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Are advisors missing retirees' needs in 'fragile decade'?
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 20, 2025
Are advisors missing retirees' needs in 'fragile decade'?

Survey suggests financial professionals are falling behind investors' need for guaranteed income and asset protection in their golden years.

By Leo Almazora
RIA acquirer Bluespring welcomes Georgia-based Clarivise Private Wealth
RIA NEWS MAY 20, 2025
RIA acquirer Bluespring welcomes Georgia-based Clarivise Private Wealth

The Alpharetta-based advisor ensemble enters a new chapter in its partnership with the Kestra Financial subsidiary.

By Leo Almazora
Advisor moves: LPL adds Ameriprise duo, Janney advisor joins FiNet
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS MAY 20, 2025
Advisor moves: LPL adds Ameriprise duo, Janney advisor joins FiNet

The newest transitioners bolster LPL and Wells Fargo's talent pool in Texas and North Carolina, respectively.

By Leo Almazora
401(k) savers say retirement income security should be a shared responsibility
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 20, 2025
401(k) savers say retirement income security should be a shared responsibility

Fixed annuity options are of growing interest among employees.

By Steve Randall
Wirehouse advisors lead broker-dealers, RIAs in direct indexing bullishness: survey
RIA NEWS MAY 19, 2025
Wirehouse advisors lead broker-dealers, RIAs in direct indexing bullishness: survey

Two-thirds of direct indexing users expect to ramp up adoption, particularly in the high-net-worth space, though many still face operational barriers.

By Leo Almazora
CFO exits B. Riley after beleaguered firm's latest missed deadline
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS MAY 19, 2025
CFO exits B. Riley after beleaguered firm's latest missed deadline

The incoming executive, whose career includes a stint at Wells Fargo Advisors, comes with significant experience in staging corporate turnarounds.

By Leo Almazora
SEC looks to revisit private fund investment rules
ALTERNATIVES MAY 19, 2025
SEC looks to revisit private fund investment rules

The agency's new chairman Paul Atkins says "common-sense" review of 23-year-old restrictions could unlock the $31 trillion industry to more investors.

By Bloomberg
New Jersey court says restitution and disgorgement can both be used in securities fraud cases 
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAY 16, 2025
New Jersey court says restitution and disgorgement can both be used in securities fraud cases 

A New Jersey appellate court reinstates regulators' ability to seek both restitution and disgorgement in a securities fraud case involving unregistered investments and diverted investor funds. 

By Matthew Sellers
UBS loses Ocean Capital lawsuit 
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAY 16, 2025
UBS loses Ocean Capital lawsuit 

A federal appeals court has sided with activist investors in a closely watched proxy battle involving nine Puerto Rico municipal bond funds.

By Matthew Sellers
Fidelity National's $250 million investment in F&G Annuities survives Delaware shareholder lawsuit 
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAY 16, 2025
Fidelity National's $250 million investment in F&G Annuities survives Delaware shareholder lawsuit 

Judge rejects shareholder lawsuit targeting Fidelity's preferred stock deal.

By Matthew Sellers
Fintech bytes: Zocks inks new tie-up, Fireflies enters the scene
FINTECH MAY 16, 2025
Fintech bytes: Zocks inks new tie-up, Fireflies enters the scene

The newest advisor-focused AI notetaker arrives with a low-price pitch for enterprises – but is it too little, too late to gain market share?

By Leo Almazora
Crypto, collectibles, and lending should count in outside business oversight, NASAA tells Finra
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAY 16, 2025
Crypto, collectibles, and lending should count in outside business oversight, NASAA tells Finra

State regulators coalition urge additions to proposed rule change, including activities at unaffiliated investment advisers and stricter recordkeeping.

By Leo Almazora
The business case for giving back: How community engagement strengthens firms and their people
OPINION MAY 16, 2025
The business case for giving back: How community engagement strengthens firms and their people

From creating goodwill to opening doors to partnership and building pride among employees, wealth firms can spark a virtuous cycle as they work to make a difference.

By Katrina Radenberg
Avantax, Cary Street Partners reveal latest acquisitions
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS MAY 16, 2025
Avantax, Cary Street Partners reveal latest acquisitions

The tax-focused community within Cetera deepens an existing partnership as CSP grows to $10.7 billion in AUM with a new Florida location.

By Leo Almazora
Suspended broker went all in with alternative investment GWG bonds: FINRA
ALTERNATIVES MAY 16, 2025
Suspended broker went all in with alternative investment GWG bonds: FINRA

"It should be literally impossible for a broker to put 96% of a client's money in any investment," said one attorney.

By Bruce Kelly
Advisor moves: RBC, Wells Fargo welcome UBS alums
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS MAY 16, 2025
Advisor moves: RBC, Wells Fargo welcome UBS alums

Meanwhile, Raymond James bolsters its employee advisor channel with a former Janney pair in Pennsylvania.

By Leo Almazora
Edelman: What advisors should know about purposeful retirement
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 16, 2025
Edelman: What advisors should know about purposeful retirement

InvestmentNews speaks with $293B firm’s Isabel Barrow

By Steve Randall
Clear the blockage: Improve access to private markets
OPINION MAY 15, 2025
Clear the blockage: Improve access to private markets

Congress should amend regulations to ensure access for all, allowing issuers to spend less time with state regulators and more time building better portfolios.

By Mark Goldberg
Five Atria-affiliated credit unions depart to Osaic
RIA NEWS MAY 15, 2025
Five Atria-affiliated credit unions depart to Osaic

The latest defections from CUSO Financial Services, which operates within LPL, add nearly $500 million in client assets to Osaic's institutional platform.

By Leo Almazora
Is LPL's new ad campaign 'pitch perfect' for advisors?
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS MAY 15, 2025
Is LPL's new ad campaign 'pitch perfect' for advisors?

The campaign series features "Pitch Perfect" film star Anna Kendrick delivering the message, "What if you could?"

By Bruce Kelly