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Reflecting on a year dominated by Covid-19
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAR 15, 2021
Reflecting on a year dominated by Covid-19

The challenge with reflecting on what’s happened is that it is all so intensely personal, yet it has hit every person.

By George Moriarty
Cambridge Investment Research working on Finra settlement over alt fund sales
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS MAR 11, 2021
Cambridge Investment Research working on Finra settlement over alt fund sales

Finra's department of enforcement has investigated Cambridge's due diligence of the sale of the defunct LJM Preservation and Growth Fund.

By Bruce Kelly
Getting equity comp? Better have a financial plan, report finds
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 11, 2021
Getting equity comp? Better have a financial plan, report finds

Companies that compensate workers with stock have a big incentive to get those employees to consider the holdings in the context of their overall financial plan, according to Fidelity.

By Emile Hallez
Hybrid managing $260 million switches to LPL from First Allied
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS MAR 11, 2021
Hybrid managing $260 million switches to LPL from First Allied

The Fox Alliance, a 15-person team that includes six advisers, is based in Austin, Texas.

By InvestmentNews
The power of wealth, retirement and benefits converging
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 10, 2021
The power of wealth, retirement and benefits converging

When combined, the ideas and solutions expand exponentially. The power of three, or the trilogy, is a well-known concept in life, science and religion.

By Fred Barstein
Cetera pegs $4.2 million to cover  SEC mutual fund investigation
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAR 09, 2021
Cetera pegs $4.2 million to cover SEC mutual fund investigation

The agency charged two Cetera broker-dealers with breaching fiduciary duty and defrauding retail advisory clients in connection with the sales of mutual funds.

By Bruce Kelly
Advocates promote graduate degree, certification in fiduciary leadership
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAR 09, 2021
Advocates promote graduate degree, certification in fiduciary leadership

The Center for Board Certified Fiduciaries, a public benefit corporation, is seeking to affiliate with one or more universities to offer the fiduciary curriculum. The board also will certify fiduciary professionals in one of 10 areas of specialization.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Creative Planning spreads equity to employees
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAR 09, 2021
Creative Planning spreads equity to employees

Kansas-based registered investment advisory firm will give stakes to about 10% of its workforce.

By InvestmentNews
How advisers can win in an ever-evolving industry
OPINION MAR 09, 2021
How advisers can win in an ever-evolving industry

Advisers who leverage the power of team-building, financial planning and offering advice in a fiduciary capacity will survive and thrive for decades to come.

By Jerry Lombard
Wall Street needs to come clean on diversity data
FINTECH MAR 09, 2021
Wall Street needs to come clean on diversity data

Opening up the books will put pressure on companies to hire more women and also allow the industry to acknowledge the firms that succeed. There’s no reason for companies to keep investors in the dark about diversity.

By Sean Allocca
Clock starts ticking on November 2022 compliance for SEC ad rule
FINTECH MAR 08, 2021
Clock starts ticking on November 2022 compliance for SEC ad rule

The 430-page rule updates the agency's marketing oversight for the first time since 1961 and applies to social media communications.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Wells Fargo, Schwab put Covid-19 vaccine plans in place
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAR 08, 2021
Wells Fargo, Schwab put Covid-19 vaccine plans in place

The companies are the latest that work with thousands of financial advisers to make plans for employees or work with local officials to ease the introduction of vaccines.

By Bruce Kelly
Northwestern Mutual team managing $250 million goes indie
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS MAR 08, 2021
Northwestern Mutual team managing $250 million goes indie

Vedder Group, a four-person team in Tallahassee, Florida, is using the services of Integrated Partners, with Fidelity as its custodian.

By InvestmentNews
Best Places to Work firms navigate the lockdown
OPINION MAR 08, 2021
Best Places to Work firms navigate the lockdown

Some firms offered help with the cost of technology or other tools employees needed to make it easier to work from home, while others offered fitness distractions by moving weekly employee yoga classes online.

By InvestmentNews
Wells Fargo team managing $400 million moves to UBS
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAR 05, 2021
Wells Fargo team managing $400 million moves to UBS

The father-and-son team at Dawson Wealth Management Group joins the wirehouse in San Diego.

By InvestmentNews
Team managing $600 million at Merrill Lynch goes to Rockefeller
RIA NEWS MAR 05, 2021
Team managing $600 million at Merrill Lynch goes to Rockefeller

A three-adviser, three-associate team is joining the firm in San Antonio.

By InvestmentNews
More changes at Wells Fargo Advisors, this time to management
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAR 05, 2021
More changes at Wells Fargo Advisors, this time to management

The bank continues to cut costs and simplify its broad wealth management business. Just last month, Wells Fargo said it was selling its asset management business, with $600 billion in assets, to two private equity managers.

By Bruce Kelly
Best Places to Work 2021: Top firms outpace peers on diversity
OPINION MAR 05, 2021
Best Places to Work 2021: Top firms outpace peers on diversity

Most of the winning workplaces have implemented policies to actively hire and retain a more diverse staff.

By Devin McGinley
Wells Fargo team managing $225 million moves to Baird
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS MAR 04, 2021
Wells Fargo team managing $225 million moves to Baird

Doche Financial Consulting Group is based in Scottsdale, Arizona

By InvestmentNews
Commonwealth Financial to recruiters: Lay off MassMutual reps
FINTECH MAR 04, 2021
Commonwealth Financial to recruiters: Lay off MassMutual reps

The Commonwealth Financial Network advised outside recruiters not to engage with MassMutual's reps. The company doesn't want to step on any toes due to a licensing agreement involving a tech firm it once owned.

By Bruce Kelly