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Cetera builds insurance planning muscle with Fidelity alum
RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 10, 2024
Cetera builds insurance planning muscle with Fidelity alum

The firm’s new head of advanced wealth solutions comes with deep expertise in retirement income, life insurance, and annuities.

By Leo Almazora
UBS swipes $470M Colorado advisor team from Morgan Stanley
WIREHOUSES JUN 10, 2024
UBS swipes $470M Colorado advisor team from Morgan Stanley

The firm has also welcomed a new market leader to its Pacific Northwest division, as well as a New York-based advisor focused on LGBTQ clients.

By Leo Almazora
Snappy Kraken offers advisors marketing clarity with new solution
FINTECH JUN 10, 2024
Snappy Kraken offers advisors marketing clarity with new solution

The fintech provider’s new tool is designed to help advisors identify high-impact marketing strategies and find more engaged prospects.

By Leo Almazora
SEC alleges pre-IPO share sales fraud 'like a Hollywood movie'  
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION JUN 10, 2024
SEC alleges pre-IPO share sales fraud 'like a Hollywood movie'  

Sales force said to have made $45M, agency warns of similar investment scams.

By Steve Randall
Employers keep offloading pensions to insurance companies
RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 07, 2024
Employers keep offloading pensions to insurance companies

Sales through March in 2024 were the highest seen during the first quarter of a year, according to Limra.

By Emile Hallez
GPB top executives’ criminal trial to start Monday
ALTERNATIVES JUN 07, 2024
GPB top executives’ criminal trial to start Monday

'The GPB case is bewildering,' says one senior brokerage executive.

By Bruce Kelly
Financial Fitness Act gets a thumbs up from IRI
RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 07, 2024
Financial Fitness Act gets a thumbs up from IRI

The Insured Retirement Institute is applauding a new bill that could help more Americans address the problem of student debt.

By Leo Almazora
Canadian fintech Conquest boosts AI-powered financial planning platform
FINTECH JUN 07, 2024
Canadian fintech Conquest boosts AI-powered financial planning platform

The wealth tech firm’s updates will help advisors on the Pershing X platform gain deeper insights and navigate plans more easily.

By Leo Almazora
Retirement guidance tops list of workers' most-wanted financial perks
RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 07, 2024
Retirement guidance tops list of workers' most-wanted financial perks

Morgan Stanley research reaffirms the benefits of retirement and financial guidance, with four-fifths of employees looking to accelerate their planning.

By Leo Almazora
Voya gives advisor managed accounts more room to maneuver
RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 07, 2024
Voya gives advisor managed accounts more room to maneuver

The retirement fintech unveils expanded lineup of non-core investment solutions amid growing interest in managed account solutions.

By Leo Almazora
Canadian bank TD sues wealth advisor who "abruptly" exited amid AML probe
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION JUN 07, 2024
Canadian bank TD sues wealth advisor who "abruptly" exited amid AML probe

The Toronto-based lender says the advisor and a colleague breached contract as they joined Raymond James.

By Bloomberg
Healthcare costs a “major burden” for millions of adults
RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 06, 2024
Healthcare costs a “major burden” for millions of adults

National survey reveals concerns around healthcare and drug expenses, with over half of adults predicting hardship for the next generation.

By Leo Almazora
Mind SEC’s new data breach rules, says Finra
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION JUN 06, 2024
Mind SEC’s new data breach rules, says Finra

The industry regulator is urging member firms to start taking appropriate measures as changes to Regulation S-P take effect.

By Leo Almazora
'Ponzi schemes are done in the open by bad people'
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS JUN 06, 2024
'Ponzi schemes are done in the open by bad people'

SEC bars advisors who worked with Georgia Ponzi broker.

By Bruce Kelly
SEC sued over broker-dealer texting fines data
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION JUN 06, 2024
SEC sued over broker-dealer texting fines data

'Extraordinarily large' sums prompt American Securities Association's lawsuit, which asks commission to turn over documents showing how those amounts were reached.

By Emile Hallez
Most workers are unknowingly skimping on their 401(k)s
RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 06, 2024
Most workers are unknowingly skimping on their 401(k)s

A new poll sheds light on employee confusion around workplace retirement plans, and how good plan design could help solve the problem.

By Leo Almazora
401(k) managed accounts have come into their own
RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 06, 2024
401(k) managed accounts have come into their own

20 years of data show personalization benefits of managed account adoption, and opportunities for advisors to make an impact.

By Leo Almazora
SEC marketing rule has 'fallen short' of industry expectations
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION JUN 06, 2024
SEC marketing rule has 'fallen short' of industry expectations

Seward & Kissel report finds rule is creating challenges for investment advisors.

By Steve Randall
House GOP spending bill is a wish list of deregulation
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION JUN 05, 2024
House GOP spending bill is a wish list of deregulation

The appropriations bill has numerous riders designed to stop the SEC's climate rule, Consolidated Audit Trail, and other regulations.

By Emile Hallez
KKR REIT makes moves to prop up its NAV
ALTERNATIVES JUN 05, 2024
KKR REIT makes moves to prop up its NAV

'What KKR is doing is a bold move that favors the investor,' one senior industry executive says.

By Bruce Kelly