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PRACTICE MANAGEMENT APR 13, 2017
Wells Fargo loses $230M team to Raymond James

Four-adviser team Cygnus Asset Management of Charlotte, N.C., is leaving Wells Fargo's Financial Network channel.

FINTECH APR 13, 2017
Robo-advisers offering incentives to attract new clients

Range of marketing techniques prevail in race to acquire assets.

PRACTICE MANAGEMENT APR 13, 2017
RIAs zero in on golden goose of client prospecting: entrepreneurs

PRACTICE MANAGEMENT APR 12, 2017
25 companies that pay the most

This time some lesser-known names have landed on Glassdoor's annual survey.

PRACTICE MANAGEMENT APR 12, 2017
Morgan Stanley reaches $1 million settlement with Massachusetts over high-pressure sales contest

The contest involved persuading customers to take out securities-based loans in which they borrowed against the value of their portfolios.

PRACTICE MANAGEMENT APR 12, 2017
An insider's view of the inaugural Icons and Innovators luncheon

Key lesson: Take risks in order to do things better.

PRACTICE MANAGEMENT APR 11, 2017
JPMorgan and former brokers reach $5.7 million settlement to end overtime pay dispute

The five-year class-action battle involved 1,056 former financial advisers.

FINTECH APR 11, 2017
New Advicent chief Angela Pecoraro aiming for growth

One of the few women leading a tech firm, Angela Pecoraro says she is working on keeping the firm nimble to react to new demands that could come from financial advisers, regulators or advancements in technology.

PRACTICE MANAGEMENT APR 10, 2017
Finra updates sanction guidelines to address financial exploitation of clients

Disciplinary proceedings will determine whether a firm or an adviser exerted undue influence over "vulnerable individuals or individuals with diminished capacity."

PRACTICE MANAGEMENT APR 10, 2017
Merrill Lynch plans to hire more young advisers

Firm says it will look for talent among teachers, entrepreneurs and former athletes.

PRACTICE MANAGEMENT APR 09, 2017
Building career pathways to attract millennials

This demographic cohort seeks ever-increasing levels of responsibility and changing experiences.

PRACTICE MANAGEMENT APR 07, 2017
Pepsi's Kendall Jenner TV ad misstep could happen to advisers

The backlash over the soft drink maker's advertisement shows the value of having a crisis communication plan ready to roll.

PRACTICE MANAGEMENT APR 06, 2017
SEC explores ways to strengthen compliance of independent advisers

The regulator sees difference in compliance levels between W-2 and affiliated advisers, says Peter Driscoll, acting director of the SEC's Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations.

PRACTICE MANAGEMENT APR 06, 2017
Financial advisers should focus on millennials, not baby boomers, says J.D. Power

Latest adviser satisfaction study finds most younger investors are dissatisfied.

PRACTICE MANAGEMENT APR 05, 2017
Watch your mouth on social media — or else

When a financial adviser in Chicago tweeted in February during President Donald J. Trump's speech before Congress about the widow of a fallen Navy SEAL, the ripple effects were felt far and wide.

RIAS APR 04, 2017
Betterment co-founder Eli Broverman steps down from day-to-day operations

Robo adviser's president Eli Broverman departs to build new firms

FINTECH APR 04, 2017
Advisers underwhelmed by LinkedIn's matching tool

ProFinder not digging up many new clients for financial advisers.

PRACTICE MANAGEMENT APR 04, 2017
Raymond James' Alex Brown unit loses team to SunTrust

Atlanta duo and former private equity firm partner manage $200 million.

PRACTICE MANAGEMENT APR 03, 2017
Advisers must seize opportunity to deliver best-interest advice to clients

New fiduciary standard will lead industry forward regardless of DOL rule outcome.

OPINION APR 03, 2017
Be vigilant about scams and fraud involving elder clients

If you succeed in warning clients away from just one scam or fraud, their gratitude, respect and loyalty will be unsurpassed