Morning Memo
 
Wealth Management Morning Memo

APRIL 2, 2022

REGULATION AND COMPLIANCE

Decade-Old Dustup Continues to Haunt FINRA

Sen. Elizabeth Warren and Rep. Katie Porter are pressing the regulator after a Georgia judge called the fairness of its arbitration process into question.

FULL ARTICLE

HIGH NET WORTH

Biden's 2023 Green Book Part 1: The Billionaire Tax

Or, more appropriately, the $100 millionaire tax.

RELATED:
Part 2: HNW Planning Techniques
Part 3: Trust and Estate Administration

FULL ARTICLE

SPONSORED CONTENT

A Guide for Evaluating the Right Custodian to Support Your RIA

Discover the custodian-comparison tool, designed to ensure you’re finding the right custodian for your RIA.

LEARN MORE

CAREERS

Commentary: ‘Decentering’ Remains a Challenge for White Male Wealth Management Leaders

Things can go awry when leaders demonstrate limited awareness of their privilege and anchor interactions with others based on their personal experiences alone.

FULL ARTICLE

INDUSTRY

Schwab Plans April Debut of 'Personalized Indexing'

Charles Schwab's direct indexing option will start with three indexes, tax management and daily attention, and be available to advisors, the custodian announced.

FULL ARTICLE

SPONSORED WEBINAR

The ESG Effect and Investment Performance

In this webinar on Thurs. April 14th, attendees will learn how ESG impacts portfolio performance, they key factors used to identify quality companies, how to measure the true cost of alpha, and more.

REGISTER NOW

REGULATION AND COMPLIANCE

FINRA Bans Utah Brokerage, Orders It to Pay $2.3M in Restitution

A panel asserted that Alpine Securities had misused customer funds and securities, made unauthorized trades and charged customers unreasonable fees, while the firm argued it needed to raise fees to offset lower profits.  

FULL ARTICLE

TECHNOLOGY

eMoney Tries to Incentivize App Growth

eMoney is hoping white-labeling its Incentive app will help drive adoption. Cash prizes for downloads are also on the table.  

FULL ARTICLE

INDUSTRY

CI Financial, Pathstone Acquire Eaton Vance Assets From Morgan Stanley

Morgan Stanley is shedding some of the wealth management businesses of Eaton Vance, which it acquired in a $7 billion acquisition last year.

FULL ARTICLE

INDUSTRY

UBS Loses $265M Team to LPL Strategic Wealth

New Jersey–based advisors Leslie Shenkler and Daryl Lipkin will join the independent broker/dealer’s Strategic Wealth Services to form the new independent practice Alcove Private Wealth.  

FULL ARTICLE

PEOPLE

Securities America Loses Another Recruiter

The departure of Gary Bender comes as the b/d's parent, Advisor Group, has made several key hires over the past year, including Kristen Kimmell as head of business development, the firm says.  

FULL ARTICLE

CLIENT RELATIONS

Extraordinary Advising Goes Beyond Finances

Tips to help your clients think seriously about the decisions they'll have to make when it comes to health care.  

FULL ARTICLE