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LPL Financial snaps up trading platform Blaze Portfolio
FINTECH OCT 27, 2020
LPL Financial snaps up trading platform Blaze Portfolio

The technology will help LPL advisers to run a model portfolio-based practice, according to Chief Investment Officer Burt White

By Nicole Casperson
Robust client relationships focus on wealth and health
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT OCT 27, 2020
Robust client relationships focus on wealth and health

Moving beyond your comfort zone to talk to clients about their physical and mental health

By Jeff Benjamin
Schwab layoffs ‘still to come’: CEO Walt Bettinger
RIAS OCT 27, 2020
Schwab layoffs ‘still to come’: CEO Walt Bettinger

The company's chief executive discussed potential impacts of the $22 billion acquisition of TD Ameritrade at the annual Schwab Impact conference

By Jeff Benjamin
Collapse of three-legged stool threatens retirement security
RETIREMENT PLANNING OCT 27, 2020
Collapse of three-legged stool threatens retirement security

The worsening outlook will likely trigger 401(k), Social Security reform

By Mary Beth Franklin
SEC reportedly shelving proposed change to stock reporting threshold
EQUITIES OCT 27, 2020
SEC reportedly shelving proposed change to stock reporting threshold

Under the rule change, only managers with at least $3.5 billion in equities would have had to publicly report their holdings, up from the current $100 million threshold

By Bloomberg
Wells Fargo exploring $1 billion-plus corporate-trust sale
WIREHOUSES OCT 27, 2020
Wells Fargo exploring $1 billion-plus corporate-trust sale

The bank is also considering whether to unload its $10 billion student-loan portfolio

By Bloomberg
AIG to split off life insurance and retirement unit, names new CEO
RETIREMENT PLANNING OCT 26, 2020
AIG to split off life insurance and retirement unit, names new CEO

Peter Zaffino, currently the company's president, will succeed current CEO Brian Duperreault March 1

By Bloomberg
Brokers generally ‘meeting their obligations’ on Reg BI: Clayton
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION OCT 26, 2020
Brokers generally ‘meeting their obligations’ on Reg BI: Clayton

Advisory firms should provide more details to reps on how to comply with the new rules, said SEC staff members

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Schwab to lay off 1,000 employees after TD acquisition
RIAS OCT 26, 2020
Schwab to lay off 1,000 employees after TD acquisition

The announcement follows recent executive and senior-level departures, including former TD Ameritrade president Tom Nally

By Bruce Kelly
Demand for financial wellness is overwhelming
RETIREMENT PLANNING OCT 26, 2020
Demand for financial wellness is overwhelming

Plan sponsors want the services for their participants, but wellness has done little to help people improve their financial lives

By Fred Barstein
Stocks hit on COVID concerns, fading hopes for fiscal stimulus
EQUITIES OCT 26, 2020
Stocks hit on COVID concerns, fading hopes for fiscal stimulus

Stocks pared their losses during the afternoon as the biggest tech companies recovered

By Bloomberg
SEC Democrats object to no-action letter on brokers borrowing securities
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT OCT 26, 2020
SEC Democrats object to no-action letter on brokers borrowing securities

Lee, Crenshaw say the agency is providing leeway to violate the rule, putting investor funds at risk

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Americans worry inflation will make retirement unaffordable
RETIREMENT PLANNING OCT 26, 2020
Americans worry inflation will make retirement unaffordable

59% of those surveyed by Allianz believe rising costs will prevent them from enjoying life in retirement

By InvestmentNews
Adviser managing $220 million at UBS moves to Raymond James
BROKER DEALERS OCT 26, 2020
Adviser managing $220 million at UBS moves to Raymond James

Mark Parker is joining the firm's employee channel in Memphis, Tennessee

By InvestmentNews
INmail: Social Security do-over options
RETIREMENT PLANNING OCT 26, 2020
INmail: Social Security do-over options

Someone who has been collecting Social Security for more than a year can't stop her benefits now, but she might be able to in the future.

By Mary Beth Franklin
The secret to closing prospects
OPINION OCT 26, 2020
The secret to closing prospects

Telling your personal story will work against you if all you focus on are your industry accolades; it only works when you exhibit humility

By Erin Botsford
Merrill team managing $550 million moves to Rockefeller Capital
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT OCT 26, 2020
Merrill team managing $550 million moves to Rockefeller Capital

CM Private Wealth Group is based in Northbrook, Illinois

By InvestmentNews
Strategies of top-performing firms can help RIAs thrive
OPINION OCT 26, 2020
Strategies of top-performing firms can help RIAs thrive

Whatever the future may hold, insights from Schwab’s 2020 RIA Benchmarking Study can help advisers position themselves for success

By Lisa Salvi
I was an RIA summer intern: Here’s my advice to advisers
OPINION OCT 26, 2020
I was an RIA summer intern: Here’s my advice to advisers

The main reason I believe students are unfamiliar with this profession is that the opportunity is not on the radar at many college campuses

By Hailey Leister
UBS to boost fixed pay, cut bonuses
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT OCT 26, 2020
UBS to boost fixed pay, cut bonuses

The changes apply to the bank's more senior employees, some of whom may see their salaries boosted by up to 20%

By Bloomberg