News

Displaying 42977 results
Social Security tax tips for the self-employed
RETIREMENT PLANNING JUL 11, 2022
Social Security tax tips for the self-employed

Advisers often ask whether there's a way to minimize payroll taxes for small-business owners while maximizing future Social Security benefits.

By Mary Beth Franklin
SEC delays parts of market surveillance initiative until 2024
FINTECH JUL 11, 2022
SEC delays parts of market surveillance initiative until 2024

But opponents, including SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce, want the agency to scrap the whole project.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Lawyer for alleged Philly fraud settles with the SEC
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JUL 11, 2022
Lawyer for alleged Philly fraud settles with the SEC

The attorney, John W. Pauciolo, provided the legal approval for years of commercials advertising the unregistered Par Funding investments.

By Bruce Kelly
Wirehouses ready for their 'Empire Strikes Back' moment on adviser fintech
RIAS JUL 11, 2022
Wirehouses ready for their 'Empire Strikes Back' moment on adviser fintech

Morgan Stanley revealed its fully armed and operational adviser fintech ecosystem at a recent media event in New York City.

By Ryan W. Neal
Bitcoin is more likely to hit $10,000 than $30,000, survey finds
ALTERNATIVES JUL 11, 2022
Bitcoin is more likely to hit $10,000 than $30,000, survey finds

Retail investors were more apprehensive about cryptocurrencies whereas professional investors were more open-minded toward digital assets.

By Bloomberg
Financial advisers turn surprisingly bullish on the second half
RIAS JUL 11, 2022
Financial advisers turn surprisingly bullish on the second half

Almost 90% of survey respondents believe the stock market can erase most of the losses that occurred during the first half, according to an InspereX survey.

By Jeff Benjamin
UBS considers promoting Khan to sole wealth management head
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JUL 11, 2022
UBS considers promoting Khan to sole wealth management head

The move would potentially position Iqbal Khan as the eventual successor to CEO Ralph Hamers.

By Bloomberg
11 top retirement movies to watch this summer
RETIREMENT PLANNING JUL 11, 2022
11 top retirement movies to watch this summer

Whether you’re retiring or not, sit back and relax while you gain some insight, motivation and a few good laughs from our list of the best retirement movies of all time.

By Gregg Greenberg
Reslicing the profit pie at Wells Fargo
WIREHOUSES JUL 11, 2022
Reslicing the profit pie at Wells Fargo

If the pie keeps growing, wirehouse brokers probably won’t mind getting a relatively smaller slice.

By InvestmentNews
Agenda-driven SEC determined to prevail despite critics’ pushback
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION JUL 11, 2022
Agenda-driven SEC determined to prevail despite critics’ pushback

The latest iteration of Chairman Gary Gensler's agenda contains 53 pending proposals. The financial industry is nervous.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Escalating economic drama dampens appetite for adviser moves
BROKER DEALERS JUL 11, 2022
Escalating economic drama dampens appetite for adviser moves

Financial adviser moves are up 3.8% year over year through the first five months of the year but down when compared to their most recent high in 2019.

By Bruce Kelly
SECURE 2.0 occupies rare common ground, tees up progress
RETIREMENT PLANNING JUL 11, 2022
SECURE 2.0 occupies rare common ground, tees up progress

The House approved the retirement-industry boosting SECURE Act 2.0 in a landslide, setting the stage for a Senate vote in the back half of 2022.

By Gregg Greenberg
Response to inflation is likely to dominate economic policies
EQUITIES JUL 11, 2022
Response to inflation is likely to dominate economic policies

While higher interest rates are the go-to move to temper inflation, the efforts to restrict money supply also introduce the risk of a recession.

By Jeff Benjamin
Are tools smart enough for tough times? Market volatility to test advisers’ tech
FINTECH JUL 11, 2022
Are tools smart enough for tough times? Market volatility to test advisers’ tech

Adviser fintech promised to make firms more efficient and build deeper client relationships. Those claims may soon be tested.

By Ryan W. Neal
Reg BI enters Top 15 of customer claims in Finra arbitration
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION JUL 08, 2022
Reg BI enters Top 15 of customer claims in Finra arbitration

Regulation Best Interest now ranks 14th on the list of the types of controversies involved in disputes between customers and brokerages. It likely will keep rising on the list.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Wentworth broker-dealer is going public via SPAC
INDUSTRY NEWS JUL 08, 2022
Wentworth broker-dealer is going public via SPAC

The deal, which values the firm at $208 million, will take the enterprise public later this year as Binah Capital Group.

By Jeff Benjamin
LPL to acquire Boenning & Scattergood
BROKER DEALERS JUL 08, 2022
LPL to acquire Boenning & Scattergood

The Pennsylvania-based firm's 40 advisers, who manage $5 billion in assets, will become part of LPL's employee channel.

By InvestmentNews
Statement shock is the beginning, but longevity may be clients’ biggest risk
OPINION JUL 08, 2022
Statement shock is the beginning, but longevity may be clients’ biggest risk

Longer lifespans increase the chance that your clients will outlive their money or have to drastically downgrade their lifestyle.

By Andrew Corn
Envestnet acquires fee and billing fintech Redi2 Technologies
FINTECH JUL 07, 2022
Envestnet acquires fee and billing fintech Redi2 Technologies

The acquisition brings more than 700 RIAs using Redi2's billing and invoicing software, BillFin, into the Envestnet ecosystem.

By Ryan W. Neal
The advantage of tiering your advisory fees 
OPINION JUL 07, 2022
The advantage of tiering your advisory fees 

The AUM fee model works well in rising markets, but when markets begin to decline, the model means revenues are falling as the needs of clients increase.

By Scott Hanson