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Team of women managing $435 million join Raymond James from UBS
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS JAN 26, 2023
Team of women managing $435 million join Raymond James from UBS

Jeanne Eisele, Mary Gilbert and Leanne Gray operate as Anchor Financial in Linwood, New Jersey.

By InvestmentNews
Morgan Stanley fines bankers over $1 million each for using unapproved messaging platforms
FINTECH JAN 26, 2023
Morgan Stanley fines bankers over $1 million each for using unapproved messaging platforms

The firm is the latest bank to require individual staff to bear some of the burden of an unprecedented regulatory investigation.

By Bloomberg
Portfolio manager providing retirement investors diversification, defense
RETIREMENT PLANNING JAN 26, 2023
Portfolio manager providing retirement investors diversification, defense

Fund manager Michael Cuggino talks about the value that asset classes like precious metals and real estate can provide.

By Gregg Greenberg
Democrats launch sustainable investment caucus
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION JAN 26, 2023
Democrats launch sustainable investment caucus

The effort comes as Republicans have increasingly supported an anti-ESG push, largely led by the states, including Texas and Florida.

By Emile Hallez
Cetera to buy Securian’s wealth business
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS JAN 25, 2023
Cetera to buy Securian’s wealth business

The deal will bring Cetera more than 1,000 advisors with $24.8 billion in assets under management and $47.4 billion in assets under administration.

By InvestmentNews
Popular 401(k) funds off to strong start in 2023
RETIREMENT PLANNING JAN 25, 2023
Popular 401(k) funds off to strong start in 2023

After tanking in 2022, some of the biggest actively managed funds in 401(k)s are outperforming thanks to a comeback in tech stocks.

By Bloomberg
Morgan Stanley's ETF debut strikes chord with fees, tests market with ESG focus
RIA NEWS JAN 25, 2023
Morgan Stanley's ETF debut strikes chord with fees, tests market with ESG focus

Nearly a year after it announced plans to enter the ETF space, the wirehouse is banking on its Calvert brand to carry the day.

By Jeff Benjamin
8 reasons to consider cash balance plans for business owner clients
OPINION JAN 25, 2023
8 reasons to consider cash balance plans for business owner clients

Such plans can help clients catch up on retirement saving while offering significant tax benefits.

By Ross K. Brown
3 reasons I love my career as a financial planner
OPINION JAN 25, 2023
3 reasons I love my career as a financial planner

A young financial planner cites the benefits of having a supportive team and the fascination of learning about financial planning's emotional and psychological side.

By Kelly Gwynn
Wisconsin advisor pulled $1.9 million fraud on clients
RIA NEWS JAN 25, 2023
Wisconsin advisor pulled $1.9 million fraud on clients

The advisor, Anthony B. Liddle, 40, was barred from the securities industry last June by the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority Inc.

By Bruce Kelly
Broadridge adds ESG comparison service
FINTECH JAN 25, 2023
Broadridge adds ESG comparison service

The data, which is aggregated to artificial intelligence, cover more than 5,000 North American companies across 385 ESG topics.

By ESG Clarity
CFP Board creates separate arm to promote planning careers, hiring of planners
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JAN 25, 2023
CFP Board creates separate arm to promote planning careers, hiring of planners

The group is setting up a 501(c)(6) organization that will give it more latitude to talk to students about the benefits of becoming a CFP and to the public about the benefits of working with one.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Bank of America grants employees shares
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JAN 25, 2023
Bank of America grants employees shares

Staffers earning up to $500,000 a year will share in a pool of restricted stock, according to a memo from CEO Brian Moynihan.

By Bloomberg
Advisor CRM founder Ken Golding dies at 62
FINTECH JAN 24, 2023
Advisor CRM founder Ken Golding dies at 62

Golding founded Junxure with his partner, Greg Friedman, in 2001 as a CRM specifically designed to serve financial advisors.

By Ryan W. Neal
Schwab sees increasing tech adoption among RIAs
RIA NEWS JAN 24, 2023
Schwab sees increasing tech adoption among RIAs

According to data collected from 14,000 RIAs, 80% are using digital client onboarding tools.

By Ryan W. Neal
Stock plans and advisor access key in attracting, keeping talent: Survey
RETIREMENT PLANNING JAN 24, 2023
Stock plans and advisor access key in attracting, keeping talent: Survey

Over two-thirds of respondents in a Morgan Stanley at Work survey would access the help of financial professionals with investing questions if it were available.

By Gregg Greenberg
Commonwealth adds $230 million team from Advisor Group
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS JAN 24, 2023
Commonwealth adds $230 million team from Advisor Group

Michael Critchfield and Matthew DiGiacomo operate as Core Financial Group in Yuba City, California.

By InvestmentNews
ESG is about quality, not quantity
OPINION JAN 24, 2023
ESG is about quality, not quantity

We have reached a moment of reflection after a period of exuberant expansion.

By Matt Patsky
LPL adds two tech execs from Bank of America
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS JAN 24, 2023
LPL adds two tech execs from Bank of America

Cory Triolo and Tim Checko are joining the IBD's investor and investment solutions team.

By InvestmentNews
Bloomberg pays $5 million to settle SEC charges regarding fixed-income valuations
FIXED INCOME JAN 23, 2023
Bloomberg pays $5 million to settle SEC charges regarding fixed-income valuations

The agency alleged that from 2016 through last October, the company's BVAL failed to disclosed that valuations could be based on a single data input, rather than other methodologies it presented.

By Ryan W. Neal