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Top lessons learned during a breakaway transition
RIA NEWS OCT 30, 2018
Top lessons learned during a breakaway transition

The process, which took two years, involved serious planning and a lot of hard work.

By Bob Nachman
Advisers carve wealth management unit out of $16 billion asset manager
RIA NEWS OCT 30, 2018
Advisers carve wealth management unit out of $16 billion asset manager

Resonant Capital Advisors, Madison Investment Advisors cite business risks as one of the reasons for the separation.

By Jeff Benjamin
Answering 'Is that an ETF?' may get easier under plan put to SEC
ETFS OCT 29, 2018
Answering 'Is that an ETF?' may get easier under plan put to SEC

Proposal would bar leveraged products from describing themselves as exchange-traded funds

By Bloomberg
Finra bars ex-Morgan Stanley adviser who did not cooperate with investigation
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION OCT 29, 2018
Finra bars ex-Morgan Stanley adviser who did not cooperate with investigation

Fired by Morgan Stanley in 2016, Bruce Plyer failed to give testimony in a Finra investigation.

By Bruce Kelly
Why diversity and inclusion efforts are a firm's best investment
OPINION OCT 27, 2018
Why diversity and inclusion efforts are a firm's best investment

Appreciation for the different perspectives that inform people's financial needs is critical to the role advisers aspire to play in people's lives

By John Taft
State insurance commissioners draft annuity sales rule
LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES OCT 26, 2018
State insurance commissioners draft annuity sales rule

But consumer advocate says proposal doesn't elevate standard beyond current suitability.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
LPL adds 125 advisers in third quarter
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS OCT 26, 2018
LPL adds 125 advisers in third quarter

Additional brokers an improvement of both prior and year-ago quarters when the firm lost people.

By Jeff Benjamin
The future of new-adviser training is now
OPINION OCT 26, 2018
The future of new-adviser training is now

The diversity of new advisers entering the industry adds to the challenge of getting them up to speed

By Joni Youngwirth
UBS CEO promises to boost wealth management profits
FINTECH OCT 25, 2018
UBS CEO promises to boost wealth management profits

In third quarter, bank's global wealth management unit saw pre-tax profits rise 3%

By Bloomberg
NFL teams in high-tax states risk talent drain
RETIREMENT PLANNING OCT 25, 2018
NFL teams in high-tax states risk talent drain

Limits on federal deduction for state and local taxes could put them at a disadvantage in negotiations with free agents

By Bloomberg
Fidelity ramps up 401(k) managed account distribution
RETIREMENT PLANNING OCT 25, 2018
Fidelity ramps up 401(k) managed account distribution

Company plans to bypass record keepers and ask plan sponsors directly if they will offer its managed accounts to retirement plan participants.

By Greg Iacurci
Wells Fargo places two executives on leave
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT OCT 25, 2018
Wells Fargo places two executives on leave

Move occurs amid regulatory investigations into the bank's sales practices.

By Bloomberg
Couple indicted for stealing $14.5 million from retirement plans
RETIREMENT PLANNING OCT 25, 2018
Couple indicted for stealing $14.5 million from retirement plans

Husband and wife served as third-party administrator to retirement plans they allegedly looted for personal gain.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
SEI partners with Advizr to ease financial planning for advisers
FINTECH OCT 25, 2018
SEI partners with Advizr to ease financial planning for advisers

Companies hope to break down the barriers preventing advisers from embracing planning at their firms.

By Ryan W. Neal
Remember Bernie Madoff? Big time financial fraud is back
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION OCT 24, 2018
Remember Bernie Madoff? Big time financial fraud is back

Dawn Bennett just the latest in a growing list of malfeasance by advisers and others.

By Bruce Kelly
MoneyGuidePro is breaking down financial planning into blocks
FINTECH OCT 24, 2018
MoneyGuidePro is breaking down financial planning into blocks

The firm and Orion announce latest products at T3 Enterprise.

By Ryan W. Neal
For first time, state regulators pursue more cases against RIAs than against broker-dealers
RIA NEWS OCT 24, 2018
For first time, state regulators pursue more cases against RIAs than against broker-dealers

Growth of independent sector translates into more enforcement actions.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Regulatory outlook for 2019 shaping up to be more positive
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION OCT 24, 2018
Regulatory outlook for 2019 shaping up to be more positive

The SEC's proposed advice rule and efforts to strengthen Finra will be among the critical areas next year.

By Bloomberg
Unintended fiduciary consequences of 401(k) fee compression
RETIREMENT PLANNING OCT 24, 2018
Unintended fiduciary consequences of 401(k) fee compression

On the surface, retirement savers are big beneficiaries, but that isn't the full story.

By Philip Chao
Stifel, First Republic post top recruiting gains in Q3, as wirehouses continue to lose brokers
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS OCT 23, 2018
Stifel, First Republic post top recruiting gains in Q3, as wirehouses continue to lose brokers

Overall, broker and adviser movement slowed during the quarter, with 101 teams shifting firms compared to 124 at this time last year.

By Bruce Kelly