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Hurricane Florence will test limits of adviser contingency plans
NEWS RIAS SEP 12, 2018
Hurricane Florence will test limits of adviser contingency plans

Cloud-based data storage, virtual offices protect client accounts even as the storm threatens to devastate physical property

By Jeff Benjamin
Larry Roth links consulting firm with Berkshire Global Advisors
NEWS RIAS SEP 12, 2018
Larry Roth links consulting firm with Berkshire Global Advisors

The former IBD exec positions his new firm to ride the M&A wave.

By Jeff Benjamin
RMB Capital recruits $500 million team from Calamos Wealth Management
NEWS RIAS SEP 11, 2018
RMB Capital recruits $500 million team from Calamos Wealth Management

The veteran four-person teams brings a combined 80 years of experience to the $9.3 billion advisory firm.

By Jeff Benjamin
Raymond James nabs $203 million team from Morgan Stanley
NEWS RIAS SEP 11, 2018
Raymond James nabs $203 million team from Morgan Stanley

Raymond James is coming off several strong quarters of adviser recruiting.

By Greg Iacurci
Captrust adds $427 million hybrid RIA
NEWS RIAS SEP 10, 2018
Captrust adds $427 million hybrid RIA

Morton Wealth Management is Captrust's 30th deal since 2006.

By Greg Iacurci
SEC-registered advisers continue riding the fee-based wave
NEWS RIAS SEP 06, 2018
SEC-registered advisers continue riding the fee-based wave

Report provides a glimpse of the RIA universe under the SEC's new disclosure rules

By Jeff Benjamin
Financial adviser pleads guilty in NCAA basketball corruption case
NEWS RIAS SEP 05, 2018
Financial adviser pleads guilty in NCAA basketball corruption case

Munish Sood attempted to win the business of student-athletes with bribes.

By Bruce Kelly
Live Oak Bank starts its own RIA
NEWS RIAS SEP 04, 2018
Live Oak Bank starts its own RIA

North Carolina bank, which makes loans to RIAs, launches Live Oak Private Wealth with $400 million under management

By Jeff Benjamin
Securities America snags $650 million hybrid from LPL
NEWS RIAS SEP 04, 2018
Securities America snags $650 million hybrid from LPL

Patriot Financial Group has 33 advisers operating in Massachusetts, Rhode Island and Connecticut.

By Bloomberg
With history as a guide, September puts advisers on notice
NEWS RIAS SEP 04, 2018
With history as a guide, September puts advisers on notice

'Banana peel month' has seen some big market slips

By Jeff Benjamin
Apex will soon custody cryptocurrency assets
NEWS RIAS SEP 04, 2018
Apex will soon custody cryptocurrency assets

Online brokerages and digital advisers using Apex will be able to open accounts to buy and trade bitcoin for clients.

By Ryan W. Neal
Ken Fisher, famous annuity hater, invested in annuity companies
NEWS RIAS AUG 31, 2018
Ken Fisher, famous annuity hater, invested in annuity companies

Mr. Fisher's company formerly held tens of millions of dollars in the stock of major companies selling indexed and variable annuities.

By Greg Iacurci
Wells Fargo to combine bank and wirehouse reps under one roof
NEWS RIAS AUG 30, 2018
Wells Fargo to combine bank and wirehouse reps under one roof

Internal memo shows first stages of a $4 billion cost-cutting plan, but critics argue that blending the two divisions will be difficult.

By Jeff Benjamin
Advisers in a pickle over low-yielding cash sweep accounts
NEWS RIAS AUG 29, 2018
Advisers in a pickle over low-yielding cash sweep accounts

As interest rates climb, advisers are forced to rethink the cash management fund links to brokerages and custodians.

By Jeff Benjamin
Focus Financial sees 500 more RIAs as potential acquisitions
NEWS RIAS AUG 29, 2018
Focus Financial sees 500 more RIAs as potential acquisitions

In its first quarterly earnings call, CEO Rudy Adolf said the roll-up company had access to $825 million in cash and credit to buy more firms.

By Jeff Benjamin
Transamerica entities to pay $97 million to investors over model portfolio snafus
NEWS RIAS AUG 27, 2018
Transamerica entities to pay $97 million to investors over model portfolio snafus

SEC says that Transamerica units failed to inform investors that certain investment models were flawed and did not work as planned.

By Bruce Kelly
Fund industry limits C-share investing, cutting 12b-1 fee income for advisers
NEWS RIAS AUG 23, 2018
Fund industry limits C-share investing, cutting 12b-1 fee income for advisers

Growing pressure on fees and disclosures drives fund industry limits on C-share investing.

By Jeff Benjamin
Historic bull market has advisers rethinking risk
NEWS RIAS AUG 23, 2018
Historic bull market has advisers rethinking risk

Financial advisers reduce allocations to stocks, but keep aggressive buying on track

By Jeff Benjamin
The new knights of the roundtable
NEWS RIAS AUG 23, 2018
The new knights of the roundtable

Together, we're better-equipped to tackle the issues facing our profession as a whole.

By David Canter
Mercer Advisors beefs up M&A team to target RIAs
NEWS RIAS AUG 22, 2018
Mercer Advisors beefs up M&A team to target RIAs

Tapping into a market of registered investment advisory firms that want to sell at the top

By Jeff Benjamin