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Tifin spins off AI platform designed to help advisory firms grow
FINTECH JAN 23, 2024
Tifin spins off AI platform designed to help advisory firms grow

The board for the new firm, Tifin AG, includes financial industry vets from Focus Financial and J.P. Morgan.

By InvestmentNews
New software solution helps advisors plan clients' charitable accounts
FINTECH JAN 23, 2024
New software solution helps advisors plan clients' charitable accounts

Tool aims to make it easier to keep track of commitments in real time.

By Steve Randall
Franchise Group CEO steps down amid SEC probe
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS JAN 22, 2024
Franchise Group CEO steps down amid SEC probe

Brian Kahn is exiting as CEO just months after a leveraged buyout of Franchise Group aided by B. Riley Financial.

By Bloomberg
Case over fishing law could hamstring the SEC and DOL
RETIREMENT PLANNING JAN 22, 2024
Case over fishing law could hamstring the SEC and DOL

If the Chevron deference is overturned, 'the SEC will no longer be able to create new rules that are designed to apply to new things going on in the marketplace,' an attorney says.

By Emile Hallez
Bill to extend small-business tax breaks faces tough path, even with bipartisan backing
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION JAN 22, 2024
Bill to extend small-business tax breaks faces tough path, even with bipartisan backing

A separate long-shot bill to eliminate the estate tax could help set the stage for tax reform in 2025, when individual rate cuts expire.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Finances of Social Security are a disaster in the making
RETIREMENT PLANNING JAN 22, 2024
Finances of Social Security are a disaster in the making

With the program’s trust funds scheduled to be depleted by 2034, the threat is real, but so is the impasse in the nation’s capital.

By Emile Hallez
$615M family office joins LPL from Raymond James
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS JAN 22, 2024
$615M family office joins LPL from Raymond James

Bay City, Michigan-based Maier & Associates includes members of three generations of the Maier family.

By InvestmentNews
SEC probes B. Riley deals with client
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS JAN 22, 2024
SEC probes B. Riley deals with client

The agency has carried out interviews about the broker-dealer and its relationship with a key client who was linked to a securities fraud.

By Bloomberg
Stifel entices $650M team from LPL Financial
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS JAN 22, 2024
Stifel entices $650M team from LPL Financial

Team of seven advisors is led by a 36-year industry veteran.

By Steve Randall
Vanguard enhances investor capabilities for intergenerational wealth planning 
FINTECH JAN 22, 2024
Vanguard enhances investor capabilities for intergenerational wealth planning 

The firm has partnered with digital estate planning provider Vanilla.

By Steve Randall
Morgan Stanley pays Gorman $37M for final year as CEO
WIREHOUSES JAN 19, 2024
Morgan Stanley pays Gorman $37M for final year as CEO

During his 14 years running the firm, Gorman engineered a transformation of Morgan Stanley.

By Bloomberg
What to expect while you’re expecting the fiduciary rule
RETIREMENT PLANNING JAN 19, 2024
What to expect while you’re expecting the fiduciary rule

Although there will almost certainly be a legal challenge, don’t count on it going away, lawyers say. Here are some big issues to watch for.

By Emile Hallez
Nominations are open for inaugural InvestmentNews Awards
RIA NEWS JAN 19, 2024
Nominations are open for inaugural InvestmentNews Awards

Do you have what it takes to make the prestigious list?

By Josh Welsh
Citi launches $2B private lending solution with LuminArx Capital
ALTERNATIVES JAN 19, 2024
Citi launches $2B private lending solution with LuminArx Capital

The two firms' capabilities aim to provide a differentiated offering.

By Steve Randall
JPMorgan's Jamie Dimon is getting a hefty pay rise
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS JAN 19, 2024
JPMorgan's Jamie Dimon is getting a hefty pay rise

CEO to benefit from 5% increase amid firm's strong profits.

By Bloomberg
UBS lands $2B team from Merrill Lynch
WIREHOUSES JAN 18, 2024
UBS lands $2B team from Merrill Lynch

New York City-based GKB & Associates includes five advisors.

By InvestmentNews
Rate your financial planning softwares and CRM platforms
FINTECH JAN 18, 2024
Rate your financial planning softwares and CRM platforms

InvestmentNews begins its search for the best financial planning softwares and CRM platforms in the industry.

By InvestmentNews
Reg BI enforcement poised to take next step 
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION JAN 18, 2024
Reg BI enforcement poised to take next step 

Brokers have been wondering whether they’re complying correctly with the standard of conduct. Enforcement cases this year may shed more light than ever before.  

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
CogniCor launches AI-enabled digital assistants for wealth management, insurance
FINTECH JAN 18, 2024
CogniCor launches AI-enabled digital assistants for wealth management, insurance

The digital assistants will be driven by Microsoft’s Azure OpenAI Service.

By InvestmentNews
Robinhood to pay $7.5M to settle Massachusetts charges
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION JAN 18, 2024
Robinhood to pay $7.5M to settle Massachusetts charges

'We reject the premise that any part of our app, past or present, is 'gamified,'' a Robinhood spokesperson notes.

By Bruce Kelly