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HighTower makes 'significant' investment in Lexington, Mass.-based RIA
NEWS RIAS AUG 20, 2019
HighTower makes 'significant' investment in Lexington, Mass.-based RIA

Lexington Wealth Management advises on $1 billion in assets and has 11 advisers.

Kestra Financial's new rollup lands its first RIA
NEWS RIAS AUG 20, 2019
Kestra Financial's new rollup lands its first RIA

Bluespring acquires $152.6 million firm in Ohio, Hickory Asset Management Inc.

Faith-based funds attract loyal investors
NEWS RIAS AUG 20, 2019
Faith-based funds attract loyal investors

It turns out negative screens aren't necessarily a drag on funds' performance.

LPL follows the money
NEWS RIAS AUG 17, 2019
LPL follows the money

As its fee-based advisory business continues to grow, the country's biggest IBD wants to keep more of its RIA assets at home. It won't be easy.

Top clearing and custody firms for financial advisers
NEWS RIAS AUG 17, 2019
Top clearing and custody firms for financial advisers

InvestmentNews gathers client and asset data to assemble company rankings

Bitter legal fracas brewing between top executives at Indiana broker-dealer
NEWS RIAS AUG 16, 2019
Bitter legal fracas brewing between top executives at Indiana broker-dealer

Former CEO of David A. Noyes, Mark Damer, was fired last month.

IFS Securities hit with $10 million trading loss: reports
NEWS RIAS AUG 15, 2019
IFS Securities hit with $10 million trading loss: reports

IFS Securities facing 'substantial losses' from head bond trader's bet on Treasuries.

SEC charges California RIA with defrauding clients
NEWS RIAS AUG 15, 2019
SEC charges California RIA with defrauding clients

Craig Rumbaugh and his firms secretly received 5% commission on $3 million invested by clients.

Volatility reignites debate about market timing
NEWS RIAS AUG 15, 2019
Volatility reignites debate about market timing

Advisers shrug off the threat of an imminent recession

New SEC videos aim to help investors identify brokers vs. investment advisers
NEWS RIAS AUG 15, 2019
New SEC videos aim to help investors identify brokers vs. investment advisers

Videos criticized for glossing over details of business models, conflicts.

Fee-based annuities still require caution, despite IRS olive branch
NEWS RIAS AUG 14, 2019
Fee-based annuities still require caution, despite IRS olive branch

The agency may have fixed a big tax problem for RIAs, but issues remain with many fee-based products.

Six-adviser firm managing $240 million switches to LPL
NEWS RIAS AUG 14, 2019
Six-adviser firm managing $240 million switches to LPL

Highlander Financial Group, based in Rockville, Md., is led by a former pro baseball player.

Mercer Advisors acquires $300 million RIA
NEWS RIAS AUG 14, 2019
Mercer Advisors acquires $300 million RIA

Regent Wealth Management Group serves approximately 110 high-net-worth households

The fight over who owns the client comes to RIAs
NEWS RIAS AUG 13, 2019
The fight over who owns the client comes to RIAs

Mercer Global Advisors sues adviser who jumped to a competitor.

SEC charges Massachusetts RIA with fraud
NEWS RIAS AUG 13, 2019
SEC charges Massachusetts RIA with fraud

Commission says Richard Duncan persuaded two clients to invest $300,000 in a scam.

Calif.-based RIA acquires firm managing $250 million
NEWS RIAS AUG 09, 2019
Calif.-based RIA acquires firm managing $250 million

Dually registered advisers found to have conflicts and higher fees
NEWS RIAS AUG 08, 2019
Dually registered advisers found to have conflicts and higher fees

Academic paper says many 'fall short of the spirit of the fiduciary standard.'

Focus Financial reports strong M&A numbers
NEWS RIAS AUG 08, 2019
Focus Financial reports strong M&A numbers

The 30 deals it closed on so far this year already exceeds the total it had in 2018.

Fidelity draws adviser wrath with 1.9% cash offer
NEWS RIAS AUG 07, 2019
Fidelity draws adviser wrath with 1.9% cash offer

The high-yield default account sparked kudos then displeasure on Twitter when adviser Michael Kitces realized it doesn't apply to existing clients.

Finra arbitrators order Schwab to pay $347,000 to RIA owner for allegedly helping competitor
NEWS RIAS AUG 06, 2019
Finra arbitrators order Schwab to pay $347,000 to RIA owner for allegedly helping competitor

Owner of Laguna Financial Group says Schwab violated own conflicts policy for RIAs on platform