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AI can help amid industry consolidation, staffing shortages
OPINION APR 19, 2022
AI can help amid industry consolidation, staffing shortages

While artificial intelligence is often seen as a job killer, the Great Resignation has spotlighted the limitations of support and integration operations reliant on traditional workforces and approaches.

By Sindhu Joseph
Lessons from journalism: Pay your diverse talent
OPINION APR 19, 2022
Lessons from journalism: Pay your diverse talent

It’s important that we avoid the pay perils of journalism and make good on our promise to help diverse individuals build generational wealth.

By Ana Trujillo Limon
Social Security rules when divorcing a younger husband
RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 18, 2022
Social Security rules when divorcing a younger husband

An ex-wife must wait for her former husband to turn 62 to claim benefits on his record.

By Mary Beth Franklin
SEC freezes assets of alleged $449 million Ponzi schemers
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION APR 18, 2022
SEC freezes assets of alleged $449 million Ponzi schemers

Three in Las Vegas charged in scheme involving purported personal injury settlements.

By InvestmentNews
Mortgage rate spike changes house-hunting strategy
INDUSTRY NEWS APR 18, 2022
Mortgage rate spike changes house-hunting strategy

Some hopeful first-time buyers may have to downsize their dream home with 30-year mortgage rates at their highest level since 2011.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Former UBS adviser pleads guilty to $5.8 million fraud
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION APR 18, 2022
Former UBS adviser pleads guilty to $5.8 million fraud

South Florida resident German Nino, who faces up to 60 years in jail, is scheduled for sentencing in June.

By InvestmentNews
Supreme Court rejects state challenge to SALT deduction cap
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION APR 18, 2022
Supreme Court rejects state challenge to SALT deduction cap

The court refused to review a New York-led constitutional challenge to the $10,000 cap on state and local tax deductions imposed in the 2017 tax law.

By Bloomberg
Bank of America wealth group sees head count drop as revenues climb
ALTERNATIVES APR 18, 2022
Bank of America wealth group sees head count drop as revenues climb

Adviser ranks are falling, but the bank reports 7,800 net new client relationships and a growing thirst for alternative investments.

By Jeff Benjamin
Goldman Sachs sees US recession odds at 35% in next two years
FINTECH APR 18, 2022
Goldman Sachs sees US recession odds at 35% in next two years

The Fed’s main challenge is to reduce the gap between jobs and workers, and to slow wage growth to a pace consistent with its 2% inflation goal.

By Bloomberg
Has the SEC reached peak politicization?
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION APR 18, 2022
Has the SEC reached peak politicization?

The SEC's growing political rift reflects Washington's widening partisanship and threatens to diminish the agency's stature.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
The latest in financial #AdviserTech — April 2022
FINTECH APR 15, 2022
The latest in financial #AdviserTech — April 2022

This month’s #AdviserTech roundup looks at Wealthbox's funding round and the transition in advisory firms' use of CRM systems, Summit Wealth Systems' attempt to build the next generation of performance reporting, and Advyzon's new TAMP.

By Michael Kitces
Industry groups want DOL to withdraw guidance on use of cryptocurrency
RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 15, 2022
Industry groups want DOL to withdraw guidance on use of cryptocurrency

The agency's cautioning against using crypto in retirement accounts violates current law and sidesteps public input, the trade associations argue.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Miami duo managing $400 million moves to Sanctuary from Insigneo
ADVISOR MOVES APR 15, 2022
Miami duo managing $400 million moves to Sanctuary from Insigneo

Walter Alves and Bruno Gorgatti specialize in serving Brazilian investors.

By InvestmentNews
Advisers searching for new and diverse talent should cast a wider net
RIAS APR 15, 2022
Advisers searching for new and diverse talent should cast a wider net

Building a more diverse workforce solves multiple challenges currently facing the wealth management industry.

By Jeff Benjamin
Revenue per rep rises but head count slips at Wells Fargo Advisors
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT APR 14, 2022
Revenue per rep rises but head count slips at Wells Fargo Advisors

Annualized revenue per adviser, a key industry metric, was $1.22 million at the end of March, up 4.3% from the end of last year.

By Bruce Kelly
Fiduciary advocates raise alarm about SEC limits on term 'fiduciary'
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION APR 14, 2022
Fiduciary advocates raise alarm about SEC limits on term 'fiduciary'

In a set of frequently asked questions about Form CRS, the SEC cautions investment advisers about saying that they're held to a fiduciary standard.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Morgan Stanley eyes retirement, overseas wealth management opportunities
RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 14, 2022
Morgan Stanley eyes retirement, overseas wealth management opportunities

'I think in the wealth and asset management spaces internationally, we punch below our weight,' Chairman and CEO James Gorman said during the firm's conference call to discuss first-quarter earnings.

By Bruce Kelly
Mother-son duo managing $175 million affiliates with LPL
BROKER DEALERS APR 14, 2022
Mother-son duo managing $175 million affiliates with LPL

Theresa and Kevin Hannon, who operate as Hannon Financial Group in Oak Brook, Illinois, are switching from American Portfolios.

By InvestmentNews
Edward Jones rep managing $230 million goes indie with Raymond James
BROKER DEALERS APR 14, 2022
Edward Jones rep managing $230 million goes indie with Raymond James

Logan Skinner and his team are setting up Axis Private Wealth in Longview, Texas.

By InvestmentNews
Finra arbitrators award former Morgan Stanley broker $900,000
WIREHOUSES APR 13, 2022
Finra arbitrators award former Morgan Stanley broker $900,000

The former rep, Joseph C. DeNicola, alleged wrongful termination, defamation and unpaid compensation.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.