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Fidelity custody business hooks up with lender to finance RIAs
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JUN 10, 2019
Fidelity custody business hooks up with lender to finance RIAs

The custodian's RIA clients will get discounted origination fees as part of the alliance with Merchant Investment Management

By Jeff Benjamin
RIA with $15 billion in AUM appoints first female president
WOMEN ADVISOR COMMUNITY JUN 10, 2019
RIA with $15 billion in AUM appoints first female president

Wendy Hartman also joins the board of Buckingham Strategic Wealth, a firm that already has women in 40% of client-facing roles.

By Jeff Benjamin
Pennsylvania law requires multiple record keepers for 403(b), 457 plans
RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 10, 2019
Pennsylvania law requires multiple record keepers for 403(b), 457 plans

Advisers think the law, which goes into effect July 1, will result in higher costs for investors.

By Greg Iacurci
Mohamed El-Erian: What the market rebound is telling investors
RIA NEWS JUN 10, 2019
Mohamed El-Erian: What the market rebound is telling investors

Answers to questions on policy, market and economy are already impacting portfolios.

By Mohamed A. El-Erian
Reg BI limits brokers' use of title 'adviser' or 'advisor'
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE JUN 10, 2019
Reg BI limits brokers' use of title 'adviser' or 'advisor'

If brokers are not dually registered as advisers but use the term, they could run into trouble under new rule.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Dynasty offers forgivable notes to advisers going independent through firm
RIA NEWS JUN 10, 2019
Dynasty offers forgivable notes to advisers going independent through firm

'Freedom Note' allows advisers to repay debt through percentage of revenue.

By Jeff Benjamin
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS JUN 07, 2019
Forget the SEC advice rule — broker-dealers more concerned with CFP Board expanded fiduciary standard ​

CFP Board's updated code of ethics and standards goes live in October.

By Bruce Kelly
Rollovers and retirement plans: The impact of the SEC's new rules
RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 07, 2019
Rollovers and retirement plans: The impact of the SEC's new rules

The SEC warns broker-dealers against short-circuiting their analysis of a rollover by quickly concluding an IRA is in the investor's best interest because it has 'more investment options.'

By Kevin L. Walsh and George M. Sepsakos
Brokers face heavy lift to implement Reg BI by next year
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE JUN 07, 2019
Brokers face heavy lift to implement Reg BI by next year

Firms must establish disclosure, mitigation procedures for each line of business.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Study finds 85 percent of advisers use model portfolios
RIA NEWS JUN 06, 2019
Study finds 85 percent of advisers use model portfolios

Broadridge found 78% of advisers believe clients care more about planning than outperformance.

By InvestmentNews
Goldman CFO eyes wealth management acquisitions in Europe
RIA NEWS JUN 06, 2019
Goldman CFO eyes wealth management acquisitions in Europe

A buy would help it compete with UBS and Credit Suisse

By Bloomberg
RIA makes fiduciary duty its calling card
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JUN 06, 2019
RIA makes fiduciary duty its calling card

AGW Capital Advisors doubles down on its fiduciary responsibility as a business development strategy

By Jeff Benjamin
The future belongs to visionaries. Let's build their tools today
FINTECH JUN 06, 2019
The future belongs to visionaries. Let's build their tools today

To sustain their growth trajectory, RIAs will need customizable tools to express their vision and value proposition.

By Eric Clarke and Dean Cook
Merrill Lynch reps managing $590 million move to Stifel
RIA NEWS JUN 06, 2019
Merrill Lynch reps managing $590 million move to Stifel

Two advisers based in Dallas will open office in Frisco, Texas.

By InvestmentNews
As market indicators go, the president trumps everything
ALTERNATIVES JUN 06, 2019
As market indicators go, the president trumps everything

Quantifying news reports about Trump can help predict where markets are heading.

By Jeff Benjamin
Advisers, experts either hate SEC advice reforms or love them
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE JUN 06, 2019
Advisers, experts either hate SEC advice reforms or love them

Reactions range from 'a major win' to 'a catastrophe.'

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Four-rep team managing $350 million at Merrill Lynch joins Janney
RIA NEWS JUN 05, 2019
Four-rep team managing $350 million at Merrill Lynch joins Janney

The eight-person Gansler Group is based in Greenville, Del.

By InvestmentNews
Advisers managing $185 million at Waddell & Reed go indie with LPL
RIA NEWS JUN 05, 2019
Advisers managing $185 million at Waddell & Reed go indie with LPL

Three principals form Teton Wealth Management in Idaho Falls, Idaho

By InvestmentNews
SEC final advice rule hearing updates
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE JUN 05, 2019
SEC final advice rule hearing updates

The compliance deadline for Reg BI for brokers is June 30, 2020.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Indexed annuity illustrations are hurting consumers: group
LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES JUN 05, 2019
Indexed annuity illustrations are hurting consumers: group

Center for Economic Justice argued in a comment letter to the NAIC that insurers are incentivized to develop indexed annuities with disingenuous product illustrations.

By Greg Iacurci