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Psychological factors keep advisors from growing assets: Study
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAY 09, 2023
Psychological factors keep advisors from growing assets: Study

A notable 43% of financial advisors worry about being perceived as 'pushy' when they're trying to grow their businesses.

By Gregg Greenberg
10 IBDs with the highest portion of female reps in 2022
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS MAY 08, 2023
10 IBDs with the highest portion of female reps in 2022

Women are underrepresented in the advice industry, but at some independent broker-dealers, they make up a significant portion of the producing reps.

By InvestmentNews
The Bud Light case for ESG
OPINION MAY 05, 2023
The Bud Light case for ESG

The 'anti-woke' crowd found a boogeyman in Anheuser-Busch just as it has with ESG broadly.

By Emile Hallez
Merrill to pay $1.4 million over telemarketing violations
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAY 04, 2023
Merrill to pay $1.4 million over telemarketing violations

The company, which self-reported the issue, signed separate consent orders with Finra and the New Hampshire Bureau of Securities Regulation.

By Emile Hallez
10 IBDs with the highest average payouts in 2022
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS MAY 04, 2023
10 IBDs with the highest average payouts in 2022

InvestmentNews Research identifies the independent broker-dealers whose reps took home the highest average payouts last year.

By InvestmentNews
Driving Business Efficiency as You Grow
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAY 04, 2023
Driving Business Efficiency as You Grow

As your business grows, it changes. You bring new clients onboard; current clients’ needs shift; service requirements expand. In order to ensure your firm maintains the high quality client relationships its known for, you need to establish a nimble infrastructure that’s ready to meet growth opportunities with you. Use the following framework to get started.

By Commonwealth Financial Network
Goldman Sachs expands to Dallas, joining Wall Street's latest move west
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAY 03, 2023
Goldman Sachs expands to Dallas, joining Wall Street's latest move west

The number of finance and insurance jobs in Dallas has surged 33% in the past decade, more than double the national average.

By Bloomberg
When the going gets tough, the tough get EPIC
OPINION MAY 02, 2023
When the going gets tough, the tough get EPIC

Amid volatile markets, it's important that financial professionals provide clients with Empathy, Perspective, Insights and Choices.

By Ryan Sullivan
Liz Nesvold joins Cresset as president
RIA NEWS MAY 02, 2023
Liz Nesvold joins Cresset as president

Nesvold is exiting Raymond James to take on an expansive new role at Cresset's $30 billion platform.

By Jeff Benjamin
Matt Sonnen joins Coldstream Wealth Management as chief operating officer
RIA NEWS MAY 02, 2023
Matt Sonnen joins Coldstream Wealth Management as chief operating officer

Sonnen, founder of consulting firm PFI Advisors, will work on improving Coldstream's back-office operations.

By InvestmentNews
Morgan Stanley planning to eliminate 3,000 employees in fresh round of job cuts
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAY 02, 2023
Morgan Stanley planning to eliminate 3,000 employees in fresh round of job cuts

The head count reductions, which are the bank’s second round within six months, will spare wealth management teams, including advisors.

By Bloomberg
Stifel to pay $3.2 million over former broker's 'predatory sales'
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS MAY 01, 2023
Stifel to pay $3.2 million over former broker's 'predatory sales'

The firm allegedly failed to supervise Joseph Crespi, whose trading activity prompted 135 internal alerts over 12 months, according to the office of Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth William Galvin.

By Emile Hallez
Ermotti taps UBS veteran Naratil to lead integration of Credit Suisse
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAY 01, 2023
Ermotti taps UBS veteran Naratil to lead integration of Credit Suisse

Naratil will become the firm's chief financial officer and lead the division that will oversee the Credit Suisse merger, a Swiss newspaper reports.

By Bloomberg
Wirehouses feeling the chill of autumn in the air
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS MAY 01, 2023
Wirehouses feeling the chill of autumn in the air

The giant firms face an approaching winter as they become less prominent in the overall advisory business.

By InvestmentNews
The superiority of the fee-based compensation model
OPINION APR 26, 2023
The superiority of the fee-based compensation model

The preeminent conflict of the commission-based model is that it forces you to put the pursuit of new clients ahead of serving your existing ones.

By Scott Hanson
BlackRock's Dalia Blass leaves for law firm Sullivan & Cromwell
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT APR 26, 2023
BlackRock's Dalia Blass leaves for law firm Sullivan & Cromwell

Blass, the former head of the SEC's division of investment management, led external affairs at BlackRock for two years.

By Emile Hallez
Wells Fargo investors overrule board on annual harassment report
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT APR 26, 2023
Wells Fargo investors overrule board on annual harassment report

A majority of the bank's investors voted in favor of a shareholder proposal requesting an annual public report on efforts to prevent harassment and discrimination against employees.

By Bloomberg
Advisor Group makes rebranding campaign official
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS APR 26, 2023
Advisor Group makes rebranding campaign official

A new name is forthcoming, and the firm's eight independent broker-dealers will be merged under that new name in 18 months.

By Emile Hallez
Morningstar brings competing model portfolios onto its proprietary platform
FINTECH APR 25, 2023
Morningstar brings competing model portfolios onto its proprietary platform

BlackRock, T. Rowe Price, Fidelity and Clark Capital will get shelf space alongside Morningstar's own models.

By Jeff Benjamin
Legislation would allow use of 529 funds to finance training for CFP credential
RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 25, 2023
Legislation would allow use of 529 funds to finance training for CFP credential

The American Institute of CPAs is also backing the measure because it would cover expenses related to the CPA exam.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.