State regulators and PIABA have questioned whether a residential supervisory location would provide appropriate investor protection.
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Five are censured, three suspended, three revoked and two barred by the Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards Inc.
The regulator wants to provide relief from in-person supervision until the SEC rules on a pilot program for online oversight.
In a break with tradition, the firm is introducing next year's pay plan for its 12,000 advisers earlier this year.
While the firm filed a motion to vacate the award in Superior Court in DeKalb County, Georgia, it's extremely rare for courts to overturn Finra arbitration decisions.
Here are the rest of this week's financial technology headlines, besides the ones about Elon Musk buying Twitter.
As the $44 billion acquisition sparks extreme reactions for and against the new owner, fintwit considers whether tweeting is still worth all the fuss.
Commission revenue for fixed-income investments and annuities increased in the third quarter at LPL.
WealthSuite offers fund and ETF model portfolios that are intended to save time for the firm's more than 750 advisers.
Tom Bradley of Schwab reiterated his promise to advisers that there will be no repapering of clients and that most firms will be able to keep their service teams.
A fiduciary mindset when vetting third-party providers should keep them out of trouble, some say. But there are concerns about the regulatory costs entailed for small firms.
Dante De Gori served previously as the chief executive officer of the Financial Planning Association of Australia.
The service allows the firm's high-net-worth clients to use a variety of third-party asset management firms.
Cultural competency is within reach even as the profession persists with its long-term initiatives.
The firm reported 8,681 financial advisers at the end of September, an increase of 199 compared to the same time last year.
A report details unique needs and investing perspectives of women and estimates that failing to tailor products to their needs cost the industry about $14 billion last year.
The company continued to increase revenue per adviser despite the headwinds of the currently stormy stock market.
Guiding jittery clients through rough financial patches is one of the most important things advisers do, but they need to keep themselves from being emotionally drained by the effort.
Asian women want and deserve more opportunities to prove their worth as experts, leaders and rainmakers.
