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5 building blocks to becoming a successful buyer
RIAS MAR 19, 2019
5 building blocks to becoming a successful buyer

RIA sellers want a buyer that has a brand and vision that align with their own, as well as a strategy to integrate and grow the business.

By Michael DeSola and Matt Sonnen
Florida RIA managing $1 billion joins The Colony Group
INDUSTRY NEWS MAR 18, 2019
Florida RIA managing $1 billion joins The Colony Group

Steinberg Global Asset Management brings Colony's AUM to $7 billion

By InvestmentNews
Team managing $235 million switches from Horner Townsend to Kestra
INDUSTRY NEWS MAR 18, 2019
Team managing $235 million switches from Horner Townsend to Kestra

Three-adviser Gardner Wallace Financial Solutions is based in Addison, Texas.

By InvestmentNews
Principal-Wells Fargo retirement deal would be among largest ever
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 18, 2019
Principal-Wells Fargo retirement deal would be among largest ever

Acquisition would be in line with trend of record keepers seeking to gain scale to combat fee reduction.

By Greg Iacurci
Former JPMorgan adviser starts $250 million RIA
INDUSTRY NEWS MAR 18, 2019
Former JPMorgan adviser starts $250 million RIA

Andrew Graham launches Jackson Square Capital in San Francisco.

By InvestmentNews
FPA butts heads with Michael Kitces over $8 million in 'missing' funds
RIAS MAR 18, 2019
FPA butts heads with Michael Kitces over $8 million in 'missing' funds

A Kitces blog post implying potential fraud and embezzlement triggers a biting FPA response.

By Jeff Benjamin
Finra panel dismisses $100 million case involving drop in Merrill Lynch stock
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAR 18, 2019
Finra panel dismisses $100 million case involving drop in Merrill Lynch stock

Former brokers bringing charges related to stock losses during financial crisis have had 15 cases proceed, 4 stopped so far.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
SEC bars California adviser over $5.7 million fraud
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAR 18, 2019
SEC bars California adviser over $5.7 million fraud

Craig Arsenault used client funds to make unsecured loans, agency says.

By InvestmentNews
SEC fines and censures Talimco for manipulating real estate auction
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAR 18, 2019
SEC fines and censures Talimco for manipulating real estate auction

RIA to pay $325,000 in penalties; former COO Grant Gardner Rogers fined $65,000

By InvestmentNews
Regulatory amnesty opens advisers' eyes to past wrongs
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAR 16, 2019
Regulatory amnesty opens advisers' eyes to past wrongs

SEC, Finra shining spotlight on problems that can no longer be overlooked.

By crain-api
Broker team managing $200 million joins group linked to LPL
INDUSTRY NEWS MAR 15, 2019
Broker team managing $200 million joins group linked to LPL

Boston-based advisers leave Northwestern Mutual for firm overseen by PAG.

By InvestmentNews
LPL's record recruiting year came with a cost — signing bonuses skyrocketed in 2018
BROKER DEALERS MAR 15, 2019
LPL's record recruiting year came with a cost — signing bonuses skyrocketed in 2018

The independent broker-dealer had $233.3 million in recruiting loans on its books, a 46% increase over 2017.

By Bruce Kelly
Wells Fargo adds low productivity to a long list of challenges
INDUSTRY NEWS MAR 15, 2019
Wells Fargo adds low productivity to a long list of challenges

Damage from scandals is forcing bank to develop new ways to motivate staff while spending more on compliance.

By Bloomberg
SEC promises revised advertising rule soon
RIAS MAR 15, 2019
SEC promises revised advertising rule soon

Investment Management director Dalia Blass says current rule disconnected from way world works.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Envestnet MoneyGuide deal will have a massive impact on the advice industry
FINTECH MAR 15, 2019
Envestnet MoneyGuide deal will have a massive impact on the advice industry

Transaction leaves two big players in the market for financial planning software, Envestnet MoneyGuide and Fidelity's eMoney.

By Ryan W. Neal
The college admissions scandal and the unwarranted reputation of top-tier schools
INDUSTRY NEWS MAR 15, 2019
The college admissions scandal and the unwarranted reputation of top-tier schools

From my standpoint, the education such colleges and universities provide is different, not better.

By Carolyn McClanahan
Indexed universal life insurance sales continue hot streak
LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES MAR 15, 2019
Indexed universal life insurance sales continue hot streak

Sales broke a record last year despite rules that observers believed would slow them down.

By Greg Iacurci
Morgan Stanley team managing $240 million leaves for Raymond James
INDUSTRY NEWS MAR 14, 2019
Morgan Stanley team managing $240 million leaves for Raymond James

Gregory Stevens and Vince Spires join employee unit in Ocala, Fla.

By Bloomberg
Sweeping Ed Butowsky lawsuit takes on 'left-wing media bias'
RIAS MAR 14, 2019
Sweeping Ed Butowsky lawsuit takes on 'left-wing media bias'

Texas financial adviser claims'false allegations' by New York Times, CNN, Turner Broadcasting and Democratic National Committee 'upended' his life and business

By Jeff Benjamin
Investment bank launches digital loan platform for advisers
RIAS MAR 14, 2019
Investment bank launches digital loan platform for advisers

SkyView Partners says 16 banks currently have access to online marketplace.

By InvestmentNews