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Morgan Stanley nabs $6.5B Merrill Lynch private wealth team
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JAN 15, 2015
Morgan Stanley nabs $6.5B Merrill Lynch private wealth team

Three elite advisers with Merrill Lynch's Private Banking and Investment Group jumped to Morgan on Friday.

By Mason Braswell
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JAN 15, 2015
Merrill Lynch loses two advisers with combined $2.1 billion in California

One goes to Stifel, the other to UBS. Both had ties to Merrill's elite private banking and investment group that serves ultra-wealthy clients.

By Mason Braswell
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JAN 15, 2015
As gay rights expand, so does the need for financial advice

With changes to state and federal laws, LGBT couples are confused as ever about financial strategies and would welcome help from financial advisers.

By Liz Skinner
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JAN 14, 2015
Wells Fargo tweaks deferred comp, pay on stock trades

Advisers could earn more deferred pay, but minimum ticket size for payout on equity trades upped to $125.

By Mason Braswell
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JAN 14, 2015
On 4th anniversary of Dodd-Frank, adviser issues remain unresolved

On 4th anniversary of Dodd-Frank, adviser issues remain unresolved as regulators give priority to other more pressing mandatory provisions.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JAN 13, 2015
SEC examinations chief to leave post at end of April

Andrew Bowden, director of the Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations, will be returning to the private sector.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JAN 13, 2015
Young advisers go from learning to doing

New employees have gained confidence, and are starting to work with clients

By Liz Skinner
RETIREMENT PLANNING JAN 12, 2015
Creative way to get clients to save more: Offer a prize

Research suggests savings increase when people are given a chance to win.

By Liz Skinner
Hedge fund employees enjoy the fruits of their labor
EQUITIES JAN 12, 2015
Hedge fund employees enjoy the fruits of their labor

On Friday's <i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i>, average compensation at hedge funds remains gaudy, even with performance down. Plus: Smart beta takes another step out of the shadows, the right way to clean up your portfolio, and the new Congress sets the tone by taking an early swipe at Obamacare.

By Jeff Benjamin
ALTERNATIVES JAN 12, 2015
Nicholas Schorsch steps back from some nontraded REITs

Nicholas Schorsch is taking a step back from the top role at three nontraded REITs he controls, handing the reins of two to his longtime investment partner. <i>See also: <a href="//www.investmentnews.com/article/20140917/INFOGRAPHIC/140919935&quot;" target="&quot;_blank&quot;" rel="noopener noreferrer">Schorsch's vast web of businesses</a></i>

By Bruce Kelly
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JAN 12, 2015
Morgan sets sights on Schwab's financial consultants

In battle to recruit affordable talent and assets, Morgan Stanley risks legal fallout to pursue discount broker's advisers.

By Mason Braswell
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JAN 12, 2015
Ex-Credit Suisse brokers sued over alleged theft of client data

Two advisers who had $3.5 million in production took confidential information when they moved to J.P. Morgan Securities, suit alleges.

By Mason Braswell
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JAN 12, 2015
Wirehouses warm to bank channel recruits

Wirehouses are now focusing on a new market segment in their talent searches: bank channel recruits. Why the change in sentiment for advisers once considered too risky?

By Mason Braswell
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JAN 09, 2015
Lessons from Brian Williams: Is it ever OK to lie to clients?

The lightning pace at which NBC News anchor Brian Williams lost credibility with the public raises the question of whether it's ever acceptable to bend the truth.

By Liz Skinner
Goodbye, Tommy Belesis. We won't miss you.
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS JAN 09, 2015
Goodbye, Tommy Belesis. We won't miss you.

The rise and fall of the notorious owner and CEO of the defunct independent broker-dealer John Thomas Financial is now complete, and senior columnist Bruce Kelly says the industry won't miss him.

By Bruce Kelly
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JAN 09, 2015
Focusing on female clients means helping with their lives, not just money

Advisers give tips on what successful women want in a financial professional.

By Liz Skinner
Account minimums are only good for paper
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JAN 08, 2015
Account minimums are only good for paper

Why some advisers should consider ditching account minimums.

By Bloomberg
Why every adviser should have account minimums
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JAN 08, 2015
Why every adviser should have account minimums

Fact: You can't be everything to everyone so don't try to be.

By Paul West
Unpleasant surprise on Form 1040 for Obamacare participants
RETIREMENT PLANNING JAN 08, 2015
Unpleasant surprise on Form 1040 for Obamacare participants

This tax filing season is going to be a little more complicated for freelancers and independent contractors who get health care subsidies.

By Darla Mercado
FINTECH JAN 08, 2015
3 ways advisers can build their digital influence

Going digital is not only good business, but it's the future of client relationship professions.

By By Stephanie Sammons