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FSI's top advocacy priorities in 2020
NEWS OPINION MAR 03, 2020
FSI's top advocacy priorities in 2020

The tax treatment of financial services and reducing burdens on advisers' business entities are among the items FSI will be focusing on this year

By Dale Brown
InvestmentNews rolls out innovative new design
NEWS RIAS FEB 26, 2020
InvestmentNews rolls out innovative new design

The magazine is also upgrading its user experience and adding to its management team

By InvestmentNews
Commonwealth hires Matthew Chisholm to build RIA business
NEWS RIAS FEB 26, 2020
Commonwealth hires Matthew Chisholm to build RIA business

The former Fidelity executive will help advisers expand their operations efficiently

By InvestmentNews
'Don't run to gold' and other advice for pandemic volatility
NEWS RIAS FEB 25, 2020
'Don't run to gold' and other advice for pandemic volatility

After two days of stock market drops, some clients are worried

By Emile Hallez
Wealth management in the 2020s
NEWS RIAS FEB 24, 2020
Wealth management in the 2020s

Last year highlighted many of the major trends of the past decade, which will continue to shape the industry in the decade to come

By Joe Duran
Wealth Enhancement Group acquires Joyn Advisors
NEWS RIAS FEB 21, 2020
Wealth Enhancement Group acquires Joyn Advisors

The acquisition of the RIA adds $1.3 billion to the national firm’s $17 billion in AUM

By InvestmentNews
Fed review could be a hurdle for Morgan Stanley-ETrade union
NEWS RIAS FEB 20, 2020
Fed review could be a hurdle for Morgan Stanley-ETrade union

But little resistance to the deal is expected from regulators, policymakers

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Rudy Adolf takes swipe at  wirehouse brokerage after Morgan deal
NEWS RIAS FEB 20, 2020
Rudy Adolf takes swipe at wirehouse brokerage after Morgan deal

Focus Financial CEO says Morgan Stanley's purchase of ETrade shows traditional brokerage model is broken

By Bruce Kelly
State regulators propose continuing education for investment adviser reps
NEWS RIAS FEB 14, 2020
State regulators propose continuing education for investment adviser reps

NASAA wants to close the regulatory gap between IARs and other financial advice professionals

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Fidelity forced to play defense against Schwab's custody pledge
NEWS RIAS FEB 14, 2020
Fidelity forced to play defense against Schwab's custody pledge

Custodian gets called out at the worst possible moment for imposing fees on RIAs that don't use its cash sweep accounts

By Jeff Benjamin
SEC charges Criterion Wealth with fraud in real estate investments
NEWS RIAS FEB 13, 2020
SEC charges Criterion Wealth with fraud in real estate investments

The Santa Clarita, Calif.-based RIA and its two principals got kickbacks from fund managers

By InvestmentNews
Schwab pledges to play nice with smaller RIAs
NEWS RIAS FEB 12, 2020
Schwab pledges to play nice with smaller RIAs

Ahead of its planned merger with TD, Schwab says it's committed to working with independent advisers

By Jeff Benjamin
Captrust acquires $654 million Fountain Financial
NEWS RIAS FEB 12, 2020
Captrust acquires $654 million Fountain Financial

The acquisition will be the firm’s fourth location in North Carolina

By InvestmentNews
Adviser trade associations tell SEC to rework proposal to modernize advertising rule
NEWS RIAS FEB 11, 2020
Adviser trade associations tell SEC to rework proposal to modernize advertising rule

Concerns raised in comment letters include the expanse of the new rule and compliance costs

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Former chief compliance officer guilty of aiding and abetting fraud
NEWS RIAS FEB 11, 2020
Former chief compliance officer guilty of aiding and abetting fraud

His Northbrook, Ill.-based RIA misappropriated client assets while layering on fees

By Jeff Benjamin
The strategy behind Creative Planning's private equity deal
NEWS RIAS FEB 11, 2020
The strategy behind Creative Planning's private equity deal

CEO Peter Mallouk says he's building a cash reserve as a defensive play

By Jeff Benjamin
Plan advisers get some relief on proposed California privacy regs
NEWS RIAS FEB 10, 2020
Plan advisers get some relief on proposed California privacy regs

The state's new data-privacy law created a disclosure headache

By Emile Hallez
Trump administration budget would extend expiring income, estate tax cuts
NEWS RIAS FEB 10, 2020
Trump administration budget would extend expiring income, estate tax cuts

Capitol Hill Democrats are set to resist the spending proposal; the SEC requests a budget bump

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Experience pays dividends in wealth management deals
NEWS RIAS FEB 10, 2020
Experience pays dividends in wealth management deals

Research shows repeat deal-makers have had more success in a surging M&A market

By Devin McGinley
Frontier acquires $180 million Highwater Wealth
NEWS RIAS FEB 10, 2020
Frontier acquires $180 million Highwater Wealth

The deal provides a second Denver location for the Kansas City, Mo.-based RIA

By InvestmentNews