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PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAR 19, 2021
Diversity Champions: Natixis Investment Managers

The events of 2020 led Natixis to implement several new initiatives, including creating a social justice matching-gift program, supporting the global expansion of MADE, the firm’s Boston-based group supporting racial and ethnic diversity, and incorporating shared values-based leadership training.

By InvestmentNews
Automation is easiest way to wow clients
OPINION MAR 19, 2021
Automation is easiest way to wow clients

The first year of a client relationship is a window of opportunity to create strong first impressions, and email automation can help with this.

By Robert Sofia
Merrill Lynch team managing $1.3 billion joins Rockefeller
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAR 19, 2021
Merrill Lynch team managing $1.3 billion joins Rockefeller

The four-adviser, eight-person Hambleton Fieler Group is based in Cincinnati, Ohio, and will be Rockefeller's first private wealth team in Ohio.

By InvestmentNews
Indie RIA managing $163 million joins Carson Partners
RIA NEWS MAR 19, 2021
Indie RIA managing $163 million joins Carson Partners

Main Street Financial Life Advisors, founded in 1999 by J. Joseph Roman, is based in Moorestown, New Jersey.

By InvestmentNews
When is the last time your practice grew 20% in a year?
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAR 19, 2021
When is the last time your practice grew 20% in a year?

Coaching doesn’t just benefit new advisors — it’s something that can pay off for any advisor willing to invest in themselves and their practice. Learn 3 key ways coaching can jump start your practice.

By Ameriprise Financial
Buckingham's Hartman on pros and cons of remote work
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAR 18, 2021
Buckingham's Hartman on pros and cons of remote work

The president of the $16 billion RIA told attendees at the InvestmentNews Women Adviser Summit that that it's too early to guess when things will get back to normal.

By Jeff Benjamin
Roaring Kitty and phishing attacks expose cyber headaches for IBDs
OPINION MAR 17, 2021
Roaring Kitty and phishing attacks expose cyber headaches for IBDs

Firm leaders understand the cybersecurity threat is real. But have broker-dealers taken appropriate precautions to protect advisers and their clients?

By Bruce Kelly
Team managing $750 million at Merrill Lynch moves to UBS
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAR 17, 2021
Team managing $750 million at Merrill Lynch moves to UBS

The four-person, two-adviser unit will partner with an existing group at UBS Private Wealth Management in Kenwood, Ohio.

By InvestmentNews
Ex-Principal broker faces stunning $39 million in investor complaints
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAR 17, 2021
Ex-Principal broker faces stunning $39 million in investor complaints

Selling away charges are at the center of three large customer complaints against ex-broker John Krohn. In 2018, Finra reached a settlement with Krohn in which he was suspended from the industry for three months and paid a fine of $10,000.

By Bruce Kelly
Three steps to increase the value of your practice
OPINION MAR 16, 2021
Three steps to increase the value of your practice

Advisers should focus on reducing client attrition and adding more new clients, and make certain they're charging a fee in line with the market.

By Scott Hanson
Allianz Life appoints Jasmine Jirele president and CEO
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 16, 2021
Allianz Life appoints Jasmine Jirele president and CEO

The insurance company's chief growth officer succeeds Walter White, who will retire at year-end.

By InvestmentNews
Holding on to clients in any market
OPINION MAR 16, 2021
Holding on to clients in any market

The more fee-based business you do, the more imperative it is to focus on current clients and your ability to hold onto them.

By Kristine McManus
Capital Group launches practice management platform for advisers
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAR 16, 2021
Capital Group launches practice management platform for advisers

The new tool, called PracticeLab, is similar to the services advisers are getting from custodians and other business partners.

By Jeff Benjamin
CI Financial buys $4.7 billion Brightworth for third deal of 2021
RIA NEWS MAR 15, 2021
CI Financial buys $4.7 billion Brightworth for third deal of 2021

Less than a week after notching its 15th deal in as many months, Toronto-based CI Financial announced the acquisition of an Atlanta-based RIA with $4.7 billion in client assets.

By Jeff Benjamin
Edward Jones eases back into hiring financial advisers
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS MAR 15, 2021
Edward Jones eases back into hiring financial advisers

The firm is cautiously increasing hiring at the moment, essentially new advisers, but at a lower rate than in the past. Training financial advisers takes time and is also expensive, with a high percentage of trainees typically not making the cut.

By Bruce Kelly
Will Fuller named president and CEO of Transamerica
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 15, 2021
Will Fuller named president and CEO of Transamerica

Fuller, who had been executive vice president of Lincoln Group, succeeds Mark Mullin, who becomes board chairman.

By InvestmentNews
Team managing $440 million joins LPL from Royal Alliance
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS MAR 15, 2021
Team managing $440 million joins LPL from Royal Alliance

The eight-adviser Monteverde Group is based in Pittsburgh.

By InvestmentNews
Building a resilient advisory business for the post-pandemic world
OPINION MAR 15, 2021
Building a resilient advisory business for the post-pandemic world

Is the advisory industry capable of continuing the transformation that began during the pandemic in order to shape its next phase?

By Ben Harrison
Remote compliance mostly meets the challenge of working from home
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAR 15, 2021
Remote compliance mostly meets the challenge of working from home

But a stock market reaching record highs may be masking shortfalls, and a recent survey says firms aren't supervising conferencing platforms.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
RIAs are warming up to remote work
RIA NEWS MAR 15, 2021
RIAs are warming up to remote work

Financial advisers are embracing a more virtual form of communicating with clients and colleagues to the point where most don’t expect to ever go back to sitting behind a desk in a traditional office.

By Jeff Benjamin