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Remote compliance mostly meets the challenge of working from home
YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAR 15, 2021
Remote compliance mostly meets the challenge of working from home

But a stock market reaching record highs may be masking shortfalls, and a recent survey says firms aren't supervising conferencing platforms.

RIAs are warming up to remote work
YOUR PRACTICE RIAS MAR 15, 2021
RIAs are warming up to remote work

Financial advisers are embracing a more virtual form of communicating with clients and colleagues to the point where most don’t expect to ever go back to sitting behind a desk in a traditional office.

Cambridge Investment Research working on Finra settlement over alt fund sales
YOUR PRACTICE BROKER DEALERS MAR 11, 2021
Cambridge Investment Research working on Finra settlement over alt fund sales

Finra's department of enforcement has investigated Cambridge's due diligence of the sale of the defunct LJM Preservation and Growth Fund.

Getting equity comp? Better have a financial plan, report finds
YOUR PRACTICE RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 11, 2021
Getting equity comp? Better have a financial plan, report finds

Companies that compensate workers with stock have a big incentive to get those employees to consider the holdings in the context of their overall financial plan, according to Fidelity.

Hybrid managing $260 million switches to LPL from First Allied
YOUR PRACTICE BROKER DEALERS MAR 11, 2021
Hybrid managing $260 million switches to LPL from First Allied

The Fox Alliance, a 15-person team that includes six advisers, is based in Austin, Texas.

The power of wealth, retirement and benefits converging
YOUR PRACTICE RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 10, 2021
The power of wealth, retirement and benefits converging

When combined, the ideas and solutions expand exponentially. The power of three, or the trilogy, is a well-known concept in life, science and religion.

Cetera pegs $4.2 million to cover  SEC mutual fund investigation
YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAR 09, 2021
Cetera pegs $4.2 million to cover SEC mutual fund investigation

The agency charged two Cetera broker-dealers with breaching fiduciary duty and defrauding retail advisory clients in connection with the sales of mutual funds.

Advocates promote graduate degree, certification in fiduciary leadership
YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAR 09, 2021
Advocates promote graduate degree, certification in fiduciary leadership

The Center for Board Certified Fiduciaries, a public benefit corporation, is seeking to affiliate with one or more universities to offer the fiduciary curriculum. The board also will certify fiduciary professionals in one of 10 areas of specialization.

Creative Planning spreads equity to employees
YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAR 09, 2021
Creative Planning spreads equity to employees

Kansas-based registered investment advisory firm will give stakes to about 10% of its workforce.

How advisers can win in an ever-evolving industry
YOUR PRACTICE OPINION MAR 09, 2021
How advisers can win in an ever-evolving industry

Advisers who leverage the power of team-building, financial planning and offering advice in a fiduciary capacity will survive and thrive for decades to come.

Wall Street needs to come clean on diversity data
YOUR PRACTICE FINTECH MAR 09, 2021
Wall Street needs to come clean on diversity data

Opening up the books will put pressure on companies to hire more women and also allow the industry to acknowledge the firms that succeed. There’s no reason for companies to keep investors in the dark about diversity.

Clock starts ticking on November 2022 compliance for SEC ad rule
YOUR PRACTICE FINTECH MAR 08, 2021
Clock starts ticking on November 2022 compliance for SEC ad rule

The 430-page rule updates the agency's marketing oversight for the first time since 1961 and applies to social media communications.

Wells Fargo, Schwab put Covid-19 vaccine plans in place
YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAR 08, 2021
Wells Fargo, Schwab put Covid-19 vaccine plans in place

The companies are the latest that work with thousands of financial advisers to make plans for employees or work with local officials to ease the introduction of vaccines.

Northwestern Mutual team managing $250 million goes indie
YOUR PRACTICE BROKER DEALERS MAR 08, 2021
Northwestern Mutual team managing $250 million goes indie

Vedder Group, a four-person team in Tallahassee, Florida, is using the services of Integrated Partners, with Fidelity as its custodian.

Best Places to Work firms navigate the lockdown
YOUR PRACTICE OPINION MAR 08, 2021
Best Places to Work firms navigate the lockdown

Some firms offered help with the cost of technology or other tools employees needed to make it easier to work from home, while others offered fitness distractions by moving weekly employee yoga classes online.

Wells Fargo team managing $400 million moves to UBS
YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAR 05, 2021
Wells Fargo team managing $400 million moves to UBS

The father-and-son team at Dawson Wealth Management Group joins the wirehouse in San Diego.

Team managing $600 million at Merrill Lynch goes to Rockefeller
YOUR PRACTICE RIAS MAR 05, 2021
Team managing $600 million at Merrill Lynch goes to Rockefeller

A three-adviser, three-associate team is joining the firm in San Antonio.

More changes at Wells Fargo Advisors, this time to management
YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAR 05, 2021
More changes at Wells Fargo Advisors, this time to management

The bank continues to cut costs and simplify its broad wealth management business. Just last month, Wells Fargo said it was selling its asset management business, with $600 billion in assets, to two private equity managers.

Best Places to Work 2021: Top firms outpace peers on diversity
YOUR PRACTICE OPINION MAR 05, 2021
Best Places to Work 2021: Top firms outpace peers on diversity

Most of the winning workplaces have implemented policies to actively hire and retain a more diverse staff.

Wells Fargo team managing $225 million moves to Baird
YOUR PRACTICE BROKER DEALERS MAR 04, 2021
Wells Fargo team managing $225 million moves to Baird

Doche Financial Consulting Group is based in Scottsdale, Arizona