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Advisor moves: RBC, Merrill, Rockefeller announce elite additions
NEWS RIAS APR 17, 2025
Advisor moves: RBC, Merrill, Rockefeller announce elite additions

RBC and Rockefeller strengthened their East Coast presence, including a $5 billion defection from JPMorgan, as Merrill welcomes a top-caliber advisor in California.

By Leo Almazora
Vanilla lands wealth tech partnership with $560B Mariner
NEWS RIAS APR 17, 2025
Vanilla lands wealth tech partnership with $560B Mariner

The estate planning tech provider will be providing 700 advisors access to the aggressively growth-focused RIA giant's platform.

By Leo Almazora
Demand evaporates for State Street private-debt ETF with no new flows in weeks
NEWS ALTERNATIVES APR 17, 2025
Demand evaporates for State Street private-debt ETF with no new flows in weeks

Expectations meet reality in the democratization of private market investments as the pioneering ETF runs into first-mover challenges.

By Bloomberg
Raymond James looks to level up service with generative AI
NEWS FINTECH APR 17, 2025
Raymond James looks to level up service with generative AI

New in-house capability aims to empower advisors and associates with natural search to access vast data pool.

By Leo Almazora
Powell ‘threw equities under the bus' by ruling out 'Fed put'
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS APR 17, 2025
Powell ‘threw equities under the bus' by ruling out 'Fed put'

Markets react to Fed chair’s comments on supporting the markets.

By Steve Randall
With globalization fractured, should investors consider country-specific ETFs?
NEWS ETFS APR 17, 2025
With globalization fractured, should investors consider country-specific ETFs?

Franklin Templeton’s Dina Ting shares her insights with InvestmentNews.

By Steve Randall
Netflix gives investors cause to chill, defying tech slump
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS APR 17, 2025
Netflix gives investors cause to chill, defying tech slump

Streamer will report earnings after the bell Thursday.

By Bloomberg
Gold tops $3,357 as trade war, Powell drive haven demand
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS APR 17, 2025
Gold tops $3,357 as trade war, Powell drive haven demand

It's another record high for bullion but other metals slipped.

By Bloomberg
Trump says trade talks with Japan have made 'big progress'
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS APR 17, 2025
Trump says trade talks with Japan have made 'big progress'

More talks to come as Tokyo bids to avoid tariffs.

By Bloomberg
Who are the biggest foreign buyers of Treasuries?
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS APR 17, 2025
Who are the biggest foreign buyers of Treasuries?

New stats reveal who bought the most US debt on February.

By Bloomberg
Layoffs looming in wild 2025?
NEWS RIAS APR 16, 2025
Layoffs looming in wild 2025?

Wealth management job cuts at Edward Jones and Morgan Stanley are linked to a sinking stock market, tariff battles and the unknown, say industry executives

By Bruce Kelly
Schwab takes strategic minority stake in Wealth.com
NEWS FINTECH APR 16, 2025
Schwab takes strategic minority stake in Wealth.com

The RIA custody giant is investing in the estate planning tech firm's growth, with near-term plans to make the tool available to its retail clients.

By Leo Almazora
Former UBS rep secretly borrowed from client to fund ice cream business
NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION APR 16, 2025
Former UBS rep secretly borrowed from client to fund ice cream business

Loan agreements, including one made with a senior client, were also used to fund unapproved advertising ventures as well as personal expenses, according to Finra.

By Leo Almazora
Fed must keep inflation expectations anchored against tariffs, says Powell
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS APR 16, 2025
Fed must keep inflation expectations anchored against tariffs, says Powell

The Federal Reserve chair once again reinforced its "wait and see" position, warning the unexpected size of tariff hikes are likely to drive at least a temporary inflation spike.

By Bloomberg
What do RIAs make of BlackRock's private-market model portfolios?
NEWS RIAS APR 16, 2025
What do RIAs make of BlackRock's private-market model portfolios?

While they might not make it into advisors' toolkits anytime soon, the new offerings could be a good onramp for retail clients to merge into the private investment superhighway.

By Leo Almazora
Savvy Wealth builds legal foundation with former Pathstone general counsel
NEWS RIAS APR 16, 2025
Savvy Wealth builds legal foundation with former Pathstone general counsel

The tech-forward advisor platform's newest RIA division hire also has experience from LPL and JPMorgan.

By Leo Almazora
Retirement account swings keeping advisors busy soothing client nerves
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 16, 2025
Retirement account swings keeping advisors busy soothing client nerves

Advisors offer tips on how to keep investors from constantly checking their retirement accounts and making rash portfolio moves.

By Gregg Greenberg
Chipmakers lead tech stock dip on Trump's China curbs
NEWS EQUITIES APR 16, 2025
Chipmakers lead tech stock dip on Trump's China curbs

Analysts sound the alarm as Nvidia and AMD both take a hit from the administration's new export restrictions.

By Bloomberg
Raymond James' offer is "no brainer" over LPL, says Commonwealth advisor
NEWS BROKER DEALERS APR 16, 2025
Raymond James' offer is "no brainer" over LPL, says Commonwealth advisor

Advisor feels widespread sense of “betrayal” amongst the 2,900 Commonwealth advisors set to move to LPL.

By Andrew Cohen
"Extreme outcomes… are no longer unthinkable" – Capital Economics
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS APR 16, 2025
"Extreme outcomes… are no longer unthinkable" – Capital Economics

As dollar tanks, alarm bells ring amid comparison to UK meltdown in 2022 – and that’s not exactly a ringing endorsement.

By Matthew Sellers