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Advisor Group B-D snares RBC advisors with $250 million in client assets
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS MAY 09, 2023
Advisor Group B-D snares RBC advisors with $250 million in client assets

Minnesota-based Tom Delich had worked at RBC for almost 23 years; he and his team are joining Financial Dimensions Group, a unit of Royal Alliance Associates.

By Bruce Kelly
Goldman to pay $215 million to settle case on underpaying women
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAY 09, 2023
Goldman to pay $215 million to settle case on underpaying women

The trial, which had been scheduled for next month in New York, would have provided a rare public forum for testimony about inequality inside the financial industry.

By Bloomberg
Ex-Brinker execs launch firm catering to RIAs and foreign banks looking to start RIAs
RIA NEWS MAY 09, 2023
Ex-Brinker execs launch firm catering to RIAs and foreign banks looking to start RIAs

Jason Moore and John Coyne have high hopes for their three-pronged business model at Ategenos Capital.

By Jeff Benjamin
Audits on the rise amid a resurgent IRS
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 09, 2023
Audits on the rise amid a resurgent IRS

If the IRS thinks a taxpayer owes money, its efforts to collect could include levying bank accounts, placing liens on their home, garnishing their salary, and even refusing to issue a passport.

By Gregg Greenberg
Psychological factors keep advisors from growing assets: Study
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAY 09, 2023
Psychological factors keep advisors from growing assets: Study

A notable 43% of financial advisors worry about being perceived as 'pushy' when they're trying to grow their businesses.

By Gregg Greenberg
Schwab starts hedging interest-rate risk with derivatives  
RIA NEWS MAY 09, 2023
Schwab starts hedging interest-rate risk with derivatives  

The derivatives were valued at $3.9 billion as of March 31, the Westlake, Texas-based company said in a regulatory filing.

By Bloomberg
Cresset bulks up multifamily office by merging with True Capital Management
RIA NEWS MAY 09, 2023
Cresset bulks up multifamily office by merging with True Capital Management

True brings $1.7 billion and a raft of athlete and entertainer clients to the Cresset platform, which is hovering around $33 billion.

By Jeff Benjamin
First Republic advisor joins Certuity
RIA NEWS MAY 08, 2023
First Republic advisor joins Certuity

Daniel Lee had been affiliated with First Republic since 2013 and was credited with bringing in $7 billion in assets.

By InvestmentNews
Maine legislators halt bill opposed to use of ESG factors
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 08, 2023
Maine legislators halt bill opposed to use of ESG factors

State pension professionals argued against it, saying the legislation would limit investment considerations.

By Emile Hallez
Advisors stick with Treasuries despite political tension over debt limit
EQUITIES MAY 08, 2023
Advisors stick with Treasuries despite political tension over debt limit

'It's sort of like the nicest house on an ugly block, which, relatively speaking, is the best place to be,' said one advisor.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Pinnacle Private Wealth goes indie with Commonwealth
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 08, 2023
Pinnacle Private Wealth goes indie with Commonwealth

The Wisconsin-based firm with $220 million in client assets had been with Associated Investment Services; it will join Commonwealth via an affiliated firm, Integrated Equity Management.

By InvestmentNews
Hightower takes stake in TEN Capital
RIA NEWS MAY 08, 2023
Hightower takes stake in TEN Capital

The firm, with offices in Spokane and Seattle, Washington, oversees $1 billion in assets.

By InvestmentNews
LPL adds $210 million team from Wells Fargo
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS MAY 08, 2023
LPL adds $210 million team from Wells Fargo

The father-son duo of Jeffrey and Justin Katz are joining LPL’s employee channel and will operate as Katz Wealth Advisors of LPL Financial.

By InvestmentNews
5 tax planning strategies to consider in the wake of Tax Day
OPINION MAY 08, 2023
5 tax planning strategies to consider in the wake of Tax Day

What better time to work with your clients on positioning their portfolios for a better after-tax outcome than when paying taxes is fresh on their mind?

By Rob Kuharic
10 IBDs with the highest portion of female reps in 2022
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS MAY 08, 2023
10 IBDs with the highest portion of female reps in 2022

Women are underrepresented in the advice industry, but at some independent broker-dealers, they make up a significant portion of the producing reps.

By InvestmentNews
ESG could have saved Silicon Valley Bank
OPINION MAY 05, 2023
ESG could have saved Silicon Valley Bank

One of the nation’s largest banks experienced a series of governance lapses that resulted in the mismanagement of interest-rate risk.

By Andrew Siwo
Financial advisors shun 'sell in May' — but still make the case for selling
RIA NEWS MAY 05, 2023
Financial advisors shun 'sell in May' — but still make the case for selling

History is on the side of sitting on the sidelines from May through October, but advisors say investing is not that simple.

By Jeff Benjamin
Finra arbitrators order Oppenheimer to pay nearly $14M to Florida retirees
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAY 05, 2023
Finra arbitrators order Oppenheimer to pay nearly $14M to Florida retirees

The award is another loss for the firm in a case involving a Ponzi scheme that was run from an Oppenheimer branch office in Atlanta by former broker John J. Woods.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Envestnet shares struggle after Q1 revenue falls
FINTECH MAY 05, 2023
Envestnet shares struggle after Q1 revenue falls

Envestnet reported revenue of $298.71 million for the first quarter, down 7.1% from the same period last year.

By Gregg Greenberg
AmeriFlex Group rolls out proprietary planning solution
RIA NEWS MAY 05, 2023
AmeriFlex Group rolls out proprietary planning solution

AmeriFlex Premier+ will allow advisory firm clients to look at possible future outcomes that could result from their planning decisions.

By InvestmentNews