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Fintech CapIntel adds ESG data as it pushes US expansion
FINTECH MAR 21, 2023
Fintech CapIntel adds ESG data as it pushes US expansion

The Toronto-based firm's new offering uses ESG data from MSCI to provide ratings, scores and various metrics for funds, portfolios and individual stocks.

By Emile Hallez
First Republic hiring spree focused on these four firms
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAR 21, 2023
First Republic hiring spree focused on these four firms

Almost half the financial advisors hired by First Republic since 2010 came from Wells Fargo Advisors, J.P. Morgan Securities, UBS Financial Services and Morgan Stanley.

By Bruce Kelly
Native women launch on-ramp to asset management
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAR 21, 2023
Native women launch on-ramp to asset management

A coalition of women's groups has opened a new apprenticeship program to draw Native American women into asset management, private equity and venture capital.

By Joanne Cleaver
CFP Board launches new round of ads to promote credential
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAR 20, 2023
CFP Board launches new round of ads to promote credential

The organization urges viewers to hire a CFP — 'It's gotta be a CFP' — in its most direct appeal since the public awareness campaign launched more than a decade ago.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Advisors already know SVB’s lesson
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAR 20, 2023
Advisors already know SVB’s lesson

The truth — which long-time advisors know all too well — is that prudent risk management is rarely a crowd-pleaser before a crisis hits.

By InvestmentNews
How advisors can achieve growth in difficult markets
OPINION MAR 17, 2023
How advisors can achieve growth in difficult markets

Some advisors experience organic growth even amid challenging markets, realizing that a downturn is a great time to sow seeds for future growth.

By Kristine McManus
Finra extends work on remote supervision proposals amid investor protection concerns
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAR 16, 2023
Finra extends work on remote supervision proposals amid investor protection concerns

State regulators cite brokers' outside business activities and 'off-channel communications' as two areas that can't be overseen from afar.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
As RIAs chase scale, smaller practices will scramble to stay relevant: Report
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS MAR 16, 2023
As RIAs chase scale, smaller practices will scramble to stay relevant: Report

Research from Advisor Growth Strategies sees smaller firms facing increased pressure to grow or specialize to meeting rising client expectations.

By Jeff Benjamin
Carson Group acquires Louisiana firm managing $500 million
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAR 16, 2023
Carson Group acquires Louisiana firm managing $500 million

The deal for Baton Rouge-based Shobe Financial Group was driven by succession planning considerations.

By InvestmentNews
Sticking with WORM may leave advisory firms in the dust
OPINION MAR 15, 2023
Sticking with WORM may leave advisory firms in the dust

The SEC's amendment to rule 17a-4 represents a tremendous opportunity to bring firms' record-keeping systems into the 21st century.

By Bill Simpson
Want more new business? Add subscriptions, AdvicePay says
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAR 15, 2023
Want more new business? Add subscriptions, AdvicePay says

About 90% of households don't use financial planners, but offering fee-based services could help win them over, the firm says.

A financial planning lifeline for those caring for people with disabilities
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAR 13, 2023
A financial planning lifeline for those caring for people with disabilities

Rivent Partners has carved a niche at the intersection of affluence and social programs.

By Jeff Benjamin
Marketing rule ‘represents balance’ in mandate to back up claims: SEC official
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAR 13, 2023
Marketing rule ‘represents balance’ in mandate to back up claims: SEC official

'It doesn’t require literally a bible or book of every single claim made in any ad ever to be retained forever,' Thoreau Bartmann, an SEC counsel, told an Investment Adviser Association conference in Washington.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Schwab seeks to reassure investors following SVB collapse
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAR 13, 2023
Schwab seeks to reassure investors following SVB collapse

The firm says it has sufficient liquidity to handle any volatility and that more than 80% of deposits are insured by the FDIC.

By Bloomberg
How advisors can avoid their own SVB collapse
OPINION MAR 13, 2023
How advisors can avoid their own SVB collapse

If you’re not paying close attention to ensure that your clients’ cash is safe, you’re ignoring your fiduciary duty.

By Scott Hanson
Stressed and blessed: Women want to talk finances with other women
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAR 13, 2023
Stressed and blessed: Women want to talk finances with other women

Women are making headway with their personal financial goals, and they prefer talking with other women about money, a new Fidelity survey shows.

By Joanne Cleaver
Workplace digital tools: Prohibition alone won’t work
OPINION MAR 10, 2023
Workplace digital tools: Prohibition alone won’t work

The SEC doesn’t care whether advisors or staff are banned from using apps or tools. What’s important to them is that firms fulfill their capture and retention responsibilities.

By Kim Crawford Goodman
Payout grids for independent broker-dealers
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS MAR 10, 2023
Payout grids for independent broker-dealers

See how much brokers earn on sales of various products at 43 independent broker-dealers, according to data the firms provided to InvestmentNews Research.

By InvestmentNews
US SIF names new leader at a precarious time for ESG
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAR 09, 2023
US SIF names new leader at a precarious time for ESG

Maria Lettini will take the helm of the influential group as sustainable investing has become a political rallying cry for some state leaders.

By Emile Hallez
Regulators make noise, and advisors lose jobs
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS MAR 09, 2023
Regulators make noise, and advisors lose jobs

Financial advisors should pay attention to regulators' concerns, since it's often advisors or firm executives who don't follow industry rules to the letter who may be discharged.

By Bruce Kelly