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10 predictions for financial advisers in a post-crisis world
ADVISOR NEWS OPINION APR 15, 2020
10 predictions for financial advisers in a post-crisis world

In an industry where widespread change is already underway, there’s a wave of evolution ahead —much of it for the better

By Mindy Diamond
Emergency savings: The next workplace benefit
ADVISOR NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 15, 2020
Emergency savings: The next workplace benefit

Retirement plan record keepers are lining up to help pilot savings programs that could run alongside 401(k)s

By Emile Hallez
Thank goodness we diversified
ADVISOR NEWS OPINION APR 15, 2020
Thank goodness we diversified

Our merger with private equity finances our expansion and strengthens our infrastructure, while allowing us to run the firm the way we always have

By Scott Hanson
Wells Fargo reduces minimums on robo platform
ADVISOR NEWS FINTECH APR 15, 2020
Wells Fargo reduces minimums on robo platform

Fees for Intuitive Investor cut to 30 basis points for preferred customers

By InvestmentNews
IRI wants retirement plans at forefront of COVID-19 legislation
ADVISOR NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 14, 2020
IRI wants retirement plans at forefront of COVID-19 legislation

But an investor advocate sees the proposal as a ‘brazen effort’ to use the pandemic to promote the annuity sector

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Alight, Abbott Labs sued over account breach
ADVISOR NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 14, 2020
Alight, Abbott Labs sued over account breach

A plan participant claims the companies violated Erisa by failing to prevent a theft of more than $200,000 from her 401(k) account

By Emile Hallez
Wells Fargo earnings point to a tough 2020
ADVISOR NEWS WIREHOUSES APR 14, 2020
Wells Fargo earnings point to a tough 2020

First-quarter performance shows weakness across the board in the bank's wealth management business

By Bruce Kelly
RIAs stick with summer interns, but from a safe distance
RIAS RIA NEWS APR 14, 2020
RIAs stick with summer interns, but from a safe distance

Skills that firms are looking for in interns include working remotely and helping with online support

By Jeff Benjamin
TriplePlay: Finding opportunities in a crisis
RIAS PRACTICE MANAGEMENT APR 14, 2020
TriplePlay: Finding opportunities in a crisis

Erin Botsford of The Advisor Authority describes ways advisers can use challenging times, like the current pandemic, as opportunities to improve their businesses

By InvestmentNews
UBS team managing $325 million joins Kestra
ADVISOR NEWS INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS APR 14, 2020
UBS team managing $325 million joins Kestra

Sean Russell and Philip Giammarino move to Coastline Wealth Management

By InvestmentNews
Fidelity plans to hire 2,000 employees to bolster service
RIAS PRACTICE MANAGEMENT APR 14, 2020
Fidelity plans to hire 2,000 employees to bolster service

The financial services firm plans to add consultants and service representatives around the country

By InvestmentNews
Team managing $350 million at Ameriprise switches to Raymond James
ADVISOR NEWS INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS APR 14, 2020
Team managing $350 million at Ameriprise switches to Raymond James

Caliber, based in Overland Park, Kansas, has seven advisers and a staff of six

By InvestmentNews
JPMorgan profit falls to lowest since 2013 on pandemic
RIAS RIA NEWS APR 14, 2020
JPMorgan profit falls to lowest since 2013 on pandemic

The damage at the bank hints at what's to come as the rest of Wall Street reports results this week

By Bloomberg
Creative Planning's Mallouk challenges industry to protect employees
RIAS RIA NEWS APR 13, 2020
Creative Planning's Mallouk challenges industry to protect employees

The RIA pledges no layoffs or pay cuts resulting from economic fallout from COVID-19

By Jeff Benjamin
Morgan Stanley loses appeal of $3.3 million Finra arbitration
ADVISOR NEWS WIREHOUSES APR 13, 2020
Morgan Stanley loses appeal of $3.3 million Finra arbitration

The wirehouse sought to toss a large award it lost to investors who owned Puerto Rican bonds

By Bruce Kelly
Finra rule allows investors more latitude in arbitration if brokers disappear
ADVISOR NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION APR 13, 2020
Finra rule allows investors more latitude in arbitration if brokers disappear

Now customers can withdraw their claim and proceed in court or file additional claims against firm personnel

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
As 401(k) assets fall, investors could pay higher fees
ADVISOR NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 13, 2020
As 401(k) assets fall, investors could pay higher fees

Several factors are moving money out of plans, including provisions in the recently passed CARES Act

By Emile Hallez
RIA consolidation drags during COVID-19
RIAS RIA NEWS APR 13, 2020
RIA consolidation drags during COVID-19

Merger and acquisition activity slowed from the record-level pace of the past several years

By Jeff Benjamin
Former Wells Fargo adviser part of alleged $33 million crypto Ponzi: lawsuit
ADVISOR NEWS WIREHOUSES APR 13, 2020
Former Wells Fargo adviser part of alleged $33 million crypto Ponzi: lawsuit

The purported scheme targeted doctors and claimed their money would be used to trade cryptocurrency using a proprietary algorithm

By Bruce Kelly
New York State fines pension risk transfer insurer $45 million
ADVISOR NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 13, 2020
New York State fines pension risk transfer insurer $45 million

The regulator says Athene Holding Ltd. sold insurance in the state without a license

By InvestmentNews