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Introducing the 2021 Excellence in Diversity, Equity & Inclusion honorees
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JUL 06, 2021
Introducing the 2021 Excellence in Diversity, Equity & Inclusion honorees

InvestmentNews is proud to present our fourth annual Excellence in Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Award individual winners and firm finalists. The 15 individuals and 16 firms are superstars when it comes to boosting awareness of the need and the importance of creating a more diverse financial advice profession.

By InvestmentNews
4 conversations to make retirement more fulfilling for your clients
OPINION JUL 06, 2021
4 conversations to make retirement more fulfilling for your clients

Financial preparedness is only a piece of the equation; clients must understand the impact retirement will have on every part of their lives.

By Beau Henderson
Focus Financial notches two more acquisitions, bringing 2021 total to 15
RIA NEWS JUL 02, 2021
Focus Financial notches two more acquisitions, bringing 2021 total to 15

The $250 billion RIA aggregator is adding Sonora Investment Management in Tucson, Arizona, and Collins Investment Group in Rockville, Maryland.

By Jeff Benjamin
To truly be diverse, the advice industry first needs a true tally of advisers
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JUL 02, 2021
To truly be diverse, the advice industry first needs a true tally of advisers

How can the financial advice industry know whether its attempts to hire more women, Blacks, Latinos and Asians are working if there is no accurate, unified measure of success or failure?

By Bruce Kelly
How to say anything to a client
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JUL 02, 2021
How to say anything to a client

Whether it’s communicating uncomfortable changes to clients or asking your staff to step up their performance, here's a simple model you can use to say what needs to be said when you don’t quite know how to say it.

By Stephanie Bogan
The Colony Group acquires $2.8 billion New Providence Asset Management
RIA NEWS JUL 01, 2021
The Colony Group acquires $2.8 billion New Providence Asset Management

The deal adds to what is already a record-breaking pace of consolidation in the RIA space, with 100 deals announced in the first six months of 2021.

By Jeff Benjamin
Crown Capital settles with SEC over 12b-1 fees
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JUL 01, 2021
Crown Capital settles with SEC over 12b-1 fees

The SEC launched its Share Class Selection Disclosure Initiative in February 2018 to target advisory firms that recommended high-fee mutual funds.

By Bruce Kelly
LPL enhances model portfolio tool
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JUL 01, 2021
LPL enhances model portfolio tool

The new feature on the IBD's platform lets advisers use a variety of models within a client's portfolio,

By InvestmentNews
Securities America fined $1.75 million for rogue broker breakdown
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS JUL 01, 2021
Securities America fined $1.75 million for rogue broker breakdown

The SEC alleges the firm failed to safeguard clients from Hector May, who pleaded guilty to stealing $8 million from clients and was sentenced to 13 years in prison.

By Bruce Kelly
Ric Edelman's digital assets council rebrands
ALTERNATIVES JUL 01, 2021
Ric Edelman's digital assets council rebrands

The new name, Digital Assets Council of Financial Professionals, reflects a broader charter to serve every company and all financial advisers, Edelman says.

By Nicole Casperson
Citigroup says flexible work gives it edge over rivals
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JUN 30, 2021
Citigroup says flexible work gives it edge over rivals

The bank's employees will have the option of working from home at least part time, an executive said, setting it apart from others who are taking a more hard-line approach, like JPMorgan and Goldman Sachs.

By Bloomberg
$300 million Waddell & Reed team joins Raymond James
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS JUN 30, 2021
$300 million Waddell & Reed team joins Raymond James

Eight Kansas reps will affiliate with the independent unit of Raymond James through Beyond Wealth Advisors.

By InvestmentNews
Kestra hires Kara Murphy as CIO
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JUN 30, 2021
Kestra hires Kara Murphy as CIO

The former executive at Goldman Sachs and AIG will head the firm's new investment effort, Kestra Investment Management.

By InvestmentNews
Getting through to confused or fearful clients
OPINION JUN 29, 2021
Getting through to confused or fearful clients

If a conversation with a client isn't going well, sometimes the adviser needs to change his or her approach to get the client past the sticking point.

By Michael Broad
SEC names N.J. Attorney General to head enforcement
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JUN 29, 2021
SEC names N.J. Attorney General to head enforcement

Before becoming New Jersey's attorney general in 2018, Gurbir Grewal served as a federal prosecutor leading a unit that investigated white-collar crime.

By Bloomberg
Finra should review Form U4 to help industry diversity: Robinhood
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JUN 29, 2021
Finra should review Form U4 to help industry diversity: Robinhood

The registration application known as Form U4 asks an applicant for a variety of information, from employment history to whether he or she has been convicted of or charged with a felony.

By Bruce Kelly
7 ways crises changed our understanding of fiduciary
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JUN 29, 2021
7 ways crises changed our understanding of fiduciary

During a crisis, the critical fiduciary success factor is connecting with the client's heart.

By Don Trone
Liz Windisch targets the financial needs of Gen X women
RIA NEWS JUN 28, 2021
Liz Windisch targets the financial needs of Gen X women

Seeing an opportunity to cater to an often-overlooked segment of potential clients, one adviser has made Generation X women her true calling.

By Jeff Benjamin
Wells Fargo duo managing $580 million joins LPL
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS JUN 28, 2021
Wells Fargo duo managing $580 million joins LPL

Steven Carlsen and Sathya Chey are forming a firm, Arise Private Wealth, in Rolling Hills Estates, California.

By InvestmentNews
UBS will let two-thirds of employees adopt permanent hybrid work
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JUN 28, 2021
UBS will let two-thirds of employees adopt permanent hybrid work

The bank hasn't set a date for returning to the office. Employees can start applying for hybrid work once local pandemic rules allow them to return full-time to the office.

By Bloomberg