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Finra bars ex-UBS broker in Texas who sold phony annuities
NEWS ALTERNATIVES JAN 30, 2023
Finra bars ex-UBS broker in Texas who sold phony annuities

According to Robert Earl Turner's BrokerCheck profile, UBS has settled six disputes with his customers for close to $12 million.

By Bruce Kelly
Rally in gold revives debate over allocations to the precious metal
NEWS EQUITIES JAN 30, 2023
Rally in gold revives debate over allocations to the precious metal

Up 17% over the past three months, gold is turning heads as a potential hedge.

By Jeff Benjamin
LPL adds Texas advisor managing $180 million
NEWS BROKER DEALERS JAN 30, 2023
LPL adds Texas advisor managing $180 million

Jonathan Blakelock and six staff members are joining LPL from Ameriprise and will operate as Blakelock Financial Group in Kingwood.

By InvestmentNews
Goldman cuts CEO Solomon's pay about 30%, to $25 million
NEWS PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JAN 30, 2023
Goldman cuts CEO Solomon's pay about 30%, to $25 million

The CEO's package includes $2 million in base salary and $23 million in variable compensation, with $16.1 million of that in the form of restricted stock units.

By Bloomberg
Advisors skeptical about replacing income tax with national sales tax
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING JAN 27, 2023
Advisors skeptical about replacing income tax with national sales tax

The House Republican bill is likely to hit a wall in the Democratic-majority Senate. There might be a better chance to extend some 2017 tax cuts set to expire in 2025,

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
UBS adds two teams from Merrill Lynch
NEWS WIREHOUSES JAN 27, 2023
UBS adds two teams from Merrill Lynch

The Klinger Quan Group, which manages more than $1.3 billion, joins in San Francisco, while David Sacharko and Sean Siana, with $340 million, join in Hartford, Connecticut.

By InvestmentNews
More advisors are jumping on the bitcoin bandwagon
NEWS RIAS JAN 27, 2023
More advisors are jumping on the bitcoin bandwagon

With the cryptocurrency's price up 40% so far this year, a new report shows a doggedly bullish outlook among investors and advisors willing to look past extreme volatility.

By Jeff Benjamin
Advisor Group firms settle with Finra over 529 plan rollovers
NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION JAN 27, 2023
Advisor Group firms settle with Finra over 529 plan rollovers

According to Finra, the broker-dealers fell short in giving some clients breaks when rolling over 529 plans from one state to another.

By Bruce Kelly
How advisors can help the 'unretired' with their return to the workforce
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING JAN 27, 2023
How advisors can help the 'unretired' with their return to the workforce

The convergence of low bond prices, high inflation and market volatility has boosted the number of retirees being forced to go back to work.

By Gregg Greenberg
2022 saw an annuity explosion: Limra
NEWS LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES JAN 27, 2023
2022 saw an annuity explosion: Limra

Total annuity sales surged to $310.6 billion last year, a 22% spike from 2021 results and 17% above the record set in 2008.

By Gregg Greenberg
Best states for retirement in 2023
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING JAN 27, 2023
Best states for retirement in 2023

A ranking of the best states to retire takes into account factors related to affordability, health care and overall quality of life.

By InvestmentNews
Raymond James record wealth management earnings offset declines in other businesses
NEWS BROKER DEALERS JAN 26, 2023
Raymond James record wealth management earnings offset declines in other businesses

Overall, the firm’s quarterly net revenue was flat compared to the prior year’s fiscal first quarter, and down 2% from the previous quarter.

By Ryan W. Neal
Advisor revenue up at Ameriprise despite lousy year for stocks
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS JAN 26, 2023
Advisor revenue up at Ameriprise despite lousy year for stocks

The firm reported that its average revenue per financial advisor increased almost 4% in 2022 compared to the year earlier.

By Bruce Kelly
Team of women managing $435 million join Raymond James from UBS
NEWS BROKER DEALERS JAN 26, 2023
Team of women managing $435 million join Raymond James from UBS

Jeanne Eisele, Mary Gilbert and Leanne Gray operate as Anchor Financial in Linwood, New Jersey.

By InvestmentNews
Morgan Stanley fines bankers over $1 million each for using unapproved messaging platforms
NEWS FINTECH JAN 26, 2023
Morgan Stanley fines bankers over $1 million each for using unapproved messaging platforms

The firm is the latest bank to require individual staff to bear some of the burden of an unprecedented regulatory investigation.

By Bloomberg
Portfolio manager providing retirement investors diversification, defense
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING JAN 26, 2023
Portfolio manager providing retirement investors diversification, defense

Fund manager Michael Cuggino talks about the value that asset classes like precious metals and real estate can provide.

By Gregg Greenberg
Cetera to buy Securian’s wealth business
NEWS BROKER DEALERS JAN 25, 2023
Cetera to buy Securian’s wealth business

The deal will bring Cetera more than 1,000 advisors with $24.8 billion in assets under management and $47.4 billion in assets under administration.

By InvestmentNews
Vanguard, Schwab Charitable donors keep giving despite stock sell-off
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS JAN 25, 2023
Vanguard, Schwab Charitable donors keep giving despite stock sell-off

At Vanguard Charitable, donors granted more than $1.87 billion, marking its sixth straight year of record giving.

By Gregg Greenberg
Morgan Stanley's ETF debut strikes chord with fees, tests market with ESG focus
NEWS ESG JAN 25, 2023
Morgan Stanley's ETF debut strikes chord with fees, tests market with ESG focus

Nearly a year after it announced plans to enter the ETF space, the wirehouse is banking on its Calvert brand to carry the day.

By Jeff Benjamin
SEC proposes new conflicts-of-interest rule aimed at certain securitizations
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS JAN 25, 2023
SEC proposes new conflicts-of-interest rule aimed at certain securitizations

SEC Chair Gary Gensler called the measure an 'unfinished step in Congress’s vision for financial reform' following the 2008 financial crisis.

By Bloomberg