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Emily Binder: They are playing on... TikTok, Reddit and Discord.
August 27, 2024 at 2:05 AM

Walt Bettinger: We want to make sure that we maintain sufficient deposits at our bank to, again, fund the loans that our clients want, and then have appropriate levels of liquidity over and above that.

Wall Street hammers Charles Schwab Corp. shares and blasts management 'execution' after Tuesday's surprise unveiling of budding mega-outsource deal with its biggest shareholder, TD Bank

The Westlake, Texas giant's shares fell 5.4% today after plummeting 10% yesterday; analyst see the bank's risk retreat as a concession the March 2023 interest rate crisis has done 'permanent' damage.

July 18, 2024 at 1:43 AM

Peter Mallouk: We would consider another custodian.

Peter Mallouk is exploring new RIA custody vendor for his $300-billion firm, despite new Fidelity referral deal; this time around upstart brands are in the running

The founder and CEO of the national RIA in Kansas was tight with TD Ameritrade and says although no 'dominant' No. 3 custodian has emerged he is optimistic that it's imminent.

May 9, 2024 at 1:31 AM

Rob Farmer: I had agency in my blood.

Ex-PR chief of Schwab Advisor Services reappears at StreetCred while Schwab loses a corporate PR head and gains a new one to 'protect the brand' after a rough 2023

Rob Farmer joins Jimmy Moock, Emma Smith, Will Ruben and Jason Lahita at StreetCred; Andrew Wyse, an ex-Pepsi PR honcho, joins Schwab after Joe Carberry departure in January.

April 20, 2024 at 2:54 AM

Schwab let staff attrition and position eliminations contribute to its notable reduction in staff size.

Charles Schwab Corp. headcount is down 4,000 from its June 30 peak, nearly double the expected 'reductions,' though the company has hundreds of job openings, many with 'wealth' in the titles

The $9-trillion financial firm disclosed an updated total of 32,600 staff, which is a hair above the 2021 first quarter total, but down 9.4% from 12 months ago.

April 18, 2024 at 3:48 AM

Amy Richardson: It was all of the things I loved at Schwab but on a more intimate basis.

A canary in the coal mine, Amy Richardson left Charles Schwab & Co. for an RIA -- before the 2,000 layoffs -- now a robust job market is saving the Schwab diaspora, she says

The former Schwab director wants former colleagues to know life exists after Schwab and good job opportunities are plentiful in the financial services sector.

December 20, 2023 at 1:52 AM

Schwab Network promise of politics-free business news may be a knock on FoxBusiness and Bloomberg.

Charles Schwab Corp. pulls a complete rebrand (almost) of TD Amertrade's web news site, a CNBC-look-alike popular with RIAs now called 'Schwab Network'

The Westlake, Texas firm's network joined Bloomberg, CNBC and FoxBusiness with live market coverage at all hours during the COVID lockdown

August 26, 2023 at 2:39 AM

Jamil Nazarali: We are committed to key institional best practices.

Belated Fidelity and Schwab co-op crypto venture suddenly looks timely, even predatory -- with crypto whiz kids 'belly up' and Bitcoin rising

The two RIA custody mega-rivals -- with Citadel and Virtu providing much trade muscle -- launch SEC-sensitive 'EDX' 12 years after Coinbase founding and after many 'digital asset' pioneers blew up

June 22, 2023 at 8:28 PM

Derek Notman: It was a soul-crushing experience.
May 31, 2023 at 2:26 AM


Bill Crager: 'All economics related to custody average around 15 basis points.'

Envestnet will roll out RIA custody by 2024, disputing Bernie Clark's lean Schwab profit math, by citing average 15-basis-point margins

The Berwyn, Pa. company says Schwab's own public disclosures Clark's 'nine basis point' claims, though Envestnet will likely need to hand over as much as half the take to FNZ, a competitor says

May 13, 2023 at 1:03 AM

First Republic tellers let three or four people wait inside and the rest on the sidewalk.

Biz Briefs: The sorry scene at my local First Republic branch • Schwab launches new (smaller) lay-off round • Schwab hoovers pennies passing FINRA fee to clients • Gensler pleas for funds • Fidelity owner's private equity pres. retires • an Orion-Envestnet staff switcheroo • LPL dumps FutureAdvisor

Range Rovers screeched in and drivers joined a grim queue to get their cash, and cookie • The Schwab-TDA deal cull count now stands at roughly 3.5% of its staff • FMR's hockey star president has stepped down • SEC chief wants more enforcers • An Envestnet executive proves joining a rival is good business • LPL now has an in-house robot.

April 29, 2023 at 1:36 AM

Ken Fisher's firm is Texas-bound from Camas, Wash., where it already lives.

With 15,000 Fidelity, Schwab and Vanguard staffers there, Dallas metroplex notches Fisher Investments headquarters almost as a formality; Ken Fisher and 1,200 staff are already Lone Star denizens

The $189-billion national RIA of Camas, Wash. evinced being incensed over a Washington state court ruling upholding a state capital gains tax--the final straw behind the move.

April 1, 2023 at 3:42 AM

Julian Lopez: I'm close to Kelly [Smith].We worked together.

Another RIA whisperer, Julian Lopez, has left Schwab Advisor Services after 24 years to join LPL, which he sees as more advisor-focused and 'entrepreneurial'

The Houston executive, like Kelly Smith in Chicago, was considered a key service talent for RIAs though Lopez says his circumstances differ.

February 23, 2023 at 8:14 AM

Fidelity's Kevin Barry: Acquiring Shoobx was a natural next step.

Biz Briefs: Schwab puts checks for $52 million in mail to robo-RIA customers allegedly misled about cash allocations • BlackRock blacklisted (again) • iShares beats NZAM-exiter Vanguard • Fidelity makes first acquisition in eight years • CFP board realizes Moms don't like CFPs

BlackRock gets Kentucky coal in stocking, and Vanguard keeps skating; iShares inches above -- by 2.8% -- Vanguard's annual net new ETF asset haul; Fidelity takes "natural next step" for stock plan business; new CFP chair outlines plans and the DOJ is set to become a major Robinhood shareholder..

January 13, 2023 at 3:01 AM

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