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Advisers must focus on health and empathy in the new normal
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JUN 08, 2020
Advisers must focus on health and empathy in the new normal

Clients are looking for advice on total health and well-being in a post COVID-19 world

By Bruce Kelly
INmail: Switching between retirement and survivor benefits
RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 08, 2020
INmail: Switching between retirement and survivor benefits

Could I stop collecting my retirement benefit, switch to my survivors benefit and then switch back to my retirement benefit at age 70?

By Mary Beth Franklin
Cash reigns as king in RIA M&A deals
RIAS JUN 08, 2020
Cash reigns as king in RIA M&A deals

The trend is expected to continue through the year as buyers' appetite for certainty outweighs cost of capital

By Nicole Casperson
Trio managing $370 million exits Wells Fargo for LPL
BROKER DEALERS JUN 08, 2020
Trio managing $370 million exits Wells Fargo for LPL

The Springfield, Ill., employee brokers are affiliating through the Private Advisor Group, one of LPL's largest OSJs

By InvestmentNews
MassMutual looks to sell retirement biz: report
RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 08, 2020
MassMutual looks to sell retirement biz: report

The financial services firm sold its OppenheimerFunds business a couple of years ago

By InvestmentNews
ESG gaining ground in 529 programs
MUTUAL FUNDS JUN 08, 2020
ESG gaining ground in 529 programs

More than a dozen college-savings plans now include at least one investment option following environment, social and governance criteria

By Emile Hallez
Morgan Stanley adds to bet on steepening yield curve
WIREHOUSES JUN 08, 2020
Morgan Stanley adds to bet on steepening yield curve

The firm's strategists say that with the U.S. economy improving, 10-year Treasury rates will become a key driver

By Bloomberg
RIAs taking PPP loans is not so black and white
OPINION JUN 07, 2020
RIAs taking PPP loans is not so black and white

Some in the industry are questioning whether it's appropriate for advisers to accept these forgivable loans

By InvestmentNews
Battle of the business models
RIAS JUN 07, 2020
Battle of the business models

RIAs keep gaining, while small broker-dealers are feeling increased pressure from the pandemic as well as the need to comply with Reg BI

By Bruce Kelly
Retirement worries rise most for women during pandemic
RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 05, 2020
Retirement worries rise most for women during pandemic

Already facing greater retirement-security challenges, women said the crisis has put them farther behind, according to a recent survey

By Emile Hallez
Finra's fine proceeds to upgrade technology, track trading, educate investors
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JUN 05, 2020
Finra's fine proceeds to upgrade technology, track trading, educate investors

The self-regulator used $39.5 million in fines plus another $31.6 million from reserves for the initiatives

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Court says fraud will cost Navellier more than $31 million
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION JUN 05, 2020
Court says fraud will cost Navellier more than $31 million

The SEC case alleged the firm and its founder knew, but didn’t tell, about misrepresentations of fund performance

By InvestmentNews
Finra adds human resources officer
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JUN 05, 2020
Finra adds human resources officer

Rainia Washington becomes the lone African-American executive at the regulator

By Jeff Benjamin
Goldman executive has advice for his white colleagues
OPINION JUN 05, 2020
Goldman executive has advice for his white colleagues

Frederick Baba, a managing director at Goldman Sachs, recalls a litany of black deaths and the protests that followed

By Frederick Baba
Team managing $285 million switches to Raymond James from Waddell & Reed
BROKER DEALERS JUN 05, 2020
Team managing $285 million switches to Raymond James from Waddell & Reed

The trio of advisers operates as PDX Wealth Management in Lake Oswego, Ore.

By InvestmentNews
Private equity in 401(k)s? Not anytime soon
RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 04, 2020
Private equity in 401(k)s? Not anytime soon

Very few plans include investments that use PE, and guidance this week from the Labor Department might not change that.

By Emile Hallez
Finra orders Merrill Lynch to pay $7.2 million over mutual fund overcharges
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JUN 04, 2020
Finra orders Merrill Lynch to pay $7.2 million over mutual fund overcharges

The brokerage reimbursed customers a year ago, earning a break on sanctions for cooperation

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Captrust confirms more and larger acquisitions on the horizon
RIAS JUN 04, 2020
Captrust confirms more and larger acquisitions on the horizon

With its first taste of PE capital, the $390 billion aggregator is poised for ramped up activity

By Jeff Benjamin
Wealthfront takes final step toward automated advice — direct deposits
FINTECH JUN 04, 2020
Wealthfront takes final step toward automated advice — direct deposits

In an email to customers on Wednesday, the independent robo-adviser announced new cash accounts that come with routing numbers and debit cards

By Sean Allocca
Schwab-TD deal wins DOJ antitrust approval
INDUSTRY NEWS JUN 04, 2020
Schwab-TD deal wins DOJ antitrust approval

The completion of the investigation is an “important milestone” toward the proposed acquisition, said Charles Schwab CEO Walt Bettinger

By Nicole Casperson