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Six advisers managing $200 million switch from Cambridge to a Securities America OSJ
RIA NEWS APR 24, 2019
Six advisers managing $200 million switch from Cambridge to a Securities America OSJ

Meloria Wealth and Allied Financial link with Evolution Financial Advisors.

By InvestmentNews
Finra censures Voya over sales of front-end load funds
RIA NEWS APR 24, 2019
Finra censures Voya over sales of front-end load funds

Groups eligible for no-load version were steered to other funds, Finra says.

By InvestmentNews
Merrill team managing $250 million moves to Stifel
RIA NEWS APR 24, 2019
Merrill team managing $250 million moves to Stifel

J.R. Koeijmans and Lance Whitworth join firm's Dallas office.

By InvestmentNews
Morgan Stanley shakes up wealth unit
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT APR 24, 2019
Morgan Stanley shakes up wealth unit

Shelley O'Connor will now head the firm's bank units, while Andy Saperstein will be sole leader of wealth management.

By Bloomberg
Insurance lobby plans blitz to get retirement bills through Congress quickly
LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES APR 24, 2019
Insurance lobby plans blitz to get retirement bills through Congress quickly

Effort off to fast start with bipartisan House support, but skeptics questions annuities provision.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
TD Ameritrade cut marketing because 'fish weren't biting,' CEO says
RIA NEWS APR 24, 2019
TD Ameritrade cut marketing because 'fish weren't biting,' CEO says

Online broker sees headwinds created by lower rates and less trading.

By Bloomberg
Former adviser testified he gave college football players money to win business later
RIA NEWS APR 24, 2019
Former adviser testified he gave college football players money to win business later

Louis 'Marty' Blazer said he gave $10,000 to a player with hopes he could represent him when he turned pro.

By InvestmentNews
2019 top independent broker-dealers ranked by revenue
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS APR 24, 2019
2019 top independent broker-dealers ranked by revenue

By Ellie Zhu
Franklin plans to cut up to 5% of workforce
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT APR 23, 2019
Franklin plans to cut up to 5% of workforce

Fund company attempts to cut costs as it faces continued outflows.

By Bloomberg
Merrill Lynch team managing $400 million moves to Raymond James
RIA NEWS APR 23, 2019
Merrill Lynch team managing $400 million moves to Raymond James

Trio in Auburn Hills, Mich., join firm's employee unit.

By InvestmentNews
Fidelity sales tactics called out in settlement of retirement plan lawsuit
RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 23, 2019
Fidelity sales tactics called out in settlement of retirement plan lawsuit

Attorney Jerry Schlichter won a provision that prevents Fidelity from using participants' data to cross-sell products to them.

By Greg Iacurci
Centerbridge said to be in talks to buy Advisor Group
ALTERNATIVES APR 23, 2019
Centerbridge said to be in talks to buy Advisor Group

Advisor Group's independent broker-dealer network in the U.S. has more than 7,000 advisers.

By Bloomberg
Wells Fargo annual meeting besieged by hecklers
RIA NEWS APR 23, 2019
Wells Fargo annual meeting besieged by hecklers

Interim CEO C. Allen Parker interrupted by shouts and demands from activists over bank abuses.

By Bloomberg
Wells Fargo annual meeting 'less relevant' amid bank's CEO search
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT APR 22, 2019
Wells Fargo annual meeting 'less relevant' amid bank's CEO search

The bank's shares have fallen 3.1% since CEO Tim Sloan resigned, compared with a 6.5% gain for the KBW Bank Index.

By Bloomberg
Warren proposes canceling student debt for millions
RIA NEWS APR 22, 2019
Warren proposes canceling student debt for millions

Her campaign proposal would link the extent of loan forgiveness to individuals' household income.

By Bloomberg
Older Americans are twice as likely to work now as in 1985
RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 22, 2019
Older Americans are twice as likely to work now as in 1985

Retirement-age workers' participation rate in the labor force has cracked the 20% mark

By Bloomberg
The drawback of Richard Thaler's 401(k)-Social Security idea? Social Security itself
RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 22, 2019
The drawback of Richard Thaler's 401(k)-Social Security idea? Social Security itself

Observers think Congress would need to address Social Security's funding levels and offer enhanced protections for the concept to work.

By Greg Iacurci
Social Security funding outlook improves slightly
RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 22, 2019
Social Security funding outlook improves slightly

Retirement reserves extended one year; disability fund by 20 years

By Mary Beth Franklin
A new way to look at retirement income planning
OPINION APR 22, 2019
A new way to look at retirement income planning

Bucketed investing gives retirees an intuitive understanding of their finances, but administering this approach can be time-consuming for advisers

By Natalie Wolfsen
Finra reminds brokerages of a client's right to a straight answer
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS APR 20, 2019
Finra reminds brokerages of a client's right to a straight answer

It's all about transparency: New guidance could help brokers on the move retain loyal clients.

By crain-api