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Alternative investments manager Ballast Rock joins RIA game
NEWS RIAS NOV 28, 2022
Alternative investments manager Ballast Rock joins RIA game

Ballast Rock Private Wealth will operate independently of Ballast Rock Asset Management, but both firms focus on offering alts to wealthy investors.

Are your clients' kids learning the basics of money management?
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS NOV 28, 2022
Are your clients' kids learning the basics of money management?

Less than half of US high school students currently receive instruction in personal finance.

Group of veteran-owned firms participating in BNY deal
NEWS PRACTICE MANAGEMENT NOV 28, 2022
Group of veteran-owned firms participating in BNY deal

The eight broker-dealers are participating in the firm's offering of $750 million in senior bank notes.

DSTs, TICs and 1031s: Making Sense of Real Estate Ownership Structures
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS NOV 28, 2022
DSTs, TICs and 1031s: Making Sense of Real Estate Ownership Structures

Holding real estate in a portfolio doesn’t always mean a client has to own it directly. Trading one form of ownership for another can become an even more efficient and effective move when it’s executed along with a 1031 exchange.

New award salutes both representation and equity
NEWS WOMEN ADVISOR COMMUNITY NOV 25, 2022
New award salutes both representation and equity

The Ascension Award recognizes the straightforward achievement of women comprising at least 30% of a winning organization’s C-suite.

Are semitransparent ETFs inadvertently creating a market for fully transparent ETFs?
NEWS RIAS NOV 23, 2022
Are semitransparent ETFs inadvertently creating a market for fully transparent ETFs?

After nearly a decade of fighting for regulatory approval of semitransparent ETFs, the asset management industry is realizing what investors really want.

J.P. Morgan, Charles Schwab and Edward Jones deliver best mobile wealth management apps: J.D. Power
NEWS FINTECH NOV 23, 2022
J.P. Morgan, Charles Schwab and Edward Jones deliver best mobile wealth management apps: J.D. Power

J.P. Morgan Wealth Management scored 728 out of a possible 1,000 points in J.D. Power’s study, which was based on a survey of more than 6,000 investors.

Finra spanks Morgan Stanley over sales of high-risk stocks
NEWS PRACTICE MANAGEMENT NOV 23, 2022
Finra spanks Morgan Stanley over sales of high-risk stocks

The Finra penalty included a fine of $200,000 and restitution to clients of $498,000 plus interest.

Fidelity takes another bite of ETF market by converting six mutual funds
NEWS EQUITIES NOV 23, 2022
Fidelity takes another bite of ETF market by converting six mutual funds

The converted ETFs will join a small but growing universe of transparent active strategies.

Loans and hardship withdrawals from 401(k)s on the rise
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING NOV 23, 2022
Loans and hardship withdrawals from 401(k)s on the rise

The portion of savers taking money from their retirement accounts for hardships spiked 24% in the 12 months through Sept. 30.

Commerce Bank's brokerage unit to use LPL
NEWS BROKER DEALERS NOV 23, 2022
Commerce Bank's brokerage unit to use LPL

The St. Louis-based bank is moving its wealth management business, with 30 advisers and $4.4 billion in assets, to LPL's platform.

Goldman Sachs to pay $4 million SEC penalty in ESG fund case
NEWS ESG NOV 22, 2022
Goldman Sachs to pay $4 million SEC penalty in ESG fund case

The regulator claims Goldman's asset management unit failed to properly weigh environmental, social and governance factors in some investment products.

DOL's final ESG rule puts an end to Trump administration restrictions
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING NOV 22, 2022
DOL's final ESG rule puts an end to Trump administration restrictions

The new rule frees retirement plan advisers to incorporate risk and return factors associated with climate change and other ESG investment alternatives.

Upstart manager seeks to unseat S&P 500 by asking investors for personal data instead of fees
NEWS EQUITIES NOV 22, 2022
Upstart manager seeks to unseat S&P 500 by asking investors for personal data instead of fees

Delphia's unique business model hopes to drive performance by culling data provided by investors. Skeptics say it might be too clever to succeed.

Moody's bumps up LPL debt to investment grade from 'junk'
NEWS BROKER DEALERS NOV 22, 2022
Moody's bumps up LPL debt to investment grade from 'junk'

Meanwhile, LPL is launching an effort to pursue wealthier clients.

FTX downfall damaging case for crypto in retirement accounts as Sen. Warren weighs in
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING NOV 22, 2022
FTX downfall damaging case for crypto in retirement accounts as Sen. Warren weighs in

The FTX breakdown is convenient for plan fiduciaries who were struggling with the prudence of permitting crypto within an employer-sponsored retirement plan.

Annuity sales stay torrid in Q3 with help from banks
NEWS LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES NOV 21, 2022
Annuity sales stay torrid in Q3 with help from banks

Bank sales propelled fixed-rate deferred and fixed-indexed annuity sales to hit record levels for the second consecutive quarter.

Team managing $270 million exits Janney for Merrill
NEWS WIREHOUSES NOV 21, 2022
Team managing $270 million exits Janney for Merrill

The two advisers are based in the firm’s Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania, office

The 2022 Alexandra Armstrong winner is Amy Webber of Cambridge
NEWS WOMEN ADVISOR COMMUNITY NOV 21, 2022
The 2022 Alexandra Armstrong winner is Amy Webber of Cambridge

The CEO has taken a road less traveled and says she still has many miles to go.

Higher yields on cash give advisers another asset allocation tool
NEWS RIAS NOV 21, 2022
Higher yields on cash give advisers another asset allocation tool

The Federal Reserve's fight against inflation has turned boring cash accounts into top performers.