weight of what it takes to sustain a healthy business

By Ron Carson
One retirement risk few people talk about
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 14, 2019
One retirement risk few people talk about

Senior depression is often overlooked when financial advisers consider hurdles their clients may face as they age.

By Jamie Hopkins
Benjamin F. Edwards expands its recruiting net with a corporate RIA
RIAS MAY 13, 2019
Benjamin F. Edwards expands its recruiting net with a corporate RIA

Edwards Wealth Management hopes to benefit from the breakaway broker trend

By Jeff Benjamin
Morgan Stanley wealth management clients burned in Uber IPO
WIREHOUSES MAY 13, 2019
Morgan Stanley wealth management clients burned in Uber IPO

Elite clients got an early chance to invest in the ridesharing company, and now they're looking at losses.

By Bloomberg
Cross-selling poised to be next 401(k) 'battleground' issue
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 13, 2019
Cross-selling poised to be next 401(k) 'battleground' issue

Advisers selling wealth management or financial wellness services should be careful, according to experts.

By Greg Iacurci
Four-adviser team managing $530 million at UBS goes independent
INDUSTRY NEWS MAY 13, 2019
Four-adviser team managing $530 million at UBS goes independent

Hybrid firm will use Schwab as its custodian.

By InvestmentNews
How much is enough compliance? SEC grumbles about firms' efforts to cover risks
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAY 13, 2019
How much is enough compliance? SEC grumbles about firms' efforts to cover risks

One consultant suggests spending 5% of revenue to fully address compliance needs.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Markets tumble as trade war escalates
EQUITIES MAY 13, 2019
Markets tumble as trade war escalates

The S&P headed for the biggest slide in four months and the Dow slumped more than 500 points after China targeted some of the nation's biggest exporters.

By Bloomberg
Financial firms must attract millennial advisers to serve new generation of clients
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAY 13, 2019
Financial firms must attract millennial advisers to serve new generation of clients

Here's how to recruit the next generation of talent as wealth moves into the hands of young people.

By John Pierce
Reg BI looks strong, if you squint just right
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAY 13, 2019
Reg BI looks strong, if you squint just right

Despite SEC commissioner Peirce's comments last week, absent real mitigation, the rule is toothless.

By Bloomberg
Finra plan to address unpaid arbitration award problem deserves fair hearing
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAY 11, 2019
Finra plan to address unpaid arbitration award problem deserves fair hearing

The issue has been a problem for Finra — and investors — for a long time.

By crain-api
Whistle-blower Ted Siedle sees pensions as hotbed for fraud
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 10, 2019
Whistle-blower Ted Siedle sees pensions as hotbed for fraud

The man who won the largest whistle-blower award in SEC history thinks pension mismanagement is hobbling U.S. retirement security.

By Greg Iacurci
Goldman Sachs said to be near deal to buy United Capital
RIAS MAY 10, 2019
Goldman Sachs said to be near deal to buy United Capital

Goldman is paying $750 million for the RIA aggregator, according to one source.

By Bruce Kelly
Only 13% of adult children would use parents' adviser: Cerulli
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAY 09, 2019
Only 13% of adult children would use parents' adviser: Cerulli

Almost 9 in 10 said they never even considered it.

By InvestmentNews
Average Fidelity 401(k) balance increases sixfold over past decade to almost $300,000
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 09, 2019
Average Fidelity 401(k) balance increases sixfold over past decade to almost $300,000

Gen X investors saw average accounts rise to $268,900 from $37,000.

By Bloomberg
Money manager who stole $500 million serves a quarter of his 20-year prison term
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAY 09, 2019
Money manager who stole $500 million serves a quarter of his 20-year prison term

Stephen Walsh of WG Trading is ordered released from prison after arguing that his lawyers were ineffective.

By Bloomberg
Advisor Group expected to be sold for $2.3 billion
ALTERNATIVES MAY 09, 2019
Advisor Group expected to be sold for $2.3 billion

Private equity buyer would grab a 75% stake in IBD network that produced $1.7 billion in revenue last year and has nearly 11,800 advisers.

By Bruce Kelly
Actively managed TDFs are getting edged out
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 09, 2019
Actively managed TDFs are getting edged out

Passive target-date funds, which invest primarily in index funds, got nearly all the new money flowing into target-date funds last year

By Greg Iacurci