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Ascension winners set a high bar for themselves and the industry
WOMEN ADVISOR COMMUNITY NOV 29, 2022
Ascension winners set a high bar for themselves and the industry

InvestmentNews' Ascension Award recognizes financial services industry workplaces where women comprise at least 30% of the C-suite.

By InvestmentNews
Former LPL exec Bill Morrissey to head Atria's independent channel
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS NOV 29, 2022
Former LPL exec Bill Morrissey to head Atria's independent channel

The private equity-backed firm operates six broker-dealers, including Cadaret Grant, NEXT Financial and Western International Securities.

By InvestmentNews
DOL turns its focus to next iteration of investment advice reg
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION NOV 28, 2022
DOL turns its focus to next iteration of investment advice reg

Now that the agency has finalized the ESG rule, it's likely to cast a wider net to establish who has a fiduciary duty to retirement savers. A new deadline is pending.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Alternative investments manager Ballast Rock joins RIA game
RIA NEWS NOV 28, 2022
Alternative investments manager Ballast Rock joins RIA game

Ballast Rock Private Wealth will operate independently of Ballast Rock Asset Management, but both firms focus on offering alts to wealthy investors.

By Jeff Benjamin
Are your clients' kids learning the basics of money management?
RIA NEWS NOV 28, 2022
Are your clients' kids learning the basics of money management?

Less than half of US high school students currently receive instruction in personal finance.

By Gregg Greenberg
Morningstar CEO: Don’t get hung up on standardizing ESG data
RIA NEWS NOV 28, 2022
Morningstar CEO: Don’t get hung up on standardizing ESG data

Kunal Kapoor talks to ESG Clarity about engaging advisers and the language of ESG.

By Emile Hallez
Group of veteran-owned firms participating in BNY deal
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT NOV 28, 2022
Group of veteran-owned firms participating in BNY deal

The eight broker-dealers are participating in the firm's offering of $750 million in senior bank notes.

By InvestmentNews
DSTs, TICs and 1031s: Making Sense of Real Estate Ownership Structures
RIA NEWS NOV 28, 2022
DSTs, TICs and 1031s: Making Sense of Real Estate Ownership Structures

Holding real estate in a portfolio doesn’t always mean a client has to own it directly. Trading one form of ownership for another can become an even more efficient and effective move when it’s executed along with a 1031 exchange.

By InvestmentNews Create
New award salutes both representation and equity
WOMEN ADVISOR COMMUNITY NOV 25, 2022
New award salutes both representation and equity

The Ascension Award recognizes the straightforward achievement of women comprising at least 30% of a winning organization’s C-suite.

By Joanne Cleaver
Are semitransparent ETFs inadvertently creating a market for fully transparent ETFs?
RIA NEWS NOV 23, 2022
Are semitransparent ETFs inadvertently creating a market for fully transparent ETFs?

After nearly a decade of fighting for regulatory approval of semitransparent ETFs, the asset management industry is realizing what investors really want.

By Jeff Benjamin
J.P. Morgan, Charles Schwab and Edward Jones deliver best mobile wealth management apps: J.D. Power
FINTECH NOV 23, 2022
J.P. Morgan, Charles Schwab and Edward Jones deliver best mobile wealth management apps: J.D. Power

J.P. Morgan Wealth Management scored 728 out of a possible 1,000 points in J.D. Power’s study, which was based on a survey of more than 6,000 investors.

By Ryan W. Neal
Finra spanks Morgan Stanley over sales of high-risk stocks
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT NOV 23, 2022
Finra spanks Morgan Stanley over sales of high-risk stocks

The Finra penalty included a fine of $200,000 and restitution to clients of $498,000 plus interest.

By Bruce Kelly
Fidelity takes another bite of ETF market by converting six mutual funds
EQUITIES NOV 23, 2022
Fidelity takes another bite of ETF market by converting six mutual funds

The converted ETFs will join a small but growing universe of transparent active strategies.

By Jeff Benjamin
Loans and hardship withdrawals from 401(k)s on the rise
RETIREMENT PLANNING NOV 23, 2022
Loans and hardship withdrawals from 401(k)s on the rise

The portion of savers taking money from their retirement accounts for hardships spiked 24% in the 12 months through Sept. 30.

By Bloomberg
Commerce Bank's brokerage unit to use LPL
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS NOV 23, 2022
Commerce Bank's brokerage unit to use LPL

The St. Louis-based bank is moving its wealth management business, with 30 advisers and $4.4 billion in assets, to LPL's platform.

By InvestmentNews
Goldman Sachs to pay $4 million SEC penalty in ESG fund case
RIA NEWS NOV 22, 2022
Goldman Sachs to pay $4 million SEC penalty in ESG fund case

The regulator claims Goldman's asset management unit failed to properly weigh environmental, social and governance factors in some investment products.

By Bloomberg
DOL's final ESG rule puts an end to Trump administration restrictions
RETIREMENT PLANNING NOV 22, 2022
DOL's final ESG rule puts an end to Trump administration restrictions

The new rule frees retirement plan advisers to incorporate risk and return factors associated with climate change and other ESG investment alternatives.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Upstart manager seeks to unseat S&P 500 by asking investors for personal data instead of fees
EQUITIES NOV 22, 2022
Upstart manager seeks to unseat S&P 500 by asking investors for personal data instead of fees

Delphia's unique business model hopes to drive performance by culling data provided by investors. Skeptics say it might be too clever to succeed.

By Jeff Benjamin
Moody's bumps up LPL debt to investment grade from 'junk'
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS NOV 22, 2022
Moody's bumps up LPL debt to investment grade from 'junk'

Meanwhile, LPL is launching an effort to pursue wealthier clients.

By Bruce Kelly
FTX downfall damaging case for crypto in retirement accounts as Sen. Warren weighs in
RETIREMENT PLANNING NOV 22, 2022
FTX downfall damaging case for crypto in retirement accounts as Sen. Warren weighs in

The FTX breakdown is convenient for plan fiduciaries who were struggling with the prudence of permitting crypto within an employer-sponsored retirement plan.

By Gregg Greenberg