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Raymond James adds Merrill pair with $353 million in assets
BROKER DEALERS MAR 29, 2022
Raymond James adds Merrill pair with $353 million in assets

The father-and-son team of David and Mitch Vallie is based in Grand Blanc, Michigan.

By InvestmentNews
Training can make financial advisers indispensable to UHNW families
OPINION MAR 29, 2022
Training can make financial advisers indispensable to UHNW families

Advisers need to learn to help ultra-high-net-worth families achieve and maintain a sense of shared purpose and stewardship around legacies.

By Richard Orlando and Gordon Ross
Creative Planning acquires $1.8 billion RIA
RIAS MAR 29, 2022
Creative Planning acquires $1.8 billion RIA

Burlingame, California-based Emery Howard serves Silicon Valley

By InvestmentNews
AIG files for IPO of life and retirement business
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 29, 2022
AIG files for IPO of life and retirement business

The insurer's life and retirement arm, which has $411 billion in client assets, will be renamed Corebridge Financial once it goes public.

By Bloomberg
Federal Reserve pivots toward jumbo hikes after being slammed as too slow
INDUSTRY NEWS MAR 29, 2022
Federal Reserve pivots toward jumbo hikes after being slammed as too slow

The Fed quickly became more concerned that the surge in food and energy prices caused by the war in Ukraine would entrench inflation — and expectations — at unacceptably high levels.

By Bloomberg
Exclusive: Morgan Stanley lays out plans to enter the ETF market
ETFS MAR 29, 2022
Exclusive: Morgan Stanley lays out plans to enter the ETF market

The $1.5 trillion investment manager is designing a full-scale ETF platform, and plans to launch its first ETFs this year.

By Jeff Benjamin
Team with $240 million in assets joins Arkadios from Securities America
ADVISOR MOVES MAR 28, 2022
Team with $240 million in assets joins Arkadios from Securities America

WhiteStone Wealth Management Management is based in San Antonio, Texas.

By InvestmentNews
Pennsylvania RIA loses to SEC in 12b-1 fee trial
RIAS MAR 28, 2022
Pennsylvania RIA loses to SEC in 12b-1 fee trial

According to the SEC, Ambassador Advisors generated at least $777,000 in fees by investing in 12b-1 share classes when other share classes were available for the same mutual fund.

By Bruce Kelly
Robinhood debuts debit card after settling with state regulators
FINTECH MAR 28, 2022
Robinhood debuts debit card after settling with state regulators

The Menlo Park, California-based company announced a new debit card last week, complete with a spare change investing feature, after reaching a settlement with the Vermont Department of Financial Regulation over lax oversight and service outages.

By Sean Allocca
Edward Jones rep managing $135 million goes indie with Raymond James
ADVISOR MOVES MAR 28, 2022
Edward Jones rep managing $135 million goes indie with Raymond James

Samuel Martin has set up his own firm, SJ Martin Wealth Management, in Beaufort, South Carolina.

By InvestmentNews
UBS duo managing $265 million goes indie with LPL
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAR 28, 2022
UBS duo managing $265 million goes indie with LPL

Leslie Shenkler and Daryl Lipkin are setting up shop as Alcove Private Wealth in Princeton, New Jersey.

By InvestmentNews
BlackRock to manage up to $150 billion in AIG portfolios
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 28, 2022
BlackRock to manage up to $150 billion in AIG portfolios

The giant fund manager will oversee liquid fixed-income and private placement assets for the insurance company.

By InvestmentNews
'The Morgan Stanley fade': US probe dredges up years of animus
WIREHOUSES MAR 28, 2022
'The Morgan Stanley fade': US probe dredges up years of animus

Competitors, who couldn’t figure out how Morgan Stanley was bidding for block trades at such tight discounts, are now swapping 'I told you so’s.'

By Bloomberg
Vanguard stumbles as it shifts from cult of Jack Bogle
INDUSTRY NEWS MAR 28, 2022
Vanguard stumbles as it shifts from cult of Jack Bogle

Bogle's figurative heirs are charting new paths for the company, the great popularizer of low-cost index funds, and some diehard fans are finding fault.

By Bloomberg
Biden to propose 20% tax aimed at billionaires
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAR 28, 2022
Biden to propose 20% tax aimed at billionaires

The tax, dubbed the Billionaire Minimum Income Tax by the White House, would hit both the income and unrealized gains of U.S. households worth more than $100 million.

By Bloomberg
Wendy Williams demands her money from Wells Fargo, financial adviser
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAR 25, 2022
Wendy Williams demands her money from Wells Fargo, financial adviser

The talk show host is pushing back against Wells Fargo in a fight for control over her accounts.

By Bruce Kelly
Allworth Financial acquires $991 million St. Louis RIA
RIAS MAR 25, 2022
Allworth Financial acquires $991 million St. Louis RIA

Horseman Group’s 13-member team works from three Missouri offices and serves more than 1,600 households.

By InvestmentNews
HSA assets hit $100 billion
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 25, 2022
HSA assets hit $100 billion

As of January, there were 33 million health savings accounts, according a Devenir study.

By InvestmentNews
Protecting vulnerable people from financial fraud
OPINION MAR 25, 2022
Protecting vulnerable people from financial fraud

Seniors lose more than $3 billion annually as a result of financial scams and other forms of elder abuse, and as baby boomers continue to age, this already staggering figure is sure to rise.

By Dale Brown
Senators seek better spousal protections in DC plans
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 25, 2022
Senators seek better spousal protections in DC plans

The bipartisan letter asks the Government Accountability Office to examine current protections in defined-contribution plans.

By InvestmentNews