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Realta Wealth continues to bolster leadership team since rebrand
RIA NEWS MAR 18, 2024
Realta Wealth continues to bolster leadership team since rebrand

Broker-dealer formerly known as CoastalOne changed its name in January.

By Steve Randall
Markets optimistic ahead of Fed meeting
RIA NEWS MAR 18, 2024
Markets optimistic ahead of Fed meeting

The central bank will announce its latest rates decision this week.

By Bloomberg
Commodity trading profits pass $100B globally
RIA NEWS MAR 18, 2024
Commodity trading profits pass $100B globally

Last year marks the second-best year for the industry.

By Bloomberg
Is a college education still a sound investment?
RIA NEWS MAR 18, 2024
Is a college education still a sound investment?

Study considered the average annual return on a degree versus a high school diploma.

By Steve Randall
BBVA breaks into US RIA space
RIA NEWS MAR 15, 2024
BBVA breaks into US RIA space

The global firm’s first investment advisory office in Miami will initially cater primarily to high-net-worth clients from Latin America.

By Leo Almazora
Concurrent continues to hit growth goals with three new advisors
RIA NEWS MAR 15, 2024
Concurrent continues to hit growth goals with three new advisors

With the addition of recruits from Wells Fargo and Raymond James, the hybrid has topped its initial 2024 target of $17B in assets under advisement.

By Leo Almazora
Osaic, Securities America fined by Finra over cybersecurity
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS MAR 15, 2024
Osaic, Securities America fined by Finra over cybersecurity

The regulator fined the firms $150,000 each for failures related to protecting thousands of clients’ private information and cybersecurity gaffes.

By Bruce Kelly
UBS has more diversified business than Morgan Stanley: JPMorgan analysts
WIREHOUSES MAR 15, 2024
UBS has more diversified business than Morgan Stanley: JPMorgan analysts

The Swiss bank has a better wealth management franchise than Morgan Stanley outside the U.S., JPMorgan analysts say.

By Bloomberg
What do clients really want? And what is their biggest dissatisfaction?  
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAR 15, 2024
What do clients really want? And what is their biggest dissatisfaction?  

Top demands vary between millionaires and the mass market.

By Steve Randall
Investors shun stagflation fears with record inflows to US equities
RIA NEWS MAR 15, 2024
Investors shun stagflation fears with record inflows to US equities

BofA strategists says $56 billion flowed into US equity funds in week ended March 13.

By Bloomberg
Millennium-backed fund bolsters fixed-income team with BofA hire
RIA NEWS MAR 15, 2024
Millennium-backed fund bolsters fixed-income team with BofA hire

Ilana Kaufman is reported to have been hired as a portfolio manager.

By Bloomberg
Special benefits for special needs clients
RIA NEWS MAR 14, 2024
Special benefits for special needs clients

Advisor who focuses on special needs planning highlights two ‘life changing’ government programs available to those who have a disability.

By Josh Welsh
New Hampshire bars former Next Financial broker
ALTERNATIVES MAR 14, 2024
New Hampshire bars former Next Financial broker

The broker and Next Financial Group Inc. are on the hook for more than $1 million in penalties.

By Bruce Kelly
Oil markets facing supply deficit throughout 2024: IEA warns
RIA NEWS MAR 14, 2024
Oil markets facing supply deficit throughout 2024: IEA warns

A surplus had been expected but OPEC+ is set to make further cuts.

By Bloomberg
J.P. Morgan Asset Management hires industry veteran as chief ETF strategist
RIA NEWS MAR 14, 2024
J.P. Morgan Asset Management hires industry veteran as chief ETF strategist

Firm is boosting insights offering amid growing demand for exchange-traded funds.

By Steve Randall
Diversify enhances in-house platform amid growing advisor adoption
FINTECH MAR 14, 2024
Diversify enhances in-house platform amid growing advisor adoption

Firm says it can do better than the 'limitations' of other investment platforms.

By Steve Randall
Franklin Templeton's Fiduciary Trust welcomes two industry leaders in Pennsylvania
RIA NEWS MAR 14, 2024
Franklin Templeton's Fiduciary Trust welcomes two industry leaders in Pennsylvania

The firm expanded into the region in 2020 through an acquisition.

By Steve Randall
CFP Board overhauls its sanctions and certification rules
RIA NEWS MAR 13, 2024
CFP Board overhauls its sanctions and certification rules

The professional body for financial planners says it's making changes to maintain fairness while serving the public’s best interest.

By Leo Almazora
What a lawsuit by Exxon could mean for shareholder resolutions
RIA NEWS MAR 13, 2024
What a lawsuit by Exxon could mean for shareholder resolutions

Even though shareholders withdrew their proposals, the company is pressing ahead with its lawsuit, and lobbying groups are supporting it.

By Emile Hallez
Finra fines spike 63% in 2023: Report
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS MAR 13, 2024
Finra fines spike 63% in 2023: Report

'Last year saw bigger Finra fines per case,' a lawyer says. 'Supersized fines, or those of $1 million or more, were up, and mega-sized fines, or those of $5 million and more, increased too.'

By Bruce Kelly