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Reporting technology for RIAs
OPINION JUN 04, 2020
Reporting technology for RIAs

As breakaways build their tech stack, the reporting provider serves as a 'hub' through which data flows to the firm's back-office infrastructure

By Matt Sonnen
Financial planners will find an open lane when focusing on client values
RIA NEWS JUN 04, 2020
Financial planners will find an open lane when focusing on client values

Older advisers in particular are missing the mark when it comes to the softer side of client relations

By Jeff Benjamin
BlackRock files to license nontransparent ETF structure
MUTUAL FUNDS JUN 04, 2020
BlackRock files to license nontransparent ETF structure

The asset manager will use Precidian Investments' ActiveShares model

By Bloomberg
Vanguard struggling to break into European ETF market
MUTUAL FUNDS JUN 04, 2020
Vanguard struggling to break into European ETF market

Eight years after it launched its first European ETFs, the giant asset manager has less than 6% of the market, compared with BlackRock's 45%

By Bloomberg
Fidelity rolls out three semitransparent ETFs
EQUITIES JUN 04, 2020
Fidelity rolls out three semitransparent ETFs

The new funds showcase the firm's proxy basket technology

By Jeff Benjamin
DOL encourages use of private equity funds in retirement plans
RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 03, 2020
DOL encourages use of private equity funds in retirement plans

Investor advocates warn high-risk, high-fee investments could harm savers

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Raymond James sues Ohio National for $10 million in VA commission fight
LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES JUN 03, 2020
Raymond James sues Ohio National for $10 million in VA commission fight

Raymond James is the latest broker to join the tussle over compensation on the insurer's variable annuities

By Bruce Kelly
Nationwide protests over race highlight hurdles faced by nonwhite advisers
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JUN 03, 2020
Nationwide protests over race highlight hurdles faced by nonwhite advisers

As racial injustice fires up protesters and looters, financial advisers face the fallout with clients whose small businesses experience economic loss

By Nicole Casperson
Goldman names new wealth management head for N.Y. region
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JUN 03, 2020
Goldman names new wealth management head for N.Y. region

Nicole Pullen Ross, who most recently headed the firm's Mid-Atlantic region, becomes one of its highest-profile black female executives

By Bloomberg
DOL sends revised fiduciary rule to Office of Management and Budget
RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 02, 2020
DOL sends revised fiduciary rule to Office of Management and Budget

After being stalled for months, the proposal has finally advanced and could be heading toward public release

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Judges skeptical Congress mandated a uniform fiduciary standard rather than Reg BI
RIA NEWS JUN 02, 2020
Judges skeptical Congress mandated a uniform fiduciary standard rather than Reg BI

Plaintiffs in the lawsuit argue the SEC exceeded authority by giving brokers too much latitude on advice

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
5 challenges facing successful independents
OPINION JUN 02, 2020
5 challenges facing successful independents

When they begin thinking about their endgame, the largest firms may not be able to find a buyer within their own broker-dealer network

By Louis Diamond
$400 million hybrid joins LPL from Securities America
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS JUN 02, 2020
$400 million hybrid joins LPL from Securities America

Missouri-based Niklas Financial will align with JFC Financial Services, which moved to LPL from Securities America last month

By InvestmentNews
Captrust lands first PE funding
RIA NEWS JUN 02, 2020
Captrust lands first PE funding

GTCR's investment reflects a $1.25 billion valuation for Captrust

By InvestmentNews
$600 million Minnesota hybrid switches B-D to LaSalle St.
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS JUN 02, 2020
$600 million Minnesota hybrid switches B-D to LaSalle St.

Stiles Financial, exiting Cambridge Investment Research, retains own RIA

By InvestmentNews
How history lessons can help calm anxious investors
OPINION JUN 01, 2020
How history lessons can help calm anxious investors

Encouraging clients to stay invested through the worst and best days is the most likely to result in a successful retirement outcome

By Katherine Roy
Former FPA president criticizes board over Schadle’s departure
RIA NEWS JUN 01, 2020
Former FPA president criticizes board over Schadle’s departure

"If they’re firing her, they better fire themselves," Paul Auslander said

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Voya Financial sees $600 million AUM group jump to Cambridge
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS JUN 01, 2020
Voya Financial sees $600 million AUM group jump to Cambridge

Vision Financial Group moved to Cambridge the first week of May

By Bruce Kelly
May was the month for mid-cap stocks
RIA NEWS JUN 01, 2020
May was the month for mid-cap stocks

Mid-sized companies have now rallied 31% since the stock market bottom in March

By Jeff Benjamin
Tax planning is a hot topic amid a pandemic and a looming election
RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 01, 2020
Tax planning is a hot topic amid a pandemic and a looming election

Most advisers expect tax rates to go up, but opinions vary on how and when to plan for it

By Emile Hallez