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Experience pays dividends in wealth management deals

Research shows repeat deal-makers have had more success in a surging M&A market

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  • February 7, 2020

Brokerage groups spend more on lobbying than adviser organizations

The top issues that groups targeted for Capitol Hill influence were the SECURE Act and a financial transactions tax

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  • February 7, 2020

Ohio National settles with Kestra over VA commissions

The insurer faces one less lawsuit over its termination of trail compensation

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  • February 7, 2020

Finra proposal to clamp down on firms, reps with unpaid arb awards moves forward

Rule would restrict movement of brokers or firms’ assets if arbitration claims are pending

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  • February 3, 2020

Trade associations plan to step up political spending in campaign year

The Financial Services Institute and an insurance group are among those varying from their pace in previous cycles

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  • January 31, 2020

Financial advisers continued to bolt from Wall Street in 2019

Independent broker-dealers and RIAs scored sizable net gains of advisers at Wall Street's expense

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  • January 30, 2020

As Voya Financial sells off insurance groups, attention turns to its broker-dealer

Voya Financial Advisors faces questions about its future as parent restructures

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  • January 29, 2020

Former adviser blames paperwork in fraud trial

Anthony Diaz faces fraud charges stemming from sales of REITs and annuities

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  • January 28, 2020

FSI denounces ‘regulation by enforcement’ despite strong rebuke from SEC’s Jackson

Group says Reg BI enforcement probably won’t draw same criticism as share-class crackdown

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  • January 23, 2020

Carson expungement illustrates problem with system, lawyers say

A Finra arbitrator ruled that a customer dispute from 2004 should be removed from his record

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  • January 23, 2020

Raymond James’ CEO takes a victory lap

Paul Reilly touts the new highs the firm hit in client assets and number of advisers

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  • January 22, 2020

Former baseball star Angel Pagan wins $1.7 million arbitration award against Merrill Lynch

Case revolved around investments in Puerto Rican bonds made by the former MLB star

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  • January 22, 2020

Small brokers push bill to ease audit rules despite challenging political environment

Legislation impacting financial advisers tries to get traction amid impeachment, election

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  • January 21, 2020

Duo managing $194 million moves from UBS to Raymond James

James Ducharme, Michael Rowland join firm’s employee unit in Melbourne, Florida

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  • January 21, 2020

UBS hires $10.8 billion team as net new client money in U.S. slides

The Swiss bank snags Wickham Cash Partners in Charlotte; reports $9 billion decline in net new money in Americas in Q4

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  • January 17, 2020

Finra names Jessica Hopper head of enforcement

The longtime Finra official served as acting enforcement chief since September

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  • January 17, 2020

Commonwealth adviser arrested in child prostitution sting operation

Nathan Duane Oeming allegedly responded to an ad posted by a detective posing as a 15-year-old girl

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  • January 17, 2020

Finra fines Prudential $1M over sloppy retirement-plan information

Regulator says flawed communications left plan participants in dark about investment costs

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  • January 16, 2020

SEC Commissioner leaving next month

Robert Jackson Jr. to return to teaching at NYU Law School

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  • January 16, 2020

Morgan Stanley eyes 1 million wealth management clients from stock plans

Technology push at Morgan Stanley comes into focus after Solium Capital acquisition