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Can AI explain annuities better than a human advisor?
RETIREMENT PLANNING JAN 05, 2024
Can AI explain annuities better than a human advisor?

This AI product doesn't want to take your job, and it might make it easier.

By Steve Randall
Prospecting for clients the ‘old-fashioned way’
FINTECH JAN 04, 2024
Prospecting for clients the ‘old-fashioned way’

Lead generation platforms are ‘worth exploring’ but advisors prefer other approaches.

By Josh Welsh
Lawyers welcome proposed crackdown on brokers lending money to clients
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS JAN 04, 2024
Lawyers welcome proposed crackdown on brokers lending money to clients

'Ninety-nine percent of the time, lending to customers or borrowing from them is a bad idea.'

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Tifin, Franklin Templeton partner on financial wellness solution
RETIREMENT PLANNING JAN 04, 2024
Tifin, Franklin Templeton partner on financial wellness solution

Tifin @Work is an advice platform powered by AI that plan sponsors can provide to their employees.

By InvestmentNews
Morgan Stanley chair thinks proposed bank rules will be 'wound back'
WIREHOUSES JAN 04, 2024
Morgan Stanley chair thinks proposed bank rules will be 'wound back'

James Gorman says regulator’s ideas were ‘extremely aggressive.’

By Bloomberg
LPL nabs $260M advisor from PNC
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS JAN 03, 2024
LPL nabs $260M advisor from PNC

Zachary Fiandt will align with Financial Partners Inc.

By InvestmentNews
Rediscovering your passion
OPINION JAN 03, 2024
Rediscovering your passion

The stress and complexity of running a small business can take a toll on financial advisors.

By Scott Hanson
JPMorgan shares hit new record high
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS JAN 03, 2024
JPMorgan shares hit new record high

Wall Street stalwart gained from regional bank collapses but can it maintain momentum?

By Bloomberg
Industry, investor advocates square off in comment letters about DOL advice rule
RETIREMENT PLANNING JAN 02, 2024
Industry, investor advocates square off in comment letters about DOL advice rule

Battle lines drawn again as trade associations call on DOL to withdraw proposal, while proponents say measure fills a regulatory gap.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Catholic 401(k) MEP will screen funds for morality
RETIREMENT PLANNING JAN 02, 2024
Catholic 401(k) MEP will screen funds for morality

A forthcoming multiple-employer plan aims to help nonprofit and for-profit Catholic affiliates avoid exposure to investments that Catholics might find objectionable.

By Emile Hallez
'This LPL case is a grab bag,' says industry attorney
ALTERNATIVES JAN 02, 2024
'This LPL case is a grab bag,' says industry attorney

Finra hits LPL, Interactive Brokers with fines as 2023 closes.

By Bruce Kelly
What do regulators have in store for financial services in 2024?
OPINION JAN 02, 2024
What do regulators have in store for financial services in 2024?

With lots of new and existing regulations to deal with, as well as the challenges posed by AI, it's shaping up to be a strenuous year for compliance executives.

By Bill Simpson
5 ways wealth managers can better serve first-time Black investors
OPINION JAN 02, 2024
5 ways wealth managers can better serve first-time Black investors

Meeting the needs of emerging Black investors can be accomplished through incremental changes to client council and outreach.

By Saira Shariff
SEC climate agenda stalls
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION JAN 02, 2024
SEC climate agenda stalls

The lack of progress is worrying environmental activists given the approach of the US presidential election, which could scuttle the regulator's ESG efforts.

By Bloomberg
Cetera CEO sees 'even bigger things' ahead as private equity firm reinvests
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS JAN 02, 2024
Cetera CEO sees 'even bigger things' ahead as private equity firm reinvests

Genstar Capital made its original investment in the firm in 2018.

By Steve Randall
Idaho regulator seeks wide range of input on fintech oversight
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION JAN 01, 2024
Idaho regulator seeks wide range of input on fintech oversight

'We will build our own principles-based models best suited to emerging financial technology innovations,' says state's securities regulator.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Lincoln deal caps year of change at Osaic
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS JAN 01, 2024
Lincoln deal caps year of change at Osaic

But what will the ultimate asking price for Osaic be as the firm moves toward an IPO?

By Bruce Kelly
Record number of pension-risk transfer contracts sold in Q3: Limra
RETIREMENT PLANNING DEC 22, 2023
Record number of pension-risk transfer contracts sold in Q3: Limra

The number of contracts sold in the third quarter marks a 39% increase from the prior year.

By InvestmentNews
What's behind Vestwell's $125M Series D funding?
RETIREMENT PLANNING DEC 21, 2023
What's behind Vestwell's $125M Series D funding?

CEO Aaron Schumm talks about the long game in the state-plan market and mentions that Vestwell is exploring lifetime income.

By Emile Hallez
Insurance industry seeks carve out from Massachusetts ‘junk fees’ proposal
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION DEC 21, 2023
Insurance industry seeks carve out from Massachusetts ‘junk fees’ proposal

Separately, Empower joins industry chorus calls on DOL to withdraw its retirement security proposal.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.