Morning Memo
Wealth Management Morning Memo

OCTOBER 2, 2021

CAREERS

Eleven MLB Players Turned Financial Advisors

From the big leagues to big finance.    

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TECHNOLOGY

Fidelity Brings Fractional Share Trading to Advisors

Fidelity is rolling out the ability to trade fractional shares of equities and ETFs in real time initially for its RIA custody clients, with plans to expand to clearing clients in the next several months.  

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Outsourcing Gains Traction with Real Estate Investment Managers

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TECHNOLOGY

Schwab Pilots Direct Indexing and Plans Advisor Launch

Charles Schwab is piloting Schwab Personalized Indexing among its employees, with plans for a 2022 launch for mass affluent investors and advisors.  

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TECHNOLOGY

MassMutual Launches Crypto Subsidiary for RIAs

MassMutual is debuting a crypto platform for RIAs, called Flourish Crypto, with third-party integrations to services from eMoney Advisor, Orion and Envestnet.

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RIA EDGE PODCAST

Chequers’ Megan Gorman on How RIAs Can Build a Brand and Voice

Megan Gorman, founder and managing partner of Chequers Financial Management, discusses the marketing strategies she uses to connect with clients and identify new opportunities.

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INDUSTRY

Franklin Templeton to Acquire OSAM and Custom Index Platform Canvas

Franklin Templeton joins a wave of deals in the direct or custom indexing space, with its plan to acquire O'Shaughnessy Asset Management and its custom indexing platform, Canvas.

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REGULATION AND COMPLIANCE

Enforcement Against Self-Directed IRA Scams Doubled in 2020

The danger of self-directed IRA scams heightened during the pandemic, as many investors were at home and online but isolated from in-person interaction, NASAA says.

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The Moneyball Approach to New Age Portfolio Management

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REGULATION AND COMPLIANCE

FINRA Targets Firms' Social Media Activity

FINRA will look at how firms acquire customers through social media, particularly through outside influencers with large online followings.  

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HIGH NET WORTH

John Paulson Divorce May Be One of the Most Expensive of All Time

Another billionaire couple heading for splitsville highlights the growing 'gray divorce' trend.  

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REAL ESTATE

EB-5 Program Stuck in Limbo After Reauthorization Bill Falls Short

Industry participants expect an eventual EB-5 reauthorization, but the vagaries of the current Congress make it hard to predict when that might happen.

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ADVISOR CHANNELS

UBS Poaches $2B Private Wealth Team From Morgan Stanley

A $2 billion AUM wealth management team based in Newport Beach, Calif., joins UBS.  

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