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Lido Advisors acquires $800 million trust company
RIA NEWS JUN 14, 2022
Lido Advisors acquires $800 million trust company

Enterprise Trust & Investment Company, based in Bay Area. provides investment management and fiduciary services to high-net worth individuals.

By InvestmentNews
AssetMark buys $9.5 billion TAMP business from Vestmark
RIA NEWS JUN 14, 2022
AssetMark buys $9.5 billion TAMP business from Vestmark

The deal for Adhesion expands AssetMark’s ability to serve the RIA market.

By Ryan W. Neal
Wells Fargo to focus on indie B-D business. For real
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS JUN 14, 2022
Wells Fargo to focus on indie B-D business. For real

Wells Fargo's IBD, FiNet, hasn't been 'a growth priority' for the wirehouse. Now it is. How has the strategy changed?

By Bruce Kelly
Investing for racial equity in a returns-driven world
RIA NEWS JUN 14, 2022
Investing for racial equity in a returns-driven world

Panelists at an US SIF event discussed how the industry can do more for BIPOC clients, workers and communities.

By Emile Hallez
Mariner Wealth scoops up $1 billion RIA
RIA NEWS JUN 14, 2022
Mariner Wealth scoops up $1 billion RIA

Corbenic Partners in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania will assume the Mariner Wealth Advisors name following a June 30 closing.

By InvestmentNews
Morgan Stanley CEO Gorman sees 50% recession risk
RIA NEWS JUN 13, 2022
Morgan Stanley CEO Gorman sees 50% recession risk

But Gorman says he's more focused on nonfinancial risks, such as data stability, cyberattacks and operations risk.

By Bloomberg
Senate committee poised to vote on retirement savings bill
RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 13, 2022
Senate committee poised to vote on retirement savings bill

The measure is likely to become part of a larger Senate counterpart to the comprehensive retirement savings bill known as SECURE 2.0 that was approved in the House earlier this year.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
As markets slide, more advisers are sending clients to I bonds
RIA NEWS JUN 13, 2022
As markets slide, more advisers are sending clients to I bonds

Investing in the Treasury-backed inflation hedge comes with a few challenges, but the 9.62% yield is seen as worth the effort.

By Jeff Benjamin
LPL sniffing around Philly broker-dealer: Report
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS JUN 13, 2022
LPL sniffing around Philly broker-dealer: Report

Boenning & Scattergood is nearing an expected restructuring and may sell its wealth management business, according to the Philadelphia Inquirer.

By Bruce Kelly
Recession fears spark retirement planners to action
RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 13, 2022
Recession fears spark retirement planners to action

As expectations of an economic slowdown grow, retirement planners are already feeling the impact.

By Gregg Greenberg
Genstar leads recapitalization of Cerity Partners
RIA NEWS JUN 13, 2022
Genstar leads recapitalization of Cerity Partners

Lightyear Capital, which has been an investor in Cerity since 2017, will retain an equity stake in the New York-based firm.

By InvestmentNews
When it comes to fees, how advisers charge is as important to clients as how much
RIA NEWS JUN 13, 2022
When it comes to fees, how advisers charge is as important to clients as how much

Deducting fees from client portfolios can introduce the punishing long-term consequences of reverse compounding.

By Jeff Benjamin
Goldman faces SEC probe of ESG funds
RIA NEWS JUN 11, 2022
Goldman faces SEC probe of ESG funds

The agency is reportedly looking into whether some of the investments for mutual funds offered by Goldman's asset management unit are in breach of ESG metrics promised in the marketing materials.

By Bloomberg
FS Investments exec Michael Gerber joins federal retirement plan board
RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 10, 2022
FS Investments exec Michael Gerber joins federal retirement plan board

Gerber will help oversee the Thrift Savings Plan, a defined-contribution program for 6.2 million federal workers that is now offering ESG options.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Asset-based advisory fees stuck between inflation and a hard place
RIA NEWS JUN 10, 2022
Asset-based advisory fees stuck between inflation and a hard place

Spiking inflation adds a new twist to the concept of linking advisers' revenues to their clients' portfolios.

By Jeff Benjamin
Finra suspends, fines broker who flubbed Covid relief loan application
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JUN 10, 2022
Finra suspends, fines broker who flubbed Covid relief loan application

Tameem Habib applied for the loan without telling his firm, J.P. Morgan Securities, that he had an outside business.

By Bruce Kelly
Jim O'Shaughnessy exiting OSAM at end of year
RIA NEWS JUN 10, 2022
Jim O'Shaughnessy exiting OSAM at end of year

The custom indexing pioneer launched O’Shaughnessy Asset Management in 2007 and has been serving as chairman, co-CIO and portfolio manager.

By Gregg Greenberg
Billion-dollar Wells Fargo private bank trio opts for J.P. Morgan
RIA NEWS JUN 10, 2022
Billion-dollar Wells Fargo private bank trio opts for J.P. Morgan

Team switches banks in New York City; another trio who oversaw more than $1 billion in client assets joins from Wealthspire.

By InvestmentNews
Inflation hits 40-year high, pressuring Fed and Biden
RIA NEWS JUN 10, 2022
Inflation hits 40-year high, pressuring Fed and Biden

The consumer price index rose 1% in May, topping all estimates, led by increases in the costs of shelter, food and gas.

By Bloomberg
Yellen says crypto is ‘very risky’ option for retirement savers
RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 10, 2022
Yellen says crypto is ‘very risky’ option for retirement savers

Treasury chief says it would be reasonable for Congress to regulate what assets could be included in tax-favored retirement vehicles.

By Bloomberg