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Finra CEO wants to extend remote branch office inspections into 2022
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JUL 22, 2021
Finra CEO wants to extend remote branch office inspections into 2022

Temporary relief from onsite examinations, which began at the start of the pandemic, is set to expire in December.

As in-person conferences restart, attendees want one thing above all else
BROKER DEALERS JUL 22, 2021
As in-person conferences restart, attendees want one thing above all else

New report shows financial adviser conference attendees are less impressed with sponsor status than they are with solid content from those sponsors.

Cetera team managing $170 million switches to LPL
BROKER DEALERS JUL 22, 2021
Cetera team managing $170 million switches to LPL

Three advisers who operate as West End Advisory in St. Louis make the move.

Fidelity, Schwab, Vanguard suffer internet outages
FINTECH JUL 22, 2021
Fidelity, Schwab, Vanguard suffer internet outages

Several major websites, including those of Fidelity, Schwab and Vanguard, were hit Thursday by a widespread internet outage, according to DownDetector.

Fed's GPB investigation puts spotlight on spending
BROKER DEALERS JUL 22, 2021
Fed's GPB investigation puts spotlight on spending

The mention of GPB auditors in a court filing highlights earlier allegations of executives using clients' money for their own personal benefit. Focused on independent broker-dealers, GPB was a leading seller of high-risk private placements in the past decade.

Four-woman, $800 million Wells Fargo team goes indie
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JUL 22, 2021
Four-woman, $800 million Wells Fargo team goes indie

Miami-based Green Grove Wealth Management is affiliating with Insigneo.

SEC warns advisers about wrap-fee conflicts
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JUL 21, 2021
SEC warns advisers about wrap-fee conflicts

The agency's risk alert highlights problems that it found in examinations of more than 100 advisers who served as portfolio managers or sponsors of wrap-fee programs or who advised their clients’ accounts through third-party wrap managers.

Schwab’s $200 million charge points toward conflicts with cash spreads
FINTECH JUL 21, 2021
Schwab’s $200 million charge points toward conflicts with cash spreads

Cash spreads are certainly nothing new, but with almost $64 billion in assets, Charles Schwab & Co. is likely the largest robo-adviser to hold significant chunks of client assets in cash.

Galvin takes swipe at Charles Schwab over unregistered adviser
RIAS JUL 21, 2021
Galvin takes swipe at Charles Schwab over unregistered adviser

The Massachusetts Securities Division discovered the alleged illegal activities while investigating a complaint of exploitation of senior citizens.

Inside Vestwell's $70M funding and retirement deal with Morgan Stanley
RETIREMENT PLANNING JUL 21, 2021
Inside Vestwell's $70M funding and retirement deal with Morgan Stanley

The latest cash influx adds to more than $42 million in prior funding rounds and seed capital. Vestwell will also be a retirement plan record keeper available through Morgan Stanley’s workplace business.

Three reps managing $200 million join Virginia Asset Group
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JUL 21, 2021
Three reps managing $200 million join Virginia Asset Group

Two of the advisers came from VCB Financial Group and one joined from Merrill Lynch.

Reeling in clients who like to fish — and hunt, too
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JUL 20, 2021
Reeling in clients who like to fish — and hunt, too

Jared Reynolds, co-founder and senior wealth adviser at WR Wealth Planners in Columbia, Missouri, built his passion for fishing and hunting into a booming advisory practice, where prospecting for clients can be exhilarating.

BlackRock voted against 255 directors because of climate issues
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JUL 20, 2021
BlackRock voted against 255 directors because of climate issues

According to its stewardship report, the asset manager supported 35% of 843 shareholder proposals that it voted on in the recent proxy season, compared with 17% in the previous year.

Titan Invest secures $58 million, preps crypto offering
ALTERNATIVES JUL 20, 2021
Titan Invest secures $58 million, preps crypto offering

The robo-adviser has experienced rapid growth over the last 12 months, reaching its first $500 million in assets under management in March with 26,640 users on the platform.

Janney nabs three wirehouse teams managing almost $1.4B
BROKER DEALERS JUL 20, 2021
Janney nabs three wirehouse teams managing almost $1.4B

Four reps from Merrill Lynch join Janney, along with six advisers in two groups from Wells Fargo.

UBS wealth management boosts assets as adviser head count slips
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JUL 20, 2021
UBS wealth management boosts assets as adviser head count slips

UBS in the Americas appears to be focusing on recruiting giant teams of private banking advisers as it continues to see experienced advisers walk to competitors.

Morgan Stanley trio managing $700 million goes indie
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JUL 20, 2021
Morgan Stanley trio managing $700 million goes indie

Los Angeles-based PBC Private Wealth will use LPL’s strategic wealth services, a unit that supports breakaways.

ETF sponsors perform well on diversity, equity and inclusion, study finds
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JUL 20, 2021
ETF sponsors perform well on diversity, equity and inclusion, study finds

Nearly 90% of exchange-traded fund sponsors received the highest score in Sage Advisory's study of ETF stewardship.

Apex’s Tricia Rothschild resigns after 1 year
FINTECH JUL 19, 2021
Apex’s Tricia Rothschild resigns after 1 year

Rothschild made a quiet exit from the firm as Apex beefs up its leadership team with a new chief technology and chief marketing officer.

SEC orders UBS to pay $8 million over sales of complex exchange-traded products
ALTERNATIVES JUL 19, 2021
SEC orders UBS to pay $8 million over sales of complex exchange-traded products

Investments pegged to market volatility remained in client accounts for up to a year when they were meant to be short-term investments.