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How much do Americans believe makes someone wealthy in 2024?
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
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
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
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
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
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
BROKER DEALERS AUG 21, 2024
Former female Osaic recruiter ends discrimination complaint

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

Western Asset's co-CIO Leech takes leave of absence amid SEC probe
FIXED INCOME AUG 21, 2024
Western Asset's co-CIO Leech takes leave of absence amid SEC probe

The fixed-income star at the Franklin Templeton-owned firm is facing scrutiny over some past trades in Treasury derivatives.

SEC charges Florida firm with fiduciary breaches linked to private funds
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.

Diversify maintains growth pace with double deal in Western US
INDUSTRY NEWS AUG 21, 2024
Diversify maintains growth pace with double deal in Western US

The rapidly growing independent has added $440M to its network with eight new advisors, including a 20-year veteran and a JPMorgan alum.

Generative AI promises time savings, better client experience
OPINION AUG 21, 2024
Generative AI promises time savings, better client experience

How to find the right technology fit for your practice to take your business to a new level.

Are you ready for the Great Wealth Transfer?
OPINION AUG 21, 2024
Are you ready for the Great Wealth Transfer?

Many financial professionals are not prepared for the unprecedented asset boom expected to benefit millennial women.

Equity partnership is a true partnership
RIAS AUG 21, 2024
Equity partnership is a true partnership

Art Ambarik, CEO of Perigon Wealth Management in California, has overseen over a decade of growth. He reflects on the sanctity of the client-advisor relationship and his priorities.

Tax advantage: How RIAs can elevate their practice
OPINION AUG 21, 2024
Tax advantage: How RIAs can elevate their practice

RIAs have an advantage over captive advisors and have an opportunity to seize significant client service opportunity.

How B. Riley went from underdog investment firm to embattled empire
INDUSTRY NEWS AUG 21, 2024
How B. Riley went from underdog investment firm to embattled empire

The company's investment in a disgraced hedge fund has put Bryant Riley's multibillion dollar "labor of love" at risk of crashing down.

Cash sweep rates thrust into the spotlight
OPINION AUG 21, 2024
Cash sweep rates thrust into the spotlight

Are firms hiding the price tag, or are clients simply not paying enough attention? Either way, these accounts are now on everyone's radar.

EP Wealth names Megan Glover to inaugural C-suite role
INDUSTRY NEWS AUG 21, 2024
EP Wealth names Megan Glover to inaugural C-suite role

The veteran with over 20 years of strategic HR experience is expected to energize the RIA’s growth efforts as its first-ever chief people officer.

LPL signs two Osaic groups with $4B in combined assets
BROKER DEALERS AUG 21, 2024
LPL signs two Osaic groups with $4B in combined assets

The advisory teams formerly with Lincoln Financial's wealth unit are uniting into a planning supergroup of more than 30 advisors.

Cetera taps Todd Mackay as president of Cetera Solutions
BROKER DEALERS AUG 21, 2024
Cetera taps Todd Mackay as president of Cetera Solutions

The longtime Avantax president has been elevated to his new role as the broker-dealer giant looks ahead to its next growth phase.

FTC's ban on noncompete agreements halted as judge rules against
INDUSTRY NEWS AUG 21, 2024
FTC's ban on noncompete agreements halted as judge rules against

But they are not dead yet as commission says it may appeal the decision.