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Retirement battle Round 3: Boomers respond, along with everyone else
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 23, 2023
Retirement battle Round 3: Boomers respond, along with everyone else

The torrent of emails we received from members of all generations in response to 'Boomers bite back' was something we'd never experienced before.

By Gregg Greenberg
Finra fines 5 brokerages $185,000 for Reg BI, Form CRS violations
NEWS PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAY 23, 2023
Finra fines 5 brokerages $185,000 for Reg BI, Form CRS violations

The actions illustrate Finra’s continuing crackdown on compliance shortcomings related to the conduct standard that was implemented in June 2020.  

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Education still seen as important even as 529 awareness drops
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS MAY 23, 2023
Education still seen as important even as 529 awareness drops

The portion of respondents who correctly identified a 529 plan as an education savings tool came in at its lowest level since 2020, an Edward Jones survey shows.

By Gregg Greenberg
Merit notches 19th deal since taking PE capital
NEWS RIAS MAY 23, 2023
Merit notches 19th deal since taking PE capital

The acquisition of Planned Futures, which manages $460 million, expands Merit's footprint in Pennsylvania.

By Jeff Benjamin
Team managing $475 million jumps to RayJay from Ameriprise
NEWS BROKER DEALERS MAY 23, 2023
Team managing $475 million jumps to RayJay from Ameriprise

The three advisors operate as Leeward Financial Group in Lighthouse Point, Florida.

By InvestmentNews
Top-earning CEOs at broker-dealers in 2022
NEWS BROKER DEALERS MAY 23, 2023
Top-earning CEOs at broker-dealers in 2022

Chief executives at leading brokerage and advisory firms are earning more money than ever. Here are the numbers on last year’s compensation for some of the highest-profile executives.

By Bruce Kelly
JPMorgan raises year net interest income view to $84 billion due to First Republic deal
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS MAY 22, 2023
JPMorgan raises year net interest income view to $84 billion due to First Republic deal

The biggest US bank said the integration costs tied to the acquisition would total about $3.5 billion, about half of which will be borne this year.

By Bloomberg
Merrill Lynch continues management reshuffle
NEWS PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAY 22, 2023
Merrill Lynch continues management reshuffle

The executive team under Lindsay Hans and Eric Schimpf is taking shape; Ken Correa takes on an expanded role as head of business and client development, while Erik Vatter was named head of advisor development.

By Bruce Kelly
Income Lab launching retirement stress test tool for advisors
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 22, 2023
Income Lab launching retirement stress test tool for advisors

Key features of the test include the ability to see how a retirement plan would perform through real historical scenarios such as the Great Depression, 1970s stagflation, the dot-com bubble and the global financial crisis.

By Gregg Greenberg
BNY Mellon ups its cash management game
NEWS RIAS MAY 22, 2023
BNY Mellon ups its cash management game

Its expanded LiquidityDirect platform provides access to various short-term cash management funds, strategies and even community banks.

By Jeff Benjamin
Survey shows inflation increases retirement savings worries
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 22, 2023
Survey shows inflation increases retirement savings worries

The American Council of Life Insurers included questions in the poll that it says show a DOL fiduciary rule would hinder access to retirement advice.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Wells Fargo team with $240 million in assets goes indie with LPL
NEWS BROKER DEALERS MAY 22, 2023
Wells Fargo team with $240 million in assets goes indie with LPL

Bruce Pienton and Scott O’Mara launch Bridgewright Wealth Partners in Grand Rapids, Michigan.

By InvestmentNews
Florida firm overseeing $1.2 billion joins Commonwealth
NEWS BROKER DEALERS MAY 22, 2023
Florida firm overseeing $1.2 billion joins Commonwealth

Jacksonville-based Aegis Consulting includes principals Michael Cirino and Alexander Harrison, along with 11 advisors.

By InvestmentNews
Finra arbitrators order Fidelity to pay options trader nearly $4 million
NEWS ALTERNATIVES MAY 19, 2023
Finra arbitrators order Fidelity to pay options trader nearly $4 million

The dispute revolved around an account that was liquidated following the sharp market downturn at the beginning of the Covid pandemic.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Here are the top 3 candidates to replace Gorman as Morgan Stanley CEO
NEWS PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAY 19, 2023
Here are the top 3 candidates to replace Gorman as Morgan Stanley CEO

Andy Saperstein, Ted Pick and Dan Simkowitz are thought to be executives in the running to succeed James Gorman, who says he will step down in the next 12 months.

By Bloomberg
What keeps these top securities regulators awake at night?
NEWS RIAS MAY 19, 2023
What keeps these top securities regulators awake at night?

"I call it B-D/IA arbitrage," Finra's Christopher Kelly said, describing his concern about advisors flouting the boundaries between charging clients fees and commissions.

By Bruce Kelly
The evolution of RIA consolidation starts to favor buyers
NEWS RIAS MAY 19, 2023
The evolution of RIA consolidation starts to favor buyers

Fidelity's latest report shows more deals involving smaller firms and structures that put buyers in the driver's seat.

By Jeff Benjamin
Merrill team with $200 million in assets joins Sanctuary
NEWS RIAS MAY 19, 2023
Merrill team with $200 million in assets joins Sanctuary

Jersey City, New Jersey-based Crescent Harbor Private Wealth was founded by John Araneo.

By InvestmentNews
UBS adds two teams from Merrill in California and New York
NEWS WIREHOUSES MAY 19, 2023
UBS adds two teams from Merrill in California and New York

San Jose-based O’Connor & Associates has $875 million in client assets; Garden City-based Cuneo Denihan & Associates has almost $1 billion in assets.

By InvestmentNews
Morgan Stanley CEO Gorman stepping down within 12 months
NEWS PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAY 19, 2023
Morgan Stanley CEO Gorman stepping down within 12 months

Gorman, who transformed Morgan Stanley after it nearly collapsed during the global financial crisis, will assume the role of executive chairman after exiting as chief executive.

By Bloomberg