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Former Morgan Stanley advisor gets 7 years for ripping off clients
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAY 25, 2023
Former Morgan Stanley advisor gets 7 years for ripping off clients

Shawn Edward Good pleaded guilty to stealing $7.2 million from retirees and used the money to pay off earlier investors and to fund a lavish lifestyle.

By Bloomberg
12 key points to consider on the debt ceiling and the markets
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAY 25, 2023
12 key points to consider on the debt ceiling and the markets

As talks on the debt ceiling continue, the Wells Fargo Investment Institute looks at how the situation could affect Treasury securities, other fixed-income instruments and the stock market.

By Jeff Benjamin
Could $25 billion in Social Security payments on June 2 force debt-limit deal?
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAY 24, 2023
Could $25 billion in Social Security payments on June 2 force debt-limit deal?

Those due to receive their Social Security benefits next week are retirees aged 88 and older, along with low-income individuals with disabilities.

By Bloomberg
'Ow!' — not 'wow' — drives client change
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAY 24, 2023
'Ow!' — not 'wow' — drives client change

The pivot point is salience: the motivational magic that's sparked when a piece of information has immediate relevance to the client's situation or expectations.

By Joanne Cleaver
Vanguard CEO Buckley tiptoes around ESG, embraces AI
FINTECH MAY 24, 2023
Vanguard CEO Buckley tiptoes around ESG, embraces AI

'ESG funds are not the next great innovation,’ Tim Buckley said at an Investment Company Institute conference. 'They’re a client preference, and we need to treat it as such.'

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
One-in-four chance US will hit debt ceiling X-date
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAY 24, 2023
One-in-four chance US will hit debt ceiling X-date

The odds of passing the X-date without an increase in the debt is around 25% and rising, according to JPMorgan.

By Bloomberg
Modernize your service model, both for your next client and your succession plan  
OPINION MAY 24, 2023
Modernize your service model, both for your next client and your succession plan  

You’ll have a tough time acquiring new clients, or eventually selling your firm and retiring, if your service model is stuck back in the '90s.

By Scott Hanson
Concurrent restructures to recruit advisors from across wealth management
RIAS MAY 24, 2023
Concurrent restructures to recruit advisors from across wealth management

Since becoming a hybrid RIA, Concurrent has added five new firms that combine for $440 million and it's ramping up to co-brand advisors from every possible direction.

By Jeff Benjamin
UBS advisor managing $220 million switches to LPL
BROKER DEALERS MAY 24, 2023
UBS advisor managing $220 million switches to LPL

Jonathan Kesselman is opening an independent practice, Kesselman Wealth Management, in Westlake, Ohio.

By InvestmentNews
Key Media to acquire InvestmentNews
INDUSTRY NEWS MAY 24, 2023
Key Media to acquire InvestmentNews

KM Business Information US Inc., a Key Media company, is buying InvestmentNews for $4.1 million in cash.

By InvestmentNews
Retirement battle Round 3: Boomers respond, along with everyone else
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 23, 2023
Retirement battle Round 3: Boomers respond, along with everyone else

The torrent of emails we received from members of all generations in response to 'Boomers bite back' was something we'd never experienced before.

By Gregg Greenberg
Crypto startup gets special purpose broker-dealer license with SEC
ALTERNATIVES MAY 23, 2023
Crypto startup gets special purpose broker-dealer license with SEC

The approval allows Prometheum Ember Capital to safekeep digital asset securities on behalf of individual and institutional clients as a qualified custodian.

By Bloomberg
How innovations in non-listed REIT redemption programs meet investor needs
OPINION MAY 23, 2023
How innovations in non-listed REIT redemption programs meet investor needs

The new generation of nontraded REITs has been designed with monthly or quarterly repurchase limits to align the interests of stockholders with the less liquid nature of the assets.

By Anya Coverman
Finra fines 5 brokerages $185,000 for Reg BI, Form CRS violations
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAY 23, 2023
Finra fines 5 brokerages $185,000 for Reg BI, Form CRS violations

The actions illustrate Finra’s continuing crackdown on compliance shortcomings related to the conduct standard that was implemented in June 2020.  

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Education still seen as important even as 529 awareness drops
INDUSTRY NEWS MAY 23, 2023
Education still seen as important even as 529 awareness drops

The portion of respondents who correctly identified a 529 plan as an education savings tool came in at its lowest level since 2020, an Edward Jones survey shows.

By Gregg Greenberg
Merit notches 19th deal since taking PE capital
RIAS MAY 23, 2023
Merit notches 19th deal since taking PE capital

The acquisition of Planned Futures, which manages $460 million, expands Merit's footprint in Pennsylvania.

By Jeff Benjamin
Team managing $475 million jumps to RayJay from Ameriprise
BROKER DEALERS MAY 23, 2023
Team managing $475 million jumps to RayJay from Ameriprise

The three advisors operate as Leeward Financial Group in Lighthouse Point, Florida.

By InvestmentNews
Top-earning CEOs at broker-dealers in 2022
BROKER DEALERS MAY 23, 2023
Top-earning CEOs at broker-dealers in 2022

Chief executives at leading brokerage and advisory firms are earning more money than ever. Here are the numbers on last year’s compensation for some of the highest-profile executives.

By Bruce Kelly
JPMorgan raises year net interest income view to $84 billion due to First Republic deal
INDUSTRY NEWS MAY 22, 2023
JPMorgan raises year net interest income view to $84 billion due to First Republic deal

The biggest US bank said the integration costs tied to the acquisition would total about $3.5 billion, about half of which will be borne this year.

By Bloomberg
Merrill Lynch continues management reshuffle
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAY 22, 2023
Merrill Lynch continues management reshuffle

The executive team under Lindsay Hans and Eric Schimpf is taking shape; Ken Correa takes on an expanded role as head of business and client development, while Erik Vatter was named head of advisor development.

By Bruce Kelly