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BlackRock, Wells Fargo delay return to office on Covid concerns
YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT AUG 05, 2021
BlackRock, Wells Fargo delay return to office on Covid concerns

The shifts signal that the financial services industry is rethinking its return-to-office plans as the highly contagious delta variant sweeps across the country.

By Bloomberg
Wells Fargo duo managing $266 million goes indie with Raymond James
YOUR PRACTICE BROKER DEALERS AUG 05, 2021
Wells Fargo duo managing $266 million goes indie with Raymond James

Jeff Anderson and Doug McClure of Bothell, Washington, affiliate through Mainspring Wealth Advisors, an office of supervisory jurisdiction.

By InvestmentNews
LPL cuts ties with adviser accused of racism in TikTok video
YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT AUG 04, 2021
LPL cuts ties with adviser accused of racism in TikTok video

Eileen Cure is accused of refusing to hire Black job candidates in viral TikTok. Cure called the accusations 'false and defamatory.'

By Nicole Casperson
Jeff Jones elected chair-elect of NAPFA
YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT AUG 04, 2021
Jeff Jones elected chair-elect of NAPFA

Three new directors were elected to the National Association of Personal Financial Advisors' board.

By InvestmentNews
Vanguard offers workers $1,000 to get vaccinated by October
YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT AUG 04, 2021
Vanguard offers workers $1,000 to get vaccinated by October

The asset manager will make payments to all workers who can prove they've gotten a Covid-19 vaccine, even if they were inoculated before the company extended the offer.

By Bloomberg
Practice managing $300 million at Lincoln Financial joins Cetera
YOUR PRACTICE BROKER DEALERS AUG 03, 2021
Practice managing $300 million at Lincoln Financial joins Cetera

Exton, Pennsylvania-based Brumbaugh Wealth Management is affiliating with Cetera through super OSJ AdvisorNet

By InvestmentNews
Content marketing for advisers? There’s an app for that
YOUR PRACTICE FINTECH AUG 03, 2021
Content marketing for advisers? There’s an app for that

FMG Suite is giving advisers mobile access to content marketing, which relies on sharing online content to drive client engagement. Digital marketing solutions is slated to be the largest planned increase in net spending for an adviser’s tech stack throughout the year, according to the InvestmentNews Adviser Technology Study.

By Nicole Casperson
Stop devaluing your business
YOUR PRACTICE OPINION AUG 03, 2021
Stop devaluing your business

If the perceived value of an RIA is tied to the adviser's investing prowess, it makes it hard to develop a succession plan or sell the firm.

By Scott Hanson
When knowledge backfires
YOUR PRACTICE OPINION AUG 03, 2021
When knowledge backfires

Understanding what a company does can skew our perceptions of the risk of investing in the company.

By Sarah Newcomb
Merrill Lynch quintet managing $427 million moves to Raymond James
YOUR PRACTICE BROKER DEALERS AUG 03, 2021
Merrill Lynch quintet managing $427 million moves to Raymond James

The family-based team is joining the firm's employee unit and opening an office in West Fort Worth, Texas.

By InvestmentNews
3 brokers in hot water over sketchy Covid-19 loan applications
YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT AUG 02, 2021
3 brokers in hot water over sketchy Covid-19 loan applications

The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority Inc. said at the start of the year it was looking into registered representatives who applied for coronavirus-relief loans for possible violations.

By Bruce Kelly
From reactive to proactive: Ramp up your diversity and inclusion efforts
YOUR PRACTICE OPINION AUG 02, 2021
From reactive to proactive: Ramp up your diversity and inclusion efforts

Given the looming shortage of advisers, the industry must improve its diversity and inclusion efforts so it can attract and retain employees from diverse groups.

By Ana Trujillo Limon
Trio managing $170 million switches to LPL from Kestra
YOUR PRACTICE BROKER DEALERS AUG 02, 2021
Trio managing $170 million switches to LPL from Kestra

The Glen Allen, Virginia-based firm was founded in 2015 and operates as Capstone Financial Partners.

By InvestmentNews
SEC approves Finra rule to rein in rogue brokerages
YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JUL 30, 2021
SEC approves Finra rule to rein in rogue brokerages

The rule requires firms with a history of misconduct or that employ a high number of reps with disciplinary records to deposit cash into an account controlled by the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority Inc.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
A socialist adviser helps far-left clients accumulate wealth while fighting for financial fairness
YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JUL 30, 2021
A socialist adviser helps far-left clients accumulate wealth while fighting for financial fairness

Zach Teutsch is proof socialists aren’t always averse to accumulating wealth as long as they can still fight the good fight against capitalism.

By Jeff Benjamin
Deutsche sees slew of departures in US wealth unit
YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JUL 30, 2021
Deutsche sees slew of departures in US wealth unit

At least 10 senior bankers and numerous junior employees across the world’s largest wealth management market have left, according to people familiar with the matter.

By Bloomberg
LPL, Dynasty, Mercer are ramping up their tech C-suites
YOUR PRACTICE FINTECH JUL 30, 2021
LPL, Dynasty, Mercer are ramping up their tech C-suites

Recent hires at the advisory firms come at a time when the fastest-growing RIAs are embracing technology tools at higher rates than their peers.

By Nicole Casperson
Finalists for Women in Asset Management Awards announced
YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JUL 30, 2021
Finalists for Women in Asset Management Awards announced

More than 100 individuals were named on the short list for awards in 16 categories; the winners will be announced on Sept. 9.

By Liz Skinner
LPL drives assets to $1.1 trillion in Q2
YOUR PRACTICE BROKER DEALERS JUL 30, 2021
LPL drives assets to $1.1 trillion in Q2

The largest independent brokerage was firing on all fronts for the three months that ended in June, including recruiting advisers, bringing in net new assets and completing previously announced deals to purchase advisers.

By Bruce Kelly
Here's why TIAA can no longer play by its own rules
YOUR PRACTICE LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES JUL 30, 2021
Here's why TIAA can no longer play by its own rules

Times have changed as the giant money manager for professors puts a $97 million penalty behind it.

By Bruce Kelly