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Advisor revenue up at Ameriprise despite lousy year for stocks
RIAS RIA NEWS JAN 26, 2023
Advisor revenue up at Ameriprise despite lousy year for stocks

The firm reported that its average revenue per financial advisor increased almost 4% in 2022 compared to the year earlier.

By Bruce Kelly
Team of women managing $435 million join Raymond James from UBS
ADVISOR NEWS INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS JAN 26, 2023
Team of women managing $435 million join Raymond James from UBS

Jeanne Eisele, Mary Gilbert and Leanne Gray operate as Anchor Financial in Linwood, New Jersey.

By InvestmentNews
Morgan Stanley fines bankers over $1 million each for using unapproved messaging platforms
ADVISOR NEWS FINTECH JAN 26, 2023
Morgan Stanley fines bankers over $1 million each for using unapproved messaging platforms

The firm is the latest bank to require individual staff to bear some of the burden of an unprecedented regulatory investigation.

By Bloomberg
Portfolio manager providing retirement investors diversification, defense
ADVISOR NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING JAN 26, 2023
Portfolio manager providing retirement investors diversification, defense

Fund manager Michael Cuggino talks about the value that asset classes like precious metals and real estate can provide.

By Gregg Greenberg
Cetera to buy Securian’s wealth business
ADVISOR NEWS INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS JAN 25, 2023
Cetera to buy Securian’s wealth business

The deal will bring Cetera more than 1,000 advisors with $24.8 billion in assets under management and $47.4 billion in assets under administration.

By InvestmentNews
Vanguard, Schwab Charitable donors keep giving despite stock sell-off
RIAS RIA NEWS JAN 25, 2023
Vanguard, Schwab Charitable donors keep giving despite stock sell-off

At Vanguard Charitable, donors granted more than $1.87 billion, marking its sixth straight year of record giving.

By Gregg Greenberg
Morgan Stanley's ETF debut strikes chord with fees, tests market with ESG focus
RIAS RIA NEWS JAN 25, 2023
Morgan Stanley's ETF debut strikes chord with fees, tests market with ESG focus

Nearly a year after it announced plans to enter the ETF space, the wirehouse is banking on its Calvert brand to carry the day.

By Jeff Benjamin
SEC proposes new conflicts-of-interest rule aimed at certain securitizations
RIAS RIA NEWS JAN 25, 2023
SEC proposes new conflicts-of-interest rule aimed at certain securitizations

SEC Chair Gary Gensler called the measure an 'unfinished step in Congress’s vision for financial reform' following the 2008 financial crisis.

By Bloomberg
8 reasons to consider cash balance plans for business owner clients
ADVISOR NEWS OPINION JAN 25, 2023
8 reasons to consider cash balance plans for business owner clients

Such plans can help clients catch up on retirement saving while offering significant tax benefits.

By Ross K. Brown
Wisconsin advisor pulled $1.9 million fraud on clients
RIAS RIA NEWS JAN 25, 2023
Wisconsin advisor pulled $1.9 million fraud on clients

The advisor, Anthony B. Liddle, 40, was barred from the securities industry last June by the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority Inc.

By Bruce Kelly
Does the 60/40 rule need revising given the surge in alts?
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES JAN 25, 2023
Does the 60/40 rule need revising given the surge in alts?

At a panel at FSI OneVoice, one speaker suggested the revised math for portfolios could wind up in the neighborhood of 55% stocks, 35% bonds and 10% alternative investments.

By Bruce Kelly
CFP Board creates separate arm to promote planning careers, hiring of planners
RIAS PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JAN 25, 2023
CFP Board creates separate arm to promote planning careers, hiring of planners

The group is setting up a 501(c)(6) organization that will give it more latitude to talk to students about the benefits of becoming a CFP and to the public about the benefits of working with one.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Bank of America grants employees shares
RIAS PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JAN 25, 2023
Bank of America grants employees shares

Staffers earning up to $500,000 a year will share in a pool of restricted stock, according to a memo from CEO Brian Moynihan.

By Bloomberg
Teach your clients well
RIAS RIA NEWS JAN 25, 2023
Teach your clients well

While David Crosby and his bandmates in Crosby Stills Nash & Young didn’t sing about financial topics, here are 6 financial lessons inspired by the titles of David Crosby songs.

By Gregg Greenberg
Rising interest rates not a killer for RIA M&A
RIAS RIA NEWS JAN 24, 2023
Rising interest rates not a killer for RIA M&A

Meanwhile, though, some RIA buyers are 'dancing' to get necessary capital to do deals, says Dan Seivert of Echelon Partners.

By Bruce Kelly
Schwab sees increasing tech adoption among RIAs
RIAS RIA NEWS JAN 24, 2023
Schwab sees increasing tech adoption among RIAs

According to data collected from 14,000 RIAs, 80% are using digital client onboarding tools.

By Ryan W. Neal
Fidelity hopes to bridge the gap between aging advisors and young investors
RIAS RIA NEWS JAN 24, 2023
Fidelity hopes to bridge the gap between aging advisors and young investors

It stars with a new toolkit to help industry veterans better relate to a universe of potential clients that wants advice on its own terms.

By Jeff Benjamin
Stock plans and advisor access key in attracting, keeping talent: Survey
ADVISOR NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING JAN 24, 2023
Stock plans and advisor access key in attracting, keeping talent: Survey

Over two-thirds of respondents in a Morgan Stanley at Work survey would access the help of financial professionals with investing questions if it were available.

By Gregg Greenberg
Commonwealth adds $230 million team from Advisor Group
ADVISOR NEWS INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS JAN 24, 2023
Commonwealth adds $230 million team from Advisor Group

Michael Critchfield and Matthew DiGiacomo operate as Core Financial Group in Yuba City, California.

By InvestmentNews
ESG is about quality, not quantity
ADVISOR NEWS OPINION JAN 24, 2023
ESG is about quality, not quantity

We have reached a moment of reflection after a period of exuberant expansion.

By Matt Patsky