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Raymond James bags nearly $1B in assets with ex-Truist team
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS MAY 30, 2024
Raymond James bags nearly $1B in assets with ex-Truist team

Joining the financial institutions division, the group of advisors and branch professionals strengthens the wealth giant’s presence in Florida.

By Leo Almazora
Facet forges tech tie-up to enhance estate planning
FINTECH MAY 30, 2024
Facet forges tech tie-up to enhance estate planning

The financial planning fintech’s latest integration aims to make estate planning more accessible across the wealth spectrum.

By Leo Almazora
Could GenAI change the financial advice game?
FINTECH MAY 30, 2024
Could GenAI change the financial advice game?

New Deloitte report predicts shifts in generative AI could threaten advisors who don’t go beyond transaction-based relationships.

By Leo Almazora
MassMutual strikes new alts partnership with CAIS
ALTERNATIVES MAY 29, 2024
MassMutual strikes new alts partnership with CAIS

The financial giant is tapping the leading alternatives provider as it doubles down on support for its advisors.

By Leo Almazora
T. Rowe Price forges 529 alliance with Ascensus
FINTECH MAY 29, 2024
T. Rowe Price forges 529 alliance with Ascensus

The retirement industry giant is tapping the leading TPA and recordkeeper to service its state-sponsored 529 plans.

By Leo Almazora
Ex-RIA, CEO behind failed opportunity fund to pay $600k in penalties
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAY 29, 2024
Ex-RIA, CEO behind failed opportunity fund to pay $600k in penalties

The New York-based firm and its CEO made false statements and doctored portfolio data for a fund with positions in China, according to the SEC.

By Leo Almazora
Merrill Lynch agrees to nearly $20M settlement for racial class action
WIREHOUSES MAY 29, 2024
Merrill Lynch agrees to nearly $20M settlement for racial class action

Discriminatory actions at the wirehouse have restricted business opportunities and compensation for African American advisors, alleged four former employees.

By Leo Almazora
LPL adds $215M advisor pair in California
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS MAY 29, 2024
LPL adds $215M advisor pair in California

With more than six decades of collective industry experience, the advisor duo are coming over from Securities America, a unit of Osaic.

By Leo Almazora
Could fiduciary advice cut 401(k) plan costs for small businesses?
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 28, 2024
Could fiduciary advice cut 401(k) plan costs for small businesses?

A new study suggests small businesses that use fiduciary-grade advisors pay lower-than-average fees overall, with more reductions for larger plans.

By Leo Almazora
Senators push legislation to help micro-businesses offer retirement benefits
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 28, 2024
Senators push legislation to help micro-businesses offer retirement benefits

A new bipartisan bill proposes to expand tax credits for small businesses to start offering workplace pension plans.

By Leo Almazora
Merrill data bungle hits Walmart 401(k) plan
FINTECH MAY 28, 2024
Merrill data bungle hits Walmart 401(k) plan

'We're hearing more horror stories' about clients becoming targets after a data breach, one attorney says.

By Bruce Kelly
$328M Wells Fargo advisor jumps to Janney
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS MAY 28, 2024
$328M Wells Fargo advisor jumps to Janney

The regional broker-dealer’s latest addition in northeast Florida extends its 2024 recruiting streak, which has so far brought in over $2B in assets.

By Leo Almazora
LPL welcomes $200M pair from Berthel Fisher
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS MAY 28, 2024
LPL welcomes $200M pair from Berthel Fisher

The wealth management giant’s latest advisor additions include a nearly three-decade veteran of the industry.

By Leo Almazora
Most people would rather pay more tax now than lose Medicare
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 28, 2024
Most people would rather pay more tax now than lose Medicare

Retirement health care coverage is already on the minds of millennials.

By Steve Randall
Citi, HSBC, Barclays amp up back-to-office pressure
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAY 25, 2024
Citi, HSBC, Barclays amp up back-to-office pressure

The banks are pushing more staff to report for in-person work as Finra shifts its rules around workplace monitoring.

By Bloomberg
The DOL’s fiduciary rule faces another legal challenge
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 24, 2024
The DOL’s fiduciary rule faces another legal challenge

A coalition of trade associations including the Insured Retirement Institute, ACLI, and NAIFA has filed a civil suit against the contentious Retirement Security rule.

By Leo Almazora
Stakeholders claim victory from SEC’s ether ETF approval
ALTERNATIVES MAY 24, 2024
Stakeholders claim victory from SEC’s ether ETF approval

Voices from the wealth and crypto industries say the landmark crypto ETF verdict will open new doors for investors and advisors.

By Leo Almazora
Starwood latest nontraded REIT with concerns
ALTERNATIVES MAY 24, 2024
Starwood latest nontraded REIT with concerns

Nontraded REITs are facing hurdles, higher interest rates, headlines about half-empty office buildings, and investors pulling their money from products.

By Bruce Kelly
Raymond James unveils new CFO in C-suite shakeup
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS MAY 24, 2024
Raymond James unveils new CFO in C-suite shakeup

The broker-dealer giant has revealed new details of leadership changes as part of its long-term succession strategy.

By Leo Almazora
Lawmakers get their wish as SEC gives Ether ETFs the green light
ALTERNATIVES MAY 23, 2024
Lawmakers get their wish as SEC gives Ether ETFs the green light

Citing bitcoin ETFs, a bipartisan group of house representatives issued the call ahead of the federal securities regulator’s pivotal decision.

By Leo Almazora