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Retail investors begin 2024 on an optimistic note
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS FEB 26, 2024
Retail investors begin 2024 on an optimistic note

Main Street investors are feeling bullish on U.S. stocks as confidence in an economic soft landing surges. Schwab survey finds.

By Leo Almazora
Cetera sweetens advisor growth offering with industry-first guarantee
NEWS BROKER DEALERS FEB 26, 2024
Cetera sweetens advisor growth offering with industry-first guarantee

The broker-dealer giant is providing a money-back guarantee to newly affiliated advisors and firms.

By Leo Almazora
U.S. Bank consolidates teams into new private capital division
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS FEB 26, 2024
U.S. Bank consolidates teams into new private capital division

It brings together experts from across the firm as a centralized team.

By Steve Randall
American workers less interested in promotion, they just want more money
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS FEB 26, 2024
American workers less interested in promotion, they just want more money

Getting to the top of their career ladder is not appealing for most people.

By Steve Randall
LPL inks deal for Wintrust wealth management businesses
NEWS BROKER DEALERS FEB 23, 2024
LPL inks deal for Wintrust wealth management businesses

Roughly $16 billion of brokerage and advisory assets are set to change hands in the acquisition.

By Leo Almazora
Emergency savings lag credit card debt for a third of households
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS FEB 23, 2024
Emergency savings lag credit card debt for a third of households

Survey breaks down generational differences in financial stability amid high-interest-rate environment.

By Leo Almazora
SEC wants LPL to pony up $50 million over messaging apps, texts
NEWS BROKER DEALERS FEB 23, 2024
SEC wants LPL to pony up $50 million over messaging apps, texts

'The large size of such fines underscores the point that regulators want this behavior to change quickly,' a compliance executive notes.

By Bruce Kelly
Envestnet sees Q4 bump with surge in nonrecurring revenue
NEWS FINTECH FEB 23, 2024
Envestnet sees Q4 bump with surge in nonrecurring revenue

The company’s annual revenue was virtually unchanged from 2022 even as it faced challenges from ballooning operating expenses.

By Leo Almazora
Wells Fargo appoints 34-year veteran to lead growing independent channel
NEWS WIREHOUSES FEB 23, 2024
Wells Fargo appoints 34-year veteran to lead growing independent channel

New leader will focus on growing market share for firm’s WIM business.

By Steve Randall
Snowden Lane Partners adds $208M mother-son advisor team in New York
NEWS ADVISOR MOVES FEB 23, 2024
Snowden Lane Partners adds $208M mother-son advisor team in New York

The advisors become managing directors at the firm’s headquarters.

By Steve Randall
Raymond James indie channel is next step for $123M advisor
NEWS ADVISOR MOVES FEB 23, 2024
Raymond James indie channel is next step for $123M advisor

Latest addition continues 2024 run of advisors joining the firm.

By Steve Randall
Goldman Sachs now says Fed won’t cut until June
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS FEB 23, 2024
Goldman Sachs now says Fed won’t cut until June

Latest outlook pushes the firm’s expectation back by one month.

By Bloomberg
Pimco $22B inflows ‘absolutely stunning,’ says Allianz CEO
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS FEB 23, 2024
Pimco $22B inflows ‘absolutely stunning,’ says Allianz CEO

Investment firm's first six weeks of 2024 almost matches the whole of 2023.

By Bloomberg
Why one Fidelity manager has sold most US Treasuries
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS FEB 23, 2024
Why one Fidelity manager has sold most US Treasuries

Majority of his funds' 10-year and 30-year Treasuries have been sold.

By Bloomberg
Short sellers targeting B. Riley in smear campaign, sources say
NEWS BROKER DEALERS FEB 22, 2024
Short sellers targeting B. Riley in smear campaign, sources say

Short sellers' claims against B Riley are 'often accompanied by outrageous personal harassment,' the company says.

By Bruce Kelly
Merit unveils independent advisor affiliate model
NEWS PRACTICE MANAGEMENT FEB 22, 2024
Merit unveils independent advisor affiliate model

'Think of it as a form of courting, a time for a firm owner to ‘date’ a prospective partner before ‘marrying’ and making the decision to merge or be acquired,' Merit CEO Rick Kent says.

By Leo Almazora
AlTi’s upper-high-net-worth ambitions get $450M boost
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS FEB 22, 2024
AlTi’s upper-high-net-worth ambitions get $450M boost

The global wealth and alternatives manager is getting strategic investments from Allianz X and Constellation Wealth Capital.

By Leo Almazora
New role announced for Nitrogen co-founder and former CEO
NEWS FINTECH FEB 22, 2024
New role announced for Nitrogen co-founder and former CEO

Aaron Klein brings two decades of experience to wealthtech consultancy.

By Steve Randall
Financial crime compliance costs reach $61B for financial institutions  
NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION FEB 22, 2024
Financial crime compliance costs reach $61B for financial institutions  

LexisNexis report reveals almost all firms in the US and Canada are affected.

By Steve Randall
Nvidia earnings outpacing its stock, which is still relatively cheap
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS FEB 22, 2024
Nvidia earnings outpacing its stock, which is still relatively cheap

With AI soaring, the chipmaker keeps delivering for investors.

By Bloomberg