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NEWS RIAS NOV 21, 2011
Valuations up as RIA deals near record

United Capital Financial Advisers LLC's purchase of Peak Capital Investment Services LLC last week is a sign of the times

By Andrew Osterland
NEWS RIAS NOV 21, 2011
More advisers pushing clients toward direct 529 college savings plans

Assets held in Section 529 college savings plans that are sold directly to consumers are accumulating faster than for those plans sold through financial advisers — and experts say advisers are the reason why.

By Liz Skinner
NEWS RIAS NOV 21, 2011
Moody's: Ameriprise, Lincoln have strong VA hedging programs

Ameriprise Financial Inc. and Lincoln National Corp. have strong VA hedging programs, Moody's Investors Service said in a report on the most frequently asked questions about variable annuities

By Darla Mercado
NEWS RIAS NOV 21, 2011
Bigger RIA deals in first half of year, but prices soft compared to early "08

RIA client assets that changed hands through acquisitions soared in the first half this year, but valuations of the firms are still below the 2008 peak

By Lavonne Kuykendall
Deal fever hit RIA biz in 2010
NEWS RIAS NOV 21, 2011
Deal fever hit RIA biz in 2010

Close to 110 mergers and acquisitions completed; M&A discussions 'back on the front burner'

By Dan Jamieson
Schwab reports $16B in new custody assets, meets 3Q numbers
NEWS RIAS NOV 21, 2011
Schwab reports $16B in new custody assets, meets 3Q numbers

Charles Schwab Corp., the largest independent brokerage by client assets, reported third-quarter profit that met projections after it settled claims about misleading investors and revenue from trading declined.

By Mark Bruno
NEWS RIAS NOV 20, 2011
Special report: Exiting your practice

It's a good time to sell a financial advisory business, especially if the owners have spent the past decade planning their exit.

By Mark Bruno
NEWS RIAS NOV 16, 2011
$2.5B Greystone adviser jumps to HighTower

Voted top financial adviser in Arizona in 2009, Pupillo leaves MSSB fold

By Bloomberg
NEWS RIAS NOV 16, 2011
RIA clients rattled by mercurial markets

By Evan Cooper
NEWS RIAS NOV 15, 2011
California backs off on tough provisions in proposed law for independent contractors

A bill in California bill that would punish firms for misclassifying employees as independent contractors was amended to lighten the compliance burden for broker-dealers.

By Darla Mercado
NEWS RIAS NOV 13, 2011
What do most RIAs really want? Growth

Along with the thousands of advisers under one roof here at the Schwab Impact conference in San Francisco, there are also thousands of opinions on issues ranging from economics to politics.

By Mark Bruno
NEWS RIAS NOV 11, 2011
Broker-hiring protocol seeing more dropouts

The brokerage industry's recruitment protocol, which is credited with reducing litigation when advisers change firms, might be becoming a victim of its own success

By Dan Jamieson
GOP now talking taxes, but Dems say they're talking through their hats
NEWS RIAS NOV 08, 2011
GOP now talking taxes, but Dems say they're talking through their hats

Republicans OK with axing tax deductions for the rich, but marginal tax rates still a bone of contention

By John Goff
NEWS RIAS NOV 06, 2011
Focus Financial in the zone – does yet another deal

Sapient makes it No. 8 on the year, boosting firm's AUM to $45B; 'suffocating' at the wirehouse

By Andrew Osterland
NEWS RIAS NOV 06, 2011
What the Kansas City incident should teach Finra

Let's hope that Finra has learned a lesson from the public flogging it received after it was reported that a regional official allegedly doctored the minutes of internal staff meetings that were then turned over to SEC examiners

By MFXFeeder
NEWS RIAS NOV 04, 2011
Putnam stocks up on retail-mutual-fund wholesalers

Has hired six new external wholesalers, bringing its roster to 54, and it expects to have 60 by the end of the year.

By Darla Mercado
Bam! President kicks it up a notch, goes after muni tax break
NEWS RIAS NOV 04, 2011
Bam! President kicks it up a notch, goes after muni tax break

White House seeks to limit interest income that can be sheltered; states, cities already lining up against proposal

By John Goff
NEWS RIAS NOV 03, 2011
Raymond James to ramp up custody unit

Raymond James executives are taking steps to boost the profile of the firm's small custody unit, and they are hinting at bigger things to come

By Dan Jamieson
Think your millionaire clients aren't e-media savvy? Think again
NEWS RIAS NOV 03, 2011
Think your millionaire clients aren't e-media savvy? Think again

Financial advisers who think their millionaire clients would prefer sit-down meetings instead of e-mails or text messages may need to do a rethink.

By Jessica Toonkel
Talk with Chuck produces intriguing responses
NEWS RIAS NOV 02, 2011
Talk with Chuck produces intriguing responses

Ten questions, ten answers from the iconic founder of the discount brokerage

By John Goff