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CFPs take annual fee increase in stride
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT APR 20, 2022
CFPs take annual fee increase in stride

Many planners support the strategic intiatives, such as an awareness campaign and diversity effort, the higher fee will fund. Others caution the more expensive mark could cause some pain.

UBS team managing $270 million joins Sanctuary
RIAS APR 20, 2022
UBS team managing $270 million joins Sanctuary

The three-person team in Santa Barbara, California, is led by Antonia LaRocca and operates as Saige Private Wealth.

Independent paths for advisers managing more than $500 million
OPINION APR 20, 2022
Independent paths for advisers managing more than $500 million

Here are the four options that provide the highest level of freedom and control for advisers managing more than $500 million.

Orion buys CRM provider Redtail
FINTECH APR 19, 2022
Orion buys CRM provider Redtail

The transaction is expected to close in the second quarter, with Redtail CEO Brian McLaughlin becoming president of Orion.

LPL creates paraplanning unit to help advisers build plans
BROKER DEALERS APR 19, 2022
LPL creates paraplanning unit to help advisers build plans

Team of paraplanners will gather data and input it into planning software to provide financial plans for advisers' clients.

Finra bars no-show rep fired for fake account statements
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT APR 19, 2022
Finra bars no-show rep fired for fake account statements

The rep, Philip Riposo of New Bedford, Massachusetts, admitted to creating and providing clients with phony statements.

Morningstar Office users now can manage held-away accounts
FINTECH APR 19, 2022
Morningstar Office users now can manage held-away accounts

The deal with fintech Pontera provides ability to do more complete household reporting.

AI can help amid industry consolidation, staffing shortages
OPINION APR 19, 2022
AI can help amid industry consolidation, staffing shortages

While artificial intelligence is often seen as a job killer, the Great Resignation has spotlighted the limitations of support and integration operations reliant on traditional workforces and approaches.

Lessons from journalism: Pay your diverse talent
OPINION APR 19, 2022
Lessons from journalism: Pay your diverse talent

It’s important that we avoid the pay perils of journalism and make good on our promise to help diverse individuals build generational wealth.

Goldman Sachs sees US recession odds at 35% in next two years
FINTECH APR 18, 2022
Goldman Sachs sees US recession odds at 35% in next two years

The Fed’s main challenge is to reduce the gap between jobs and workers, and to slow wage growth to a pace consistent with its 2% inflation goal.

The persistence of remote work
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT APR 18, 2022
The persistence of remote work

In the short space of four months, remote work seems to have become an even more permanent part of our everyday lives.

Into the metaverse
ALTERNATIVES APR 18, 2022
Into the metaverse

Financial services firms are hanging out their shingles in the burgeoning world of virtual societies, hoping to attract a new breed of digitally native customers.

The latest in financial #AdviserTech — April 2022
FINTECH APR 15, 2022
The latest in financial #AdviserTech — April 2022

This month’s #AdviserTech roundup looks at Wealthbox's funding round and the transition in advisory firms' use of CRM systems, Summit Wealth Systems' attempt to build the next generation of performance reporting, and Advyzon's new TAMP.

See It Be It Role Model: Carlos Muñoz 
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT APR 15, 2022
See It Be It Role Model: Carlos Muñoz 

Carlos Muñoz, who leads the Morgan Stanley team that manages relationships with asset management firms, also heads the Equity Collective, an initiative at the firm that aims to develop the next generation of diverse leaders.

Advisers searching for new and diverse talent should cast a wider net
RIAS APR 15, 2022
Advisers searching for new and diverse talent should cast a wider net

Building a more diverse workforce solves multiple challenges currently facing the wealth management industry.

Revenue per rep rises but head count slips at Wells Fargo Advisors
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT APR 14, 2022
Revenue per rep rises but head count slips at Wells Fargo Advisors

Annualized revenue per adviser, a key industry metric, was $1.22 million at the end of March, up 4.3% from the end of last year.

Wells Fargo rolls out new racial equity initiative amid scrutiny
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT APR 14, 2022
Wells Fargo rolls out new racial equity initiative amid scrutiny

The firm announced a $210 million effort to help minority families refinance mortgages.

Advisor360 upgrades new-account processing
FINTECH APR 13, 2022
Advisor360 upgrades new-account processing

Automated Document Bundling detects, enriches and batches new-account documents.

First Republic keeps hiring
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT APR 13, 2022
First Republic keeps hiring

The bank's wealth management group, a destination for wirehouse brokers for the past decade, has recruited three teams so far in 2022.

Creative Planning adds $644 million in Keystone Wealth Partners deal
RIAS APR 12, 2022
Creative Planning adds $644 million in Keystone Wealth Partners deal

Keystone's team-based approach is described as having sealed the deal; the firm's 29 employees include advisers, attorneys and CPAs.