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Personnel and Staffing

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  • April 15, 2024

The next big challenge advisors face

'This war of human capital isn't going to get better, it's going to get worse in my opinion,' RIA exec says.

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  • December 7, 2023

RIAs are hiring, but most are also investing in existing staff, Schwab finds

Three-quarters of RIAs surveyed now offer remote work arrangements, and professional development is increasingly cited as a top initiative.

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  • June 16, 2021

Bitwise to double staff after $70 million funding

Bitwise CEO Hunter Horsley said the firm is prioritizing hiring to provide client service, education and analyst relationships to advisers.

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Wealth management needs more female advisers

More and more of the industry's clients are women, and the share of global wealth controlled by women is increasing.

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Trends in high-performing financial adviser teams

“Mega teams” with the scale to grow, greater diversity, sophisticated tools and the flexibility to adapt to any environment will lead the way.

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  • March 25, 2021

UBS considers workplace changes in U.S.

In response to employee feedback, the bank is seeking to improve engagement in underrepresented communities and considering allowing employees greater flexibility to work remotely.

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  • March 18, 2021

Buckingham’s Hartman on pros and cons of remote work

The president of the $16 billion RIA told attendees at the InvestmentNews Women Adviser Summit that that it's too early to guess when things will get back to normal.

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  • February 25, 2021

Demand for RIA talent drives compensation higher: Schwab

Latest benchmarking study shows compensation representing 74% of RIA expenses and growing by 4% annually.

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  • February 17, 2021

iCapital Foundation, CAIA Association launch education program

AltsEdge will provide 10 modules to help advisers understand and use alternative investments.

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Sweet spot: How the RIA model helps serve clients

RIAs are gaining market share because the RIA model allows firms to embrace the strategies necessary to serve clients.

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3 pandemic trends we should hold onto

The technology adoption and rewriting of work rules and expectations that's now occurring, if properly navigated and implemented, can help firms gain a competitive advantage.

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Firms with minority managers more likely to have diverse clients

A survey of advisers found that those at firms with racial and ethnic minorities employed in management roles were more likely to say that their firms were inclusive and that they were comfortable broaching diversity issues with senior leaders.

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5 silver linings to be thankful for in 2020

It's been a tough year, but here are some things we can all be grateful for

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3 hires that help RIA firms enter the elite

The 2020 Elite RIA Study sheds light on the staff structures that allow top firms to be more productive

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  • November 12, 2020

Robert Coppola joins Envestnet as chief technology officer

The former Cision CIO wil succeeds company veteran Scott Grinis, who will retire in 2021

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  • October 26, 2020

Schwab to lay off 1,000 employees after TD acquisition

The announcement follows recent executive and senior-level departures, including former TD Ameritrade president Tom Nally

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  • October 22, 2020

Securities America loses top executive to Carson Group

The departure of Kevin Miller, formerly executive vice president, adds to a growing list of high-level employees to leave the firm in recent months

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  • October 14, 2020

Wells Fargo cuts ‘sizable group’ of advisers after profits slump

The bank reported a year-over-year decline of 815 advisers, according to its earnings report released Wednesday morning

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  • September 21, 2020

Goldman Sachs names new heads of global M&A

Although deal activity has crept up since July, volumes are down almost 40% globally so far this year

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  • September 15, 2020

Raymond James cutting 500 jobs

The layoffs focus on support staff and will not include financial advisers among the cuts