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SEC approves Finra expungement reform proposal
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION APR 13, 2023
SEC approves Finra expungement reform proposal

The measure establishes tighter procedures and a special roster of arbitrators to hear brokers' requests to clear their records of customer disputes.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
To close opportunity gaps, focus on investment education
OPINION APR 13, 2023
To close opportunity gaps, focus on investment education

Educating Americans about how to participate in capital markets, build wealth and ensure their financial security requires an early start and meeting them where they are.

By Melanie Mortimer
Practifi COO Emily Wilcox talks about improving advisor tech adoption
FINTECH APR 13, 2023
Practifi COO Emily Wilcox talks about improving advisor tech adoption

Wilcox blames the low level of adoption on some tools on the fact that firms aren't spending enough time training advisors on the technology after they invest in it.

By Ryan W. Neal
Boomers bite back: Don't blame us for retirement 'Road to Nowhere'!
RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 13, 2023
Boomers bite back: Don't blame us for retirement 'Road to Nowhere'!

A column warning future generations not to follow baby boomers' lead when it comes to retirement planning elicited a fiery response from boomers.

By Gregg Greenberg
Advisors expect more crypto problems after FTX meltdown
ALTERNATIVES APR 13, 2023
Advisors expect more crypto problems after FTX meltdown

Most advisors are avoiding recommending cryptocurrencies to their clients, a CoreData Research survey found.

By Emile Hallez
More sponsors open to keeping retiree assets in-plan, Cerulli says
RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 13, 2023
More sponsors open to keeping retiree assets in-plan, Cerulli says

More than half of 401(k) plan sponsors would prefer to keep retired participants’ assets in their plan rather than having them roll their assets into an IRA or another employer-sponsored plan.

By Gregg Greenberg
$400 million team in Arizona joins LPL from PlanMember Securities
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS APR 13, 2023
$400 million team in Arizona joins LPL from PlanMember Securities

Scottsdale-based One2One Wealth Strategies will align with Mariner Advisor Networks, which will provide portfolio consulting and tax services.

By InvestmentNews
Don't discourage potential savers with misleading math
OPINION APR 12, 2023
Don't discourage potential savers with misleading math

Scolding Americans about lost opportunity only discourages them from starting now to save and invest.

By Joanne Cleaver
New Hampshire Gov. Sununu joins anti-ESG fray amid setbacks for the movement
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION APR 12, 2023
New Hampshire Gov. Sununu joins anti-ESG fray amid setbacks for the movement

The governor signed an executive order this week that entails only limited practical restrictions on state assets but could have a chilling effect.

By Emile Hallez
Altruist raises $112 million to challenge Schwab, Fidelity
RIA NEWS APR 12, 2023
Altruist raises $112 million to challenge Schwab, Fidelity

The Los Angeles-based custodian's latest funding round was led by Insight Partners and Adam Street Partners.

By Ryan W. Neal
Rise in inheritances lifting wealth management business, study shows
RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 12, 2023
Rise in inheritances lifting wealth management business, study shows

Nearly two-thirds of US households are now involved in intergenerational wealth transfer, with growth seen in both wealthy and lower-asset households.

By Gregg Greenberg
Fidelity’s health business booms as Americans pile into HSAs
RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 12, 2023
Fidelity’s health business booms as Americans pile into HSAs

More than half of consumers say they’ve taken steps to lower health care costs over the last two years, Fidelity reports.

By Gregg Greenberg
Edward Jones advisor managing $330 million jumps to Raymond James
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS APR 12, 2023
Edward Jones advisor managing $330 million jumps to Raymond James

William Anderson, who had been affiliated with Edward Jones since 2002, will operate as S.W. Anderson Financial in Salt Lake City.

By InvestmentNews
Tax-loss harvesting produces bumper crop of charitable cash contributions
RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 11, 2023
Tax-loss harvesting produces bumper crop of charitable cash contributions

Cash donations represented 40% of allocations to donor-advised funds at Vanguard Charitable in the seven months ended in January, up from 29% in the same period a year earlier.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Employees are a key piece of the succession puzzle
OPINION APR 11, 2023
Employees are a key piece of the succession puzzle

Along with price and client care, the process of integrating team members into the acquiring firm offers challenges as well as upside.

By Chris Brown
Pershing X moves performance reporting to the cloud
FINTECH APR 11, 2023
Pershing X moves performance reporting to the cloud

The move boosts data processing speed and establishes a modern infrastructure to build out the firm's vision for an all-in-one technology suite.

By Ryan W. Neal
Credit Suisse deal will make UBS a wealth management 'powerhouse': JPMorgan
WIREHOUSES APR 11, 2023
Credit Suisse deal will make UBS a wealth management 'powerhouse': JPMorgan

The price UBS paid for its Swiss rival is 'attractive' even after factoring in potential losses on Credit Suisse assets, litigation costs and restructuring expenses, according to a report by JPMorgan analysts.

By Bloomberg
OneDigital buys Huntington's retirement business in latest expansion
RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 11, 2023
OneDigital buys Huntington's retirement business in latest expansion

The deal brings over $5.6 billion in retirement plan assets, representing more than 1 million participants and 41,000 individual accounts across 11 states.

By Gregg Greenberg
Bank program managing $475 million joins LPL
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS APR 11, 2023
Bank program managing $475 million joins LPL

C&N Wealth Management, a unit of Pennsylvania-based Citizens & Northern Corp., will use LPL’s institutional platform.

By InvestmentNews
Parents tap retirement savings to support adult children
RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 11, 2023
Parents tap retirement savings to support adult children

Nearly 70% of parents with children 18 or older say they've sacrificed their own finances to help them, according to a Bankrate report.

By Bloomberg