Investments pegged to market volatility remained in client accounts for up to a year when they were meant to be short-term investments.
Florida-based adviser Scott Jay Matalon was fired from RBC after facing charges of kidnapping, domestic battery and false imprisonment.
One option for advisers starting an RIA is to outsource in one fell swoop such responsibilities as custodial relationships, tech stack design and integration, client billion, tamp solutions and marketing expertise.
Boston Family Advisors has a narrow focus on wealthy families that have most of their assets invested in private equity and venture capital.
Congress will likely have to provide the legal framework for the SEC to regulate cryptocurrencies more efficiently and is working quickly to shape future regulation.
Koch will pay $4 million in a case alleging excessive record-keeping fees, and Voya reached a confidential agreement in a separate lawsuit. Yum Brands was also sued by a participant who claims he was wrongly classified as an independent contractor and denied retirement benefits.
The switch in the compensation model will arrive silently, via death from a thousand cuts.
The bank, with almost 260,000 employees, will start calling workers back to the office on Sept. 7, a process that will continue through October, according to an internal memo.
Given their limited savings, current low interest rates and the ongoing rise in prices and out-of-pocket health care costs, most boomers need a financial lifeline.
Aging owners and a lack of succession planning are driving the M&A activity, DeVoe says.
Direct indexing has become a powerful tool for advisers, while combining growing investor interest around value-based investing and advancements in technology.
While the Fed continues to call inflation transitory and temporary, financial advisers are bracing for the reality of higher prices and lower yields.
He replaces Peter Driscoll, who is leaving the agency after heading the examinations division since January 2017.
For firms like Morgan Stanley and Raymond James, welcoming employees back to the office, after more than a year of remote work, will require flexibility and an open mind.
Los Gatos, California-based Giordano Wealth Management was founded by Chris Giordano, who was previously affiliated with LPL Financial.
For the increasingly fee-based advisers at independent broker-dealers, the transition to the RIA model is likely to pick up speed in the years to come.
The SEC has been intense about ESG and wait-and-see on Reg BI. But new Enforcement Director Gurbir Grewal supported New Jersey's fiduciary rule and may put teeth in the broker advice standard.
Policyholders saw an 85% bump in their premiums in 2015, despite assurances when they signed up that rates would not increase.
Wells Fargo & Co. is revamping its wealth management franchise and such changes often lead to a reduction of the number of financial advisers at large enterprises.
Merrill Lynch reported a 6% dip in adviser head count and said that 80,000 clients are now using its self-directed investing platform.
