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Morgan Stanley's Jeff McMillan named firm's AI head
FINTECH MAR 15, 2024
Morgan Stanley's Jeff McMillan named firm's AI head

Financial services giant seeks to bolster its tech leadership with newly created artificial intelligence role.

By Leo Almazora
Want to retire happy from an advisory career? Start planning now
OPINION MAR 15, 2024
Want to retire happy from an advisory career? Start planning now

65 percent of financial advisors surveyed said simply identifying a successor was key to creating a succession plan.

By Robert Goff
What do clients really want? And what is their biggest dissatisfaction?  
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAR 15, 2024
What do clients really want? And what is their biggest dissatisfaction?  

Top demands vary between millionaires and the mass market.

By Steve Randall
Investors shun stagflation fears with record inflows to US equities
INDUSTRY NEWS MAR 15, 2024
Investors shun stagflation fears with record inflows to US equities

BofA strategists says $56 billion flowed into US equity funds in week ended March 13.

By Bloomberg
Millennium-backed fund bolsters fixed-income team with BofA hire
INDUSTRY NEWS MAR 15, 2024
Millennium-backed fund bolsters fixed-income team with BofA hire

Ilana Kaufman is reported to have been hired as a portfolio manager.

By Bloomberg
Special benefits for special needs clients
RIAS MAR 14, 2024
Special benefits for special needs clients

Advisor who focuses on special needs planning highlights two ‘life changing’ government programs available to those who have a disability.

By Josh Welsh
JPMorgan fined $348M for falling short on trading surveillance
BROKER DEALERS MAR 14, 2024
JPMorgan fined $348M for falling short on trading surveillance

The firm's trade-surveillance program has operated with certain deficiencies since at least 2019, according to the OCC.

By Bloomberg
Cetera provides bitcoin ETF clarity with policy for advisors
ALTERNATIVES MAR 14, 2024
Cetera provides bitcoin ETF clarity with policy for advisors

The broker-dealer moves to the forefront with education, training, and resources in ‘prudent embrace’ of innovative products.

By Leo Almazora
New Hampshire bars former Next Financial broker
ALTERNATIVES MAR 14, 2024
New Hampshire bars former Next Financial broker

The broker and Next Financial Group Inc. are on the hook for more than $1 million in penalties.

By Bruce Kelly
Hedge funds, PE firms discussing ways to deal with SEC messaging crackdown
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAR 14, 2024
Hedge funds, PE firms discussing ways to deal with SEC messaging crackdown

Citadel, KKR & Co. and Blackstone Inc. are among the firms that have been talking about strategies to blunt SEC penalties related to the use of messaging apps.

By Bloomberg
Stifel unveils deal betting on CD business
BROKER DEALERS MAR 14, 2024
Stifel unveils deal betting on CD business

Wealth giant agrees to acquire platforms to future-proof its certificates of deposit offerings.

By Leo Almazora
LPL grows network with 7 ex-Osaic advisors
BROKER DEALERS MAR 14, 2024
LPL grows network with 7 ex-Osaic advisors

Minnesota advisors join the firm after overseeing around $700M in assets at Osaic.

By Leo Almazora
Osaic adds $165M Cetera team to New Century
BROKER DEALERS MAR 14, 2024
Osaic adds $165M Cetera team to New Century

The Kansas-based advisory practice, which has been in operation since 1960, pushes one of Osaic’s enterprise OSJs past the $1B AUM mark.

By Leo Almazora
Oil markets facing supply deficit throughout 2024: IEA warns
INDUSTRY NEWS MAR 14, 2024
Oil markets facing supply deficit throughout 2024: IEA warns

A surplus had been expected but OPEC+ is set to make further cuts.

By Bloomberg
J.P. Morgan Asset Management hires industry veteran as chief ETF strategist
INDUSTRY NEWS MAR 14, 2024
J.P. Morgan Asset Management hires industry veteran as chief ETF strategist

Firm is boosting insights offering amid growing demand for exchange-traded funds.

By Steve Randall
Diversify enhances in-house platform amid growing advisor adoption
FINTECH MAR 14, 2024
Diversify enhances in-house platform amid growing advisor adoption

Firm says it can do better than the 'limitations' of other investment platforms.

By Steve Randall
Franklin Templeton's Fiduciary Trust welcomes two industry leaders in Pennsylvania
ADVISOR MOVES MAR 14, 2024
Franklin Templeton's Fiduciary Trust welcomes two industry leaders in Pennsylvania

The firm expanded into the region in 2020 through an acquisition.

By Steve Randall
Biden's budget targets backdoor Roths and $10M retirement accounts
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 13, 2024
Biden's budget targets backdoor Roths and $10M retirement accounts

The proposed budget seeks to increase taxes for corporations and the wealthy.

By Emile Hallez
CFP Board overhauls its sanctions and certification rules
INDUSTRY NEWS MAR 13, 2024
CFP Board overhauls its sanctions and certification rules

The professional body for financial planners says it's making changes to maintain fairness while serving the public’s best interest.

By Leo Almazora
Independent Financial Group deepens tech ties with Envestnet
FINTECH MAR 13, 2024
Independent Financial Group deepens tech ties with Envestnet

The broker-dealer is ramping up support for its advisor affiliates with new lending, planning, and investment integrations.

By Leo Almazora