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Most people don’t expect to need long-term care in old age, but think others will
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 08, 2025
Most people don’t expect to need long-term care in old age, but think others will

Gaps revealed in knowledge about employer-sponsored caregiving programs.

By Steve Randall
LPL reports strong first quarter with assets up to $1.8T, earnings above consensus
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS MAY 08, 2025
LPL reports strong first quarter with assets up to $1.8T, earnings above consensus

Recruited assets, organic growth both powered ahead.

By Steve Randall
Goldman Sachs: RIA M&A market defies corporate slowdown
RIA NEWS MAY 08, 2025
Goldman Sachs: RIA M&A market defies corporate slowdown

Goldman Sachs' Padi Raphael, Global Co-Head of Third-Party Wealth, said the "door is always open" regarding a potential RIA referral program, as the firm looks to serve the "mega trend" of growing wealth from independent advisors.

By Andrew Cohen
HNW women face hurdles in great wealth transfer, report suggests
RIA NEWS MAY 08, 2025
HNW women face hurdles in great wealth transfer, report suggests

UBS research finds lack of planning and communication as key challenges for high-net-worth widows and next-generation women in navigating inheritances.

By Leo Almazora
Blackstone, Vanguard, Wellington fire first joint shot into interval fund space
ALTERNATIVES MAY 08, 2025
Blackstone, Vanguard, Wellington fire first joint shot into interval fund space

The proposed "all markets" fund is structured to enable quarterly redemptions, driven by investments in public equities, fixed income, and private market assets.

By Leo Almazora
LPL faces states' regulatory actions on emails, chat app snafus
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS MAY 08, 2025
LPL faces states' regulatory actions on emails, chat app snafus

The firm has been dogged by compliance issues for years, resulting in multiple fines by various regulatory bodies.

By Bruce Kelly
Billions in fees at risk over SEC's dual-share shift, Cerulli says
ETFS MAY 08, 2025
Billions in fees at risk over SEC's dual-share shift, Cerulli says

Wirehouses and broker dealers stand to lose up to $30 billion a year if mutual fund managers are allowed to add ETF share classes to their current strategies, according to a new analysis.

By Bloomberg
Private credit fund results point to pockets of weakness
ALTERNATIVES MAY 08, 2025
Private credit fund results point to pockets of weakness

Preliminary earnings reports reveal softness among BDCs, with some expecting challenges to leak in from tariff tensions.

By Bloomberg
SEC shuts probe into Morgan Stanley cash sweep program with no enforcement action
WIREHOUSES MAY 08, 2025
SEC shuts probe into Morgan Stanley cash sweep program with no enforcement action

Wall Street giant avoids penalties as regulator ends yearlong review of interest treatment on idle client cash.

By Leo Almazora
Corient selects Vestmark for portfolio management tech
FINTECH MAY 08, 2025
Corient selects Vestmark for portfolio management tech

Canadian-owned RIA firm to unify investment operations using Vestmark's trading and portfolio management system amid ongoing national expansion.

By Leo Almazora
Mercer surpasses 100-deal milestone in decade-long acquisition strategy
RIA NEWS MAY 08, 2025
Mercer surpasses 100-deal milestone in decade-long acquisition strategy

The $71 billion RIA giant's newest partners in Washington, DC and Colorado mark a symbolic turning point for its inorganic growth strategy launched in 2016.

By Leo Almazora
Finra extends feedback period on rule modernization
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE MAY 08, 2025
Finra extends feedback period on rule modernization

Regulator wants to know which rules are outdated

By Steve Randall
Fixed income, alternative investments were powerful combo in Q1
EQUITIES MAY 07, 2025
Fixed income, alternative investments were powerful combo in Q1

Large US institutional funds fared better with a lower allocation to equities.

By Steve Randall
Elevation Point banks on family office model to combat fee compression
RIA NEWS MAY 07, 2025
Elevation Point banks on family office model to combat fee compression

Advisors can dodge looming fee compression by offering family office services like property and casualty insurance, explains Elevation Point's Jim Dickson as his firm brings on investment from the Milstein-family backed Emigrant Partners.

By Andrew Cohen
Can ETF issuers mimic Buffett's investing magic?
EQUITIES MAY 07, 2025
Can ETF issuers mimic Buffett's investing magic?

As Berkshire Hathaway remains a top-performing financial stock, ETFs that offer a similar value style could appeal to investors, according to CFRA.

By Leo Almazora
Trump administration's downsizing push hits thousands of Wall Street cops
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE MAY 07, 2025
Trump administration's downsizing push hits thousands of Wall Street cops

Buyouts, layoffs, early retirements, and hiring freezes have added up to the steepest cuts in decades at the SEC and other federal agencies.

By Bloomberg
How is AI rewiring financial planning? Global survey sheds light
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAY 07, 2025
How is AI rewiring financial planning? Global survey sheds light

More than three-quarters of planners believe AI will enhance client service, but call for more training and guidance.

By Leo Almazora
Advisor moves: LPL welcomes women-led B. Riley team as RayJay reels in father-son pair from Wells Fargo
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS MAY 07, 2025
Advisor moves: LPL welcomes women-led B. Riley team as RayJay reels in father-son pair from Wells Fargo

Elsewhere, Wells Fargo also recently announced several new hires from Cetera, Merrill Lynch, and JPMorgan.

By Leo Almazora
Changes at Cetera: John Lefferts to lead indie advisor community as Clint Brookshire heads up Avantax
FINTECH MAY 07, 2025
Changes at Cetera: John Lefferts to lead indie advisor community as Clint Brookshire heads up Avantax

The leadership changes are happening just as the firm forges a strategic partnership with AI notetaking leader Jump.

By Leo Almazora
Netflix investors unfazed by new movie tariff threat
EQUITIES MAY 07, 2025
Netflix investors unfazed by new movie tariff threat

The streaming giant's bulletproof status against Trump's trade war got hit with a Sunday social media punch, but strategists still have faith.

By Bloomberg