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FPA, CFP Board diverge on DOL investment advice proposal
While the CFP Board supports the proposal, the FPA has expressed concerns about the DOL rule potentially raising compliance costs for members, increasing the cost of advice and reducing access to advice for some.
NAPFA OKs membership for advisors with trailing commissions
If advisors receive $2,500 or less in commissions and donate the proceeds to charity, they can join the fee-only organization.
NAPFA names Kathryn Dattomo new CEO
Dattomo, a longtime executive for medical associations, takes over from Geoffrey Brown, who departed NAPFA in November to become CEO of the Illinois CPA Society.
FPA takes CFP Board at its word that it won’t crowd onto association’s turf
The CFP Board's decision to split itself into two nonprofits would allow it to establish a membership organization, but groups like FPA don't expect it to do so.
NAPFA names Leslie Stokes interim CEO
Stokes replaces current CEO Geoffrey Brown, who is ending his tenure Nov. 15.
NAPFA teams with FP Transitions to offer succession planning help
The custom program will provide the group's fee-only planners with counseling and matching, including an annual valuation and an annual continuity plan.
Geoffrey Brown stepping down as NAPFA CEO
The association's board will engage an interim CEO while it searches for a permanent successor.
New diversity tools arriving just in time to win the war for talent
Amid the healthy growth in jobs, more resources are becoming available to help employers recruit women and minorities.
As Covid cancels industry events, advisers weigh attending what’s left
FPA is cancelled, but Morningstar is still on track. The industry is on edge over how to proceed in the most responsible fashion possible.
Jeff Jones elected chair-elect of NAPFA
Three new directors were elected to the National Association of Personal Financial Advisors' board.
Restoring tax break for advice fees faces challenge in pandemic relief negotiations
Trump demands a payroll tax cut; lawmakers may not open gates to smaller provisions
Financial planning groups ask advisers to encourage charitable donations
Contributions from donor-advised funds could make difference for struggling nonprofits
Advice groups push for tax break for fees in next stimulus package
Senate Finance Committee spokesperson says that it's ‘too early to know what the legislation might encompass’
CFP Board defends decision to remove compensation descriptions from website
CEO Kevin Keller: ‘It’s about fiduciary, not about fees.’
Adviser trade associations tell SEC to rework proposal to modernize advertising rule
Concerns raised in comment letters include the expanse of the new rule and compliance costs
Worries about retirement span the generations, NAPFA survey finds
More than half of millennials and Gen Xers haven’t started retirement planning
Advice-sector coalition seeks legislation to expand pass-through deduction to advisers
Brokerage firms and broker and adviser associations ask lawmakers for ‘clarifying legislation’
Leading financial planning organizations agree to promote pro bono work
CFP Board, FPA, Foundation for Financial Planning and NAPFA agree on steps that will establish pro bono financial planning as a critical element of the profession.
CFP Board chief executive Kevin Keller joins $1 million compensation ranks
Other seven-figure earners include top executives at ICI, SIFMA.
Is Reg BI headed for the courts?
Investment advisers might assert unfair competition if 'best interest' and 'fiduciary' terminology merge while standards differ.
