Articles published 1/2018
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January 31, 2018 – 10:50 PM
January 31, 2018 – 10:41 PM
January 31, 2018 – 10:31 PM
SIFMA helps oust Bressler, Amery & Ross PC after alleged duplicity -- but weak pledge by replacement means 'issue' remains
Known DOL-rule naysayer Capital Forensics steps in to keep Broker Protocol list and draws immediate fire for stopping short of promise to avoid conflicts
January 31, 2018 – 7:59 PM
At Inside ETFs, Vanguard CEO skipped over ETFs to get to a hotter topic -- mass delivery of financial advice
In his first public speech, Tim Buckley warned that asset managers no longer have the target on their backs -- but advisors do
January 30, 2018 – 10:13 PM
What an RIA should make of Wall Street Journal's expose of how Schwab, Fidelity and TD Ameritrade's advice machines steer client assets
Product of a six-month of investigation, the Jason Zweig and Anne Tergesen-authored article alleges conflicts at the discount brokers are rife -- but RIA reactions to the revelations are textured
January 27, 2018 – 12:43 AM
After PayPal demurs, Michael Kitces and Alan Moore launch online payments firm for RIAs
Advisors and two Missoula, Mont. angels will fund AdvicePay for increased staffing to sell and service software so that advisors can do billable hours without triggering a custody audit
January 25, 2018 – 7:41 PM
Mike Alfred also exits BrightScope to follow brother Ryan into cryptocurrency sphere
With Mark Casady and Josh Brown as backers, the former BrightScope CEO raised a quick $1.5 million over the weekend, partnered with a third Alfred -- Eddie -- and set about casting light on 1,000 cryptocurrencies for hedge funds
January 24, 2018 – 4:13 AM
Ron Carson 'arrived' after investing $52 million, grabbing Orion and TD talent and letting his hair down
Pumping out content 'like Netflix' and preparing for an Amazon fee squeeze, the Omaha entrepreneur is set to just keep investing in growth
January 23, 2018 – 7:44 PM
Greg Friedman buys 'needle-in-a-haystack' Seattle RIA
With a much more feminine look, the CEO of Private Ocean can now assault Amazon.com wealth
January 20, 2018 – 12:11 AM
How a $500-million Commonwealth rep became a $5-billion-plus RIA in two years and where Dynasty's M&A war on roll-ups comes in
After forming his own RIA, moving assets to Schwab and partnering with Shirl Penney's firm, David Root just kept M&A-rolling into 401(k) clover
January 19, 2018 – 8:19 PM
Chafing under $4 trillion of passive assets, BlackRock CEO warns Fortune 500 CEOs he may bring other activist means to bear
Already adding 'factors' and Aladdinizing robo-technology, Larry Fink's 1,755-word missive warns his firm will also invest with good of society in mind
January 18, 2018 – 6:51 PM
How much of SS&C's $5.4-billion buy of DST Systems trickles down to Black Diamond RIAs? Maybe a good bit
The mother lode of DST data is expected to salve RIA data aggregation distress as the mega-vendor of data to Advent Custodial Data comes in-house