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Texting takes center stage in client communications
YOUR PRACTICE FINTECH AUG 20, 2021
Texting takes center stage in client communications

Fintech firms are betting the more than 6 billion text messages that are sent every day are a sign consumers are open to communicating with businesses via text messages.

By Nicole Casperson
Keep the focus on clients, not profits, with your tech stack
YOUR PRACTICE FINTECH AUG 20, 2021
Keep the focus on clients, not profits, with your tech stack

Advisers must be able to offer exciting technology tools, while emotionally connecting with clients, according to industry experts.

By Nicole Casperson
MetLife raises minimum wage for U.S. employees
YOUR PRACTICE LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES AUG 20, 2021
MetLife raises minimum wage for U.S. employees

The nation's biggest life insurer will now pay a minimum wage of $20 an hour, up from $15, as it joins other firms boosting pay amid labor shortages.

By Bloomberg
Schwab boosts pay, pushes return-to-office plans to 2022
YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT AUG 20, 2021
Schwab boosts pay, pushes return-to-office plans to 2022

The brokerage joins other large financial firms in boosting salaries after more than a year of working through the pandemic. The pay raise, affecting most of Schwab’s 32,500 employees, will take effect in late September.

By Bloomberg
CFP Board’s new strategic plan sets 5 priorities
YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT AUG 20, 2021
CFP Board’s new strategic plan sets 5 priorities

The five-year framework contains most of the current strategy, but also incorporates new elements.

By InvestmentNews
SoFi fined $300,000 by SEC over proprietary fund sales
YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT AUG 19, 2021
SoFi fined $300,000 by SEC over proprietary fund sales

The enforcement action centered on a decision in April 2019 to replace third-party ETFs in approximately 20,000 automated accounts with funds sponsored by the firm’s parent company, Social Finance Inc.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Don't forget about clients once they've become clients
YOUR PRACTICE OPINION AUG 19, 2021
Don't forget about clients once they've become clients

Remember to always keep serving your clients. Just because they signed on the dotted line doesn’t mean they’ll always stick around.

By Robert Sofia
Morgan Stanley snags elite Merrill Lynch team in Utah
YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT AUG 18, 2021
Morgan Stanley snags elite Merrill Lynch team in Utah

While Morgan Stanley had backed away from recruiting advisers from direct competitors in recent years, the company has recently returned to the market for top-flight advisers.

By Bruce Kelly
Prudential commits $200 million to diversity in private equity
YOUR PRACTICE LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES AUG 18, 2021
Prudential commits $200 million to diversity in private equity

The company's investments will focus on women- and minority-owned PE firms.

By InvestmentNews
Amazon enters Indian wealth management with bet on Smallcase
YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT AUG 18, 2021
Amazon enters Indian wealth management with bet on Smallcase

Smallcase, a Bangalore-based startup, improves digital access to capital markets by offering weighted portfolios of stocks and exchange traded funds from in-house licensed professionals.

By Bloomberg
Goldman masks, scrutiny at Morgan Stanley as delta spreads
YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT AUG 18, 2021
Goldman masks, scrutiny at Morgan Stanley as delta spreads

Morgan Stanley just informed its staff that they will soon have to provide proof of having been vaccinated against Covid to enter its buildings.

By Bloomberg
FPA to use inclusion program developed by Latino group
YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT AUG 17, 2021
FPA to use inclusion program developed by Latino group

Financial Planning Association members who complete the nine-hour course will receive an electronic badge to add to their LinkedIn profiles.

By InvestmentNews
RIA firm culture takes pandemic beating, study finds
YOUR PRACTICE RIAS AUG 17, 2021
RIA firm culture takes pandemic beating, study finds

Nearly 40% of advisers say firm culture declined; engagement suffered

By InvestmentNews
State Street will leave NYC offices, embrace hybrid work
YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT AUG 17, 2021
State Street will leave NYC offices, embrace hybrid work

The company plans to close its two midtown Manhattan offices, and its New York-based staff will work remotely or from buildings in New Jersey and Connecticut.

By Bloomberg
Why the M&A clock is ticking faster than ever
YOUR PRACTICE OPINION AUG 17, 2021
Why the M&A clock is ticking faster than ever

Firms interested in selling have increased dramatically, but going into the end of this year, it may be hard to find the specialized contractors needed to complete a deal, like bankers, lawyers and accountants.

By Scott Hanson
Two named to top posts at AIG unit
YOUR PRACTICE RETIREMENT PLANNING AUG 17, 2021
Two named to top posts at AIG unit

Bryan Pinsky will lead individual retirement at AIG Life & Retirement, while Tim Heslin will head the U.S. life insurance business.

By InvestmentNews
Adviser managing $215 million at UBS moves to RBC
YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT AUG 16, 2021
Adviser managing $215 million at UBS moves to RBC

A mother-daughter team led by Cynthia Hansen joins RBC's Denver Tech office.

By InvestmentNews
Registration closes Oct. 1 for 2022 Best Places to Work for Financial Advisers
YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT AUG 15, 2021
Registration closes Oct. 1 for 2022 Best Places to Work for Financial Advisers

Think your firm is an outstanding employer? Only a few days left to register and it could be highlighted in the 2022 InvestmentNews list.

By InvestmentNews
An Atlanta adviser takes pride in serving polyamorous clients overlooked by traditional planners
YOUR PRACTICE RIAS AUG 13, 2021
An Atlanta adviser takes pride in serving polyamorous clients overlooked by traditional planners

Michelle Waymire, founder of Atlanta-based advisory firm Young & Scrappy, says her polyamorous niche grew out of a broader focus on the LGBTQ community.

By Jeff Benjamin
Vaccines encouraged at most advisory firms — but not required
YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT AUG 13, 2021
Vaccines encouraged at most advisory firms — but not required

The industry has differing views on vaccine requirements. BNY Mellon Pershing will start requiring them next month, while Vanguard Group Inc. is offering cash rewards.

By Jeff Benjamin