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PRACTICE MANAGEMENT SEP 19, 2014
Do Merrill Lynch's new business cards diss the brand?

A tweak to Merrill Lynch business cards earlier this year caused a stir among some of the firm's 13,700 advisers.

FINTECH SEP 18, 2014
FolioDynamix wealth platform acquired in $199 million deal

Cloud tech firm Actua will acquire an approximately 97% primary equity interest.

RIAS SEP 18, 2014
Technology's role in deepening adviser-client relationships

RETIREMENT PLANNING SEP 18, 2014
Student loans imperil parents' retirement

Borrowing or cosigning for a child could mean debts too hard to get out from under

ALTERNATIVES SEP 17, 2014
Finra 'unfairly criticized' on REIT pricing rule change

Mark Goldberg of IPA praises regulator's action to extend clarity to investor statements.

ALTERNATIVES SEP 17, 2014
Schorsch's RCS buys majority stake in Docupace Technologies

Company provides SEC- and Finra-compliant paperless processing systems to financial services firms.

PRACTICE MANAGEMENT SEP 17, 2014
Wells Fargo adds $830M Morgan Stanley duo

Team of William Peragine and John Biondo join as Wells Fargo continues summer recruiting spree.

PRACTICE MANAGEMENT SEP 17, 2014
Morgan Stanley appoints wealth management exec to be chief marketing officer

Mandell Crawley's former responsibilities will be distributed to other personnel

FINTECH SEP 17, 2014
Will LPL's back-office technology set a new bar for adviser productivity?

Plus the latest on LPL's new collaboration with Redtail Technology, Laser App software sees continued growth and more.

BROKER DEALERS SEP 17, 2014
$450 million hybrid RIA network launches with LPL

Financial Advocacy Network, a collective of 13 advisers with $450 million in assets, is hoping to grow to $1 billion in five years

FINTECH SEP 17, 2014
Wealthfront deal with 49ers is a big marketing score

Deal with the NFL franchise enhances the cachet of the fast-growing online advice upstart.

Meet the humans behind algorithmic investing
RIAS SEP 17, 2014
Meet the humans behind algorithmic investing

RIAS SEP 16, 2014
Advisers boost assets by 21%, helped by new clients, market gains

It's a good time to be an adviser, new <i>InvestmentNews</i> study shows, as assets, revenue, profit margins all climbed last year.

EQUITIES SEP 16, 2014
Central bankers are pushing the whole world into stocks

On today's <i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i> menu: Low rates around the world is pushing everyone into stocks. Plus: Where to work if you want a big fat 401(k); the German bund flirts with a negative yield; Australia becomes the new junk-bond haven; and how not to be a horrible boss.

FINTECH SEP 15, 2014
Technology adoption to enhance the client experience

ALTERNATIVES SEP 15, 2014
Nontraded REIT guidelines too late for some clients

State securities regulators are making noise about implementing changes to policies that would limit how much a client's net worth could be invested in nontraded real estate investment trusts. Those limits would have helped clients in the case of a Louisiana broker who now has a Finra complaint.

BROKER DEALERS SEP 15, 2014
New broker working group aims for easy-to-read fee disclosure

NASAA report on hidden and complicated fee disclosures sparks drive for simple, uniform language.

FINTECH SEP 15, 2014
Redtail, Morningstar announce integration deal to bring research to CRM system

Popular customer relationship manager plans to launch a new user interface in the fourth quarter.

ALTERNATIVES SEP 15, 2014
Advisers take stock as ETF portfolio manager F-Squared faces legal action

Wary advisers are taking a closer look at F-Squared Investments, the largest manager of exchange-traded-fund portfolios, which is under investigation for misrepresenting past returns.

FINTECH SEP 15, 2014
What to look for when pricing a CRM

Sophisticated advisers may need lots of bells and whistles, but those just starting out can get by with a bare-bones version.