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Communications glitches between advisers and clients
OPINION JUL 28, 2021
Communications glitches between advisers and clients

Some of the most engaging practice stories arise from things we tell clients that they don’t hear or don’t remember, things we don’t think to tell them, and things they forget to tell us.

By Michael Broad
Hub names chief investment officer
RETIREMENT PLANNING JUL 28, 2021
Hub names chief investment officer

Brian Collins joins from Harbor Capital Advisors, a Chicago-based investment manager for Harbor Funds and pooled investment vehicles.

By InvestmentNews
Duo managing $740 million join LPL’s employee channel
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS JUL 28, 2021
Duo managing $740 million join LPL’s employee channel

Kyle Smith and Michael Sandlin are leaving Truist Investment Services in Raleigh, North Carolina.

By InvestmentNews
Duo managing $239 million at Wells Fargo leave for Stifel
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JUL 28, 2021
Duo managing $239 million at Wells Fargo leave for Stifel

Tim Devlin and Michael Jeremiah are joining the firm in Spokane, Washington.

By InvestmentNews
How one breakaway RIA brought over more assets than it expected
OPINION JUL 27, 2021
How one breakaway RIA brought over more assets than it expected

Not all of our old clients came with us. But the overwhelming majority came and — because of their enthusiasm for our move — some asked us to oversee even more of their assets, while others pointed brand-new business our way.

By Matthew Liebman
PRO Act opponents target new bill that could curtail independent advisers
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JUL 27, 2021
PRO Act opponents target new bill that could curtail independent advisers

The bill, drafted by Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden, D-Ore., is aimed at reforming the unemployment compensation system, and could restrict use of the independent contractor classification. However, the proposed legislation lacks bipartisan support.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Ameriprise recruiting stalls in Q2
RIA NEWS JUL 27, 2021
Ameriprise recruiting stalls in Q2

'As we went through the quarter, we didn’t expect it to slow down as much,' CEO James Cracchiolo said in an earnings call. The company reported 10,047 financial advisers across its platform at the end of June, compared to 9,894 a year earlier.

By Bruce Kelly
Hightower adds $2 billion DC-based advisory firm
RIA NEWS JUL 27, 2021
Hightower adds $2 billion DC-based advisory firm

With the acquisition of Farr Miller & Washington, Hightower will install founder Michael Farr as its new chief market strategist.

By Jeff Benjamin
How neuroscience is illuminating the relationship between leadership and fiduciary responsibility
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JUL 27, 2021
How neuroscience is illuminating the relationship between leadership and fiduciary responsibility

Preliminary research results indicate there's a strong correlation between genuine leaders and authentic fiduciaries.

By Don Trone
SEC fines 27 firms in first-ever Form CRS actions
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JUL 26, 2021
SEC fines 27 firms in first-ever Form CRS actions

The agency charged 21 investment advisers and six brokerages with missing delivery or posting deadlines. The customer relationship summary outlines fees, services and potential conflicts of interest and is supposed to help clients understand business practices.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Wells Fargo Asset Management rebrands with new CEO
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JUL 26, 2021
Wells Fargo Asset Management rebrands with new CEO

Legg Mason vet Joe Sullivan is bullish on the future of Allspring Global Investments. The $604 billion asset management arm of Wells Fargo & Co. is being acquired for $2.1 billion by GTCR and Reverence Capital Partners.

By Jeff Benjamin
High-net-worth investors are itching to change advisers
OPINION JUL 26, 2021
High-net-worth investors are itching to change advisers

Twenty percent of high-net-worth clients say they're likely to switch their primary financial adviser this year, according to a Northwestern Mutual survey.

By Tim Gerend
By casting a wide net, Finra hinders diversity
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JUL 26, 2021
By casting a wide net, Finra hinders diversity

Should something that happened when applicants were teenagers still be held against them?

By InvestmentNews
It's all coming together
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JUL 26, 2021
It's all coming together

Across the financial advice world, convergence is the name of the game.

By George Moriarty
Spotlighting good work, eye on future
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JUL 23, 2021
Spotlighting good work, eye on future

Fortunately, this is an industry that’s primarily focused on serving all communities.

By George Moriarty
Banks making cheap loans to the ultra-rich
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JUL 23, 2021
Banks making cheap loans to the ultra-rich

Rock-bottom interest rates have fueled the biggest borrowing binge on record, and even billionaires with enough cash to fill a swimming pool are loathe to sit it out.

By Bloomberg
Focus Financial continues expansion into Canada
RIA NEWS JUL 23, 2021
Focus Financial continues expansion into Canada

Acquisition of Toronto-based Gavin Hockey Wealth Specialists gives Focus Financial another foothold in a market moving toward independence.

By Jeff Benjamin
Why are so many Merrill Lynch advisers leaving?
OPINION JUL 23, 2021
Why are so many Merrill Lynch advisers leaving?

Whether they're inclined to stay or to go, advisers owe it to their clients and themselves to pay attention to the subtle, but important, changes happening at the company.

By Barbara Herman
Working canine to 5: Dogs in office help reduce stress
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JUL 23, 2021
Working canine to 5: Dogs in office help reduce stress

Employers that are dog-friendly might be more likely to have happy workers, especially after the pandemic.

By Emile Hallez
JPMorgan to double advisers in broker unit
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JUL 23, 2021
JPMorgan to double advisers in broker unit

The bank is planning to hire more than 500 advisers in its traditional brokerage business in coming years, bringing the total in that unit to 1,000.

By Bloomberg