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MAI acquires $549M 'household name' RIA on the West Coast
RIAS JAN 24, 2024
MAI acquires $549M 'household name' RIA on the West Coast

The deal is the third this year for the 50-year-old wealth management business.

By Steve Randall
Most Americans would rather be happy than rich, study reveals
INDUSTRY NEWS JAN 24, 2024
Most Americans would rather be happy than rich, study reveals

Doing a job they love is more important than a higher salary.

By Steve Randall
Financial stress is a major contributor to poor health, say academics
INDUSTRY NEWS JAN 24, 2024
Financial stress is a major contributor to poor health, say academics

Worrying about finances can put people at high risk of illnesses.

By Steve Randall
US economy fueled by consumer optimism
INDUSTRY NEWS JAN 24, 2024
US economy fueled by consumer optimism

GDP stats due Thursday likely to beat expectations.

By Bloomberg
Finra finds many misleading claims about crypto assets
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION JAN 23, 2024
Finra finds many misleading claims about crypto assets

'This happens when there is a new frontier of investment categories,' a compliance expert says. 'A lot of folks get very excited. What that means is [compliance] policies and procedures don’t catch up with the business side.'

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
SEC bars ex-Morgan Stanley broker who stole from his mother
WIREHOUSES JAN 23, 2024
SEC bars ex-Morgan Stanley broker who stole from his mother

The SEC alleged that Texas broker Doug McKelvey misappropriated more than $1.7 million.

By Bruce Kelly
Minority communities are financially comfortable, Merrill says
INDUSTRY NEWS JAN 23, 2024
Minority communities are financially comfortable, Merrill says

Members of the African American and Hispanic communities are more likely to have a financial plan in place than the general population.

By Josh Welsh
UBS recruits $1.6B team of eight from Merrill Lynch
ADVISOR MOVES JAN 23, 2024
UBS recruits $1.6B team of eight from Merrill Lynch

The ultra-high-net-worth-focused team joins UBS in Northbrook, Illinois.

By Steve Randall
How will major investment execs deploy their cash in 2024?
INDUSTRY NEWS JAN 23, 2024
How will major investment execs deploy their cash in 2024?

After a tough start, executives share their plans for the year ahead.

By Bloomberg
Franchise Group CEO steps down amid SEC probe
BROKER DEALERS JAN 22, 2024
Franchise Group CEO steps down amid SEC probe

Brian Kahn is exiting as CEO just months after a leveraged buyout of Franchise Group aided by B. Riley Financial.

By Bloomberg
Case over fishing law could hamstring the SEC and DOL
RETIREMENT PLANNING JAN 22, 2024
Case over fishing law could hamstring the SEC and DOL

If the Chevron deference is overturned, 'the SEC will no longer be able to create new rules that are designed to apply to new things going on in the marketplace,' an attorney says.

By Emile Hallez
Bill to extend small-business tax breaks faces tough path, even with bipartisan backing
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION JAN 22, 2024
Bill to extend small-business tax breaks faces tough path, even with bipartisan backing

A separate long-shot bill to eliminate the estate tax could help set the stage for tax reform in 2025, when individual rate cuts expire.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Finances of Social Security are a disaster in the making
RETIREMENT PLANNING JAN 22, 2024
Finances of Social Security are a disaster in the making

With the program’s trust funds scheduled to be depleted by 2034, the threat is real, but so is the impasse in the nation’s capital.

By Emile Hallez
$615M family office joins LPL from Raymond James
BROKER DEALERS JAN 22, 2024
$615M family office joins LPL from Raymond James

Bay City, Michigan-based Maier & Associates includes members of three generations of the Maier family.

By InvestmentNews
SEC probes B. Riley deals with client
BROKER DEALERS JAN 22, 2024
SEC probes B. Riley deals with client

The agency has carried out interviews about the broker-dealer and its relationship with a key client who was linked to a securities fraud.

By Bloomberg
Stifel entices $650M team from LPL Financial
BROKER DEALERS JAN 22, 2024
Stifel entices $650M team from LPL Financial

Team of seven advisors is led by a 36-year industry veteran.

By Steve Randall
Hedge fund profits soared in 2023, but which ones did best?
INDUSTRY NEWS JAN 22, 2024
Hedge fund profits soared in 2023, but which ones did best?

New analysis shows that funds produced gains of $218B after fees.

By Bloomberg
UBS GWM says China equities need 'punchier' policies
INDUSTRY NEWS JAN 22, 2024
UBS GWM says China equities need 'punchier' policies

The wealth manager says Beijing needs to be bolder to revive stocks.

By Bloomberg
Morgan Stanley pays Gorman $37M for final year as CEO
WIREHOUSES JAN 19, 2024
Morgan Stanley pays Gorman $37M for final year as CEO

During his 14 years running the firm, Gorman engineered a transformation of Morgan Stanley.

By Bloomberg
Performance-based fees gaining ground among advisors, study says
RIAS JAN 19, 2024
Performance-based fees gaining ground among advisors, study says

But advisors say traditional AUM fees are still the primary model.

By Josh Welsh