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529s, loans, credits ... financial strategies for back-to-school planning
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS AUG 23, 2024
529s, loans, credits ... financial strategies for back-to-school planning

Advisors share planning ideas, and some lessons learned, to help ensure clients' kids are getting an education.

Florida men plead guilty to $3M fraudulent tax return scheme
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS AUG 23, 2024
Florida men plead guilty to $3M fraudulent tax return scheme

IRS was persuaded to pay out $1.5M in falsely claimed refunds.

Markets expect Fed chair to play it safe with Jackson Hole speech
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS AUG 23, 2024
Markets expect Fed chair to play it safe with Jackson Hole speech

But there is always the potential for shocks.

Why are family offices losing interest in private credit funds?
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS AUG 23, 2024
Why are family offices losing interest in private credit funds?

Industry data shows weakened interest for the months ahead.

ESG regulation is risk for commodities, warns Jefferies
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS AUG 23, 2024
ESG regulation is risk for commodities, warns Jefferies

New rules affect firms trading with the EU.

UBS loses US activism defense staff to BofA, Wells Fargo
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS AUG 23, 2024
UBS loses US activism defense staff to BofA, Wells Fargo

Sources report several team members have jumped ship.

Stocks have recovered from summer selloff, but bears are lurking, strategists say
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS AUG 22, 2024
Stocks have recovered from summer selloff, but bears are lurking, strategists say

The market may have recovered from its summer swoon, but fall has historically been a rocky time for stocks.

B. Riley-backed Franchise Group gets slight reprieve from lenders
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS AUG 22, 2024
B. Riley-backed Franchise Group gets slight reprieve from lenders

A group of first-lien debt holders have made some concessions as the troubled firm tries to dig out of its $1.5B debt hole.

Structuring portfolios with a global mindset
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS AUG 22, 2024
Structuring portfolios with a global mindset

Michael Godwin, of Fragasso Financial Advisors, cautions against assumption that a soft landing is a given for US economy.

The rise of AI in compliance handling
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS AUG 22, 2024
The rise of AI in compliance handling

“You need the human being behind the data,” insists compliance legal expert.

Morgan Stanley’s Bloomer confirmed dead in superyacht tragedy
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS AUG 22, 2024
Morgan Stanley’s Bloomer confirmed dead in superyacht tragedy

Authorities are continuing their efforts to investigate the disaster that took the life of the 70-year-old veteran leader.

Edward Jones expands financial services offerings in branches
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS AUG 22, 2024
Edward Jones expands financial services offerings in branches

The firm is leveraging existing partnerships for enhanced services.

How much do Americans believe makes someone wealthy in 2024?
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS AUG 22, 2024
How much do Americans believe makes someone wealthy in 2024?

And what net worth is required to be considered 'comfortable'?

TD sets aside $2.6B for money laundering fines, sells Schwab shares
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS AUG 22, 2024
TD sets aside $2.6B for money laundering fines, sells Schwab shares

Canadian big six bank is expecting matter to be settled by year-end.

Media investor raises Paramount Global bid to $6B
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS AUG 22, 2024
Media investor raises Paramount Global bid to $6B

It could upset the planned merger with Skydance Media.

Euro-zone data suggests ECB could cut rates again
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS AUG 22, 2024
Euro-zone data suggests ECB could cut rates again

European economies' outlook has weakened.

Largest crypto platform compliance costs top $200M
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS AUG 22, 2024
Largest crypto platform compliance costs top $200M

The firm is hiring 1,000 people this year including compliance staff.

529 sales rising, with accounts for summer school, K-12, apprenticeships
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS AUG 21, 2024
529 sales rising, with accounts for summer school, K-12, apprenticeships

Advisors are also increasingly interested in 529s, as accounts have expanded uses and can be rolled into Roth IRAs, according to ISS Market Intelligence.

Former female Osaic recruiter ends discrimination complaint
NEWS BROKER DEALERS AUG 21, 2024
Former female Osaic recruiter ends discrimination complaint

Why is this firm losing senior female executives, questions industry source.

SEC charges Florida firm with fiduciary breaches linked to private funds
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS AUG 21, 2024
SEC charges Florida firm with fiduciary breaches linked to private funds

The regulator has ordered a $145K penalty against the investment adviser and its principal who “operated a fraud” on investors in funds they managed.