Your Practice

Displaying 13041 results
Merrill adviser headcount up 2% as trainee hiring resumes
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JUL 16, 2020
Merrill adviser headcount up 2% as trainee hiring resumes

The brokerage will also be getting back the 650 trainees it shifted to the wider bank to help with PPP loans

As M&A activity ramps back up, RIAs need to bone up on the details
RIAS JUL 16, 2020
As M&A activity ramps back up, RIAs need to bone up on the details

Independent advisers want to do deals, but many confess they aren't really prepared to do so

Robinhood to expand offerings after $600 million funding round
FINTECH JUL 15, 2020
Robinhood to expand offerings after $600 million funding round

The online trading app intends to invest in new products, as lawmakers have pressed the firm to increase investor protections

Building a structure for digital success
OPINION JUL 15, 2020
Building a structure for digital success

How firms can cultivate an organizational structure that accelerates digital transformation

Student loans center of 401(k) perk  for Allianz workers
RETIREMENT PLANNING JUL 15, 2020
Student loans center of 401(k) perk for Allianz workers

The company will consider some loan repayments as contributions toward reaching the employer match

Four pillars of inspiration for stronger client relationships
OPINION JUL 15, 2020
Four pillars of inspiration for stronger client relationships

The proven process of the adviser-client relationship provides a great blueprint to help firms optimize their work

Hybrid managing $300 million moves to LPL from Voya
BROKER DEALERS JUL 15, 2020
Hybrid managing $300 million moves to LPL from Voya

Crossroads Financial Services will use Financial Services Network as an office of supervisory jurisdiction

SEC charges cryptocurrency app Abra with unregistered swap transactions
FINTECH JUL 14, 2020
SEC charges cryptocurrency app Abra with unregistered swap transactions

The startup allegedly offered security-based swaps to retail investors without registration

Kamila McDonnough elected CFP Board Chair-elect
RIAS JUL 14, 2020
Kamila McDonnough elected CFP Board Chair-elect

The president of the advisory firm GRID 202 Partners will take the top post in 2022

Wells Fargo reports drop in advisers, assets for Q2
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JUL 14, 2020
Wells Fargo reports drop in advisers, assets for Q2

Wells Fargo Advisors says it is focused on hiring bigger producing teams

Lawmakers press Robinhood about investor protections on trading platform
ALTERNATIVES JUL 13, 2020
Lawmakers press Robinhood about investor protections on trading platform

Letter from Capitol Hill says the firm ‘must do better’ in the wake of the suicide of a user

Morgan Stanley informs customers of possible data leak
FINTECH JUL 13, 2020
Morgan Stanley informs customers of possible data leak

The wirehouse is offering customers a two-year free subscription to a credit report monitoring service to compensate for the potential compromise of data

Robinhood adds another $320 million in funding
ALTERNATIVES JUL 13, 2020
Robinhood adds another $320 million in funding

The latest round of investments boosts the online trading app's valuation to $8.6 billion

Wells Fargo bans TikTok over cybersecurity concerns
FINTECH JUL 13, 2020
Wells Fargo bans TikTok over cybersecurity concerns

The bank identified a small number of employees with corporate-owned devices who had installed the video-sharing application

RBC recruits duo with $245 million
BROKER DEALERS JUL 13, 2020
RBC recruits duo with $245 million

The Albuquerque, New Mexico-based advisers are joining from Maplewood Investments

Maximizing your digital magazine experience
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JUL 12, 2020
Maximizing your digital magazine experience

Bringing back the physical version last month further informed our desire to deliver this magazine in all the ways that you need it

Q&A: iCapital Network’s CEO Lawrence Calcano
FINTECH JUL 10, 2020
Q&A: iCapital Network’s CEO Lawrence Calcano

Calcano talks automation, the firm’s recent acquisition of Wells Fargo’s alternative investments platform and expectations for tech moving forward

Working past 62 improves retirement security: Study
RETIREMENT PLANNING JUL 10, 2020
Working past 62 improves retirement security: Study

People who aren't prepared for retirement at age 62 aren't more likely than others to keep working, but those who do tend to benefit financially, a recent paper found

Advisor Group unveils redesigned UMA platform
FINTECH JUL 10, 2020
Advisor Group unveils redesigned UMA platform

The broker-dealer network added multiple enhancements to the 10-year-old platform from portfolio management tools to reduced account minimums

Fidelity drops robo-advice fees for small accounts
FINTECH JUL 09, 2020
Fidelity drops robo-advice fees for small accounts

The Fidelity Go program will drop fees on accounts with less than $10,000 starting in August