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NEWS RIAS SEP 25, 2017
Dividing retirement assets when divorcing abroad

Wealth spread across borders is subject to special rules — and special strategies to deal with them.

By R. Stanton Farmer
NEWS RIAS SEP 25, 2017
SEC says Colorado RIA lied about experience and past performance

Michael Moses falsely claimed 24% returns, and lost most of clients' money.

By InvestmentNews
NEWS RIAS SEP 25, 2017
Cybersecurity weaknesses worry state RIA regulators

More than 698 deficiencies found in 1,200 exams, says NASAA.

By InvestmentNews
NEWS RIAS SEP 21, 2017
With margins crashing, broker-dealers look to merge: report

Increased regulation is straining profit margins among broker-dealers, sending many of them into the arms of their bigger brethren.

By Bruce Kelly
NEWS RIAS SEP 20, 2017
CAPTRUST acquires Davidson & Garrard, a $700 million RIA

Lynchburg, Va.-based advisory firm has 13 employees.

By InvestmentNews
NEWS RIAS SEP 20, 2017
Why operations teams are the unsung heroes behind breakaways

It's operations that ensures the success of an advisory team's transition to the RIA channel.

By Anna Maria Garcia
NEWS RIAS SEP 20, 2017
Ron Carson rebrands his $8.5B firm

Peak Advisor Alliance becomes Carson Group Coaching.

By Jeff Benjamin
NEWS RIAS SEP 19, 2017
Adviser files motion to dismiss claim he was involved in fake news about murdered DNC staffer

Complaint alleges Ed Butowsky and Fox News 'worked in concert under the watchful eye of the White House' to concoct phony story to divert attention from Russian hacking in 2016 presidential campaign.

By Bruce Kelly
NEWS RIAS SEP 19, 2017
Path to Growth: Why RIA firms leverage M&A as a growth strategy

By Christopher V. Gunderson
NEWS RIAS SEP 18, 2017
SEC bars former rep for alleged share price manipulation

George Thoreson tried to keep penny stock's price high to enable Nasdaq listing.

By InvestmentNews
NEWS RIAS SEP 15, 2017
Broker-dealers and RIAs at loggerheads over fiduciary rule delay

Companies and groups weighing in with comment letters have vastly different viewpoints on the delay's potential impact.

By Bruce Kelly
NEWS RIAS SEP 14, 2017
SEC warns RIAs about exaggerating investment performance and other misleading advertising practices

The regulator's Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations issued a risk alert Thursday about potential violations of advertising rules.

By Bruce Kelly
NEWS RIAS SEP 13, 2017
SEC bars two advisers for cherry-picking clients' trades

State-registered RIAs in Oregon and California steered best trades to own accounts.

By InvestmentNews
NEWS RIAS SEP 13, 2017
Focus on competency, not compensation method

By Shannon Pike
NEWS RIAS SEP 12, 2017
Focus Financial adds $1.5B Eton Advisors to its stable

By Jeff Benjamin
NEWS RIAS SEP 11, 2017
Saying you are a fiduciary does not mean you are a fiduciary

The brokerage suitability model is rife with conflicts of interest, but the RIA model is not pure.

By DSARCH
NEWS RIAS SEP 11, 2017
SEC censures faith-based RIA over fees

Envoy Advisory, in Colorado, allegedly overcharged its minister clients.

By InvestmentNews
NEWS RIAS SEP 09, 2017
Harvey and Irma — Reminders that advisory firms need solid continuity plans

Clients, shaken by the scale of hurricanes, will be in need of their financial advisers' reassurance that their assets are safe and accessible.

By crain-api
NEWS RIAS SEP 08, 2017
With TD Ameritrade about to acquire Scottrade, Tom Bradley is out

Company felt it needed a top manager from Scottrade in merged company.

By Bruce Kelly
NEWS RIAS SEP 08, 2017
Advisory firms have to stop treating all advisers the same

Top performers should be given preference for advancement, according to one consultant.

By Jeff Benjamin