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UBS slashes investment minimum for robo-advice
FINTECH NOV 05, 2020
UBS slashes investment minimum for robo-advice

Giant firms are looking for an avenue to serve younger clients

By Bruce Kelly
Focus Financial reports higher net third-quarter income
RIAS NOV 05, 2020
Focus Financial reports higher net third-quarter income

The advisory firm partnership also reported a 4.7% revenue gain

By InvestmentNews
Big Canadian buyer of US RIAs applies to list on NYSE
RIAS NOV 05, 2020
Big Canadian buyer of US RIAs applies to list on NYSE

CI Financial has acquired 10 U.S. registered investment advisers since February, and plans to buy more

By Jeff Benjamin
Wells Fargo to freeze raises for high earners
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT NOV 05, 2020
Wells Fargo to freeze raises for high earners

The bank plans to halt increases in base pay in the coming year for employees earning more than $150,000

By InvestmentNews
Hiring to achieve strategic growth
OPINION NOV 04, 2020
Hiring to achieve strategic growth

To get bigger, you’ve got to have a clear vision of what your firm will need

By Scott Hanson
Money-market debit cards for clients? Franklin CEO on the future of advice
RETIREMENT PLANNING NOV 04, 2020
Money-market debit cards for clients? Franklin CEO on the future of advice

Chief Executive Jenny Johnson outlined the $1.4 trillion manager's interest in technology and retirement assets at the Spark Forum

By Emile Hallez
What a divided Congress means for the markets
ESG NOV 04, 2020
What a divided Congress means for the markets

Sweeping tax hikes are off the table and the outlook dims for green energy, according to speakers at the Schwab Impact conference

By Jeff Benjamin
Election results point toward divided government
ESG NOV 04, 2020
Election results point toward divided government

That scenario could slow any attempt to change investment advice rules put in place under the Trump administration

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
No escaping IRMAAs by switching to Medicare Advantage
RETIREMENT PLANNING NOV 04, 2020
No escaping IRMAAs by switching to Medicare Advantage

High-income surcharges apply regardless of how clients receive Medicare coverage

By Mary Beth Franklin
RIAs are killing it in 2020 recruiting
RIAS NOV 04, 2020
RIAs are killing it in 2020 recruiting

The numbers are way up, even as firms struggle amid the COVID-19 pandemic

By Bruce Kelly
Chief investment officers outline future of DC plans
RETIREMENT PLANNING NOV 04, 2020
Chief investment officers outline future of DC plans

Investments are at the heart of defined-contribution plans, giving CIOs a crucial role in helping workers prepare for retirement

By Fred Barstein
Two bad election scenarios come back to haunt markets
EQUITIES NOV 04, 2020
Two bad election scenarios come back to haunt markets

A contested election and a Biden presidency with a Republican Senate are both outcomes seen as negative for stocks

By Bloomberg
SEC charges phony New Jersey adviser with $5 million fraud
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION NOV 04, 2020
SEC charges phony New Jersey adviser with $5 million fraud

Terrence Chalk allegedly ran a Ponzi-like scheme that promised 12% annual returns

By InvestmentNews
Canadian buyer notches 10th US RIA deal this year
RIAS NOV 03, 2020
Canadian buyer notches 10th US RIA deal this year

CI Financial adds Houston's Stavis & Cohen, bringing its US advisory assets to $13 billion

By Jeff Benjamin
Alger swings from fulcrum fees to semitransparent ETFs
INDUSTRY NEWS NOV 03, 2020
Alger swings from fulcrum fees to semitransparent ETFs

Two of the firm's high-performing strategies will get a new wrapper in Alger's ETF debut

By Jeff Benjamin
Super OSJ overseeing $975 million shifts to Royal Alliance from Penn Mutual
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT NOV 03, 2020
Super OSJ overseeing $975 million shifts to Royal Alliance from Penn Mutual

Pacific Capital Resource Group, based in Bellevue, Washington, supervises 40 reps

By InvestmentNews
Northern Trust target dates called out in two 401(k) lawsuits
RETIREMENT PLANNING NOV 03, 2020
Northern Trust target dates called out in two 401(k) lawsuits

The similar cases, against Allstate and Northern Trust, were also brought by the same law firms

By Emile Hallez
Add historical context to risk profile questionnaires
OPINION NOV 03, 2020
Add historical context to risk profile questionnaires

The questionnaires lack vital context, and the allocations clients are slotted into don't mean what they once did

By Greg Luken
Family trio managing $200 million at Wells Fargo goes indie with LPL
BROKER DEALERS NOV 03, 2020
Family trio managing $200 million at Wells Fargo goes indie with LPL

Trilith Wealth Management maintains offices in West Virginia and Florida

By InvestmentNews
JPMorgan prepares for post-election market shift by cutting tech
EQUITIES NOV 03, 2020
JPMorgan prepares for post-election market shift by cutting tech

The bank's strategists raised their recommendation on the banking and insurance sector to overweight

By Bloomberg