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Introducing the 2022 Women to Watch
RESOURCES WOMEN ADVISOR COMMUNITY NOV 21, 2022
Introducing the 2022 Women to Watch

This is what success looks like: 23 women financial advisers and industry executives who are advancing the financial advice profession on their own terms and 15 employers that have set a higher standard for women in their workforces and for women clients.

By InvestmentNews
The Alexandra Armstrong Award for Lifetime Achievement recipient is Amy Webber
RIAS RIA NEWS NOV 21, 2022
The Alexandra Armstrong Award for Lifetime Achievement recipient is Amy Webber

The CEO of Cambridge Investment Research has taken a road less traveled and says she still has many miles to go.

By Ryan W. Neal
Fisher Investments manager to auction record-breaking homer ball
RIAS RIA NEWS NOV 18, 2022
Fisher Investments manager to auction record-breaking homer ball

The bidding on the ball from Aaron Judge's record-breaking 62nd home run of the season will take place Nov. 29.

By InvestmentNews
Morgan Stanley rep managing $430 million moves to Merrill
ADVISOR NEWS WIREHOUSES NOV 18, 2022
Morgan Stanley rep managing $430 million moves to Merrill

Nandi Gunning joins a trio of advisers managing $2.5 billion in San Francisco.

By InvestmentNews
Envestnet closes $575 million debt offering
ADVISOR NEWS FINTECH NOV 18, 2022
Envestnet closes $575 million debt offering

The unsecured convertible notes have a 2.625% annual interest rate and will mature on Dec. 1, 2027.

By Ryan W. Neal
Financial firms, lobbying organizations urge Congress to vote on SECURE 2.0
ADVISOR NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING NOV 18, 2022
Financial firms, lobbying organizations urge Congress to vote on SECURE 2.0

Provisions such as raising the RMD age and expanding workplace retirement coverage, which have been approved by the House and by Senate committees, must be rolled into one bill and enacted before year-end.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
As financial markets dampen RIA valuations, buyers get creative with deal structures
RIAS RIA NEWS NOV 18, 2022
As financial markets dampen RIA valuations, buyers get creative with deal structures

A report from DeVoe & Co. shows dramatic drop-off in fourth-quarter deals, but the biggest buyers say they are as busy as ever.

By Jeff Benjamin
JPMorgan to give all new parents 16 weeks of leave
RIAS PRACTICE MANAGEMENT NOV 18, 2022
JPMorgan to give all new parents 16 weeks of leave

The firm will also increase employees' sick days and bereavement leave, according to an internal memo.

By InvestmentNews
Morgan Stanley's richest clients being offered Tiger Global venture fund
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES NOV 17, 2022
Morgan Stanley's richest clients being offered Tiger Global venture fund

The investment firm has tapped Morgan Stanley's wealth management arm as it seeks to raise $6 billion for its next venture fund.

By Bloomberg
Adviser checklist: Don't forget to do these things before year-end
ADVISOR NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING NOV 17, 2022
Adviser checklist: Don't forget to do these things before year-end

The end of the year is crucial for tax purposes, and strategies include tax-loss harvesting, charitable gifting and rebalancing client portfolios.

By Gregg Greenberg
Colorado revisions to financial planning guide don't quiet a critic
RIAS PRACTICE MANAGEMENT NOV 17, 2022
Colorado revisions to financial planning guide don't quiet a critic

The state is concerned that fee-for-service financial planners aren't aligning their charges with work done for clients. Michael Kitces said the guidance remains biased toward the AUM model.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Ritholtz Wealth Management hires its first company president
RIAS RIA NEWS NOV 17, 2022
Ritholtz Wealth Management hires its first company president

Jay Tini joins Ritholtz from Vanguard, where he was divisional sales manager, for his first job at an RIA.

By Jeff Benjamin
Givers kept giving despite bear market, says report on donor-advised funds
RIAS RIA NEWS NOV 16, 2022
Givers kept giving despite bear market, says report on donor-advised funds

Donor-advised funds' grants to charities around the world were up 60% this year compared to pre-pandemic 2019 and have increased 400% over the past decade, according to the report. 

By Gregg Greenberg
Webber, Franklin win top Women to Watch awards
RESOURCES WOMEN ADVISOR COMMUNITY NOV 16, 2022
Webber, Franklin win top Women to Watch awards

Amy Webber, CEO of Cambridge Investment Research Inc., won the Alexandra Armstrong Lifetime Achievement Award, while Mary Beth Franklin took home the Trailblazer Award.

By Bruce Kelly
Morgan Stanley rep goes RIA with $5 billion book of business
RIAS RIA NEWS NOV 16, 2022
Morgan Stanley rep goes RIA with $5 billion book of business

Jim Martin left $4 billion worth of client assets behind when he formed Nordwand Capital, but he says it was all part of the plan.

By Jeff Benjamin
Choreo to acquire $1 billion Cherry Bekaert Wealth Management
RIAS RIA NEWS NOV 16, 2022
Choreo to acquire $1 billion Cherry Bekaert Wealth Management

The deal expands Choreo’s footprint in the Southeast; the firm said it’s also entering a strategic relationship with an affiliated firm, Cherry Bekaert Advisory.

By InvestmentNews
Climate change could cut asset values by more than half
RIAS RIA NEWS NOV 16, 2022
Climate change could cut asset values by more than half

The costs of acting sooner are much lower than those of delaying action, Willis Towers Watson found.

By Emile Hallez
SEC officials tell advisers to put clients’ interests first, tell truth in ads
RIAS PRACTICE MANAGEMENT NOV 15, 2022
SEC officials tell advisers to put clients’ interests first, tell truth in ads

A seminar offers some insight into what the agency is looking for in firms' compliance with Reg BI and the marketing rule.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Activist investor challenges Envestnet's poor stock performance
RIAS RIA NEWS NOV 15, 2022
Activist investor challenges Envestnet's poor stock performance

Hedge fund Impactive Capital is threatening a proxy fight in an effort to secure a seat on Envestnet's board.

By Jeff Benjamin
SEC collects record penalties in FY 2022 enforcement actions
ADVISOR NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION NOV 15, 2022
SEC collects record penalties in FY 2022 enforcement actions

'This past fiscal year, we sought to recalibrate penalties to more effectively promote deterrence,' said SEC enforcement director Gurbir Grewal.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.