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Fidelity to Launch a Planning-Centric Wealth Management Platform
By Bernice NapachIts expected debut: early to mid-2020.
June 03, 2019
A Timeline of the Contentious Fiduciary RulesThe SEC's Regulation Best Interest was born out of a years-long struggle to regulate brokers as fiduciaries.
June 03, 2019
BofA Merrill Brings Advisors to Robo ProgramMerrill Guided Investing will now offer access to advisors.
May 31, 2019
Dynasty Rolls Out M&A Platform for RIAsThe firm says many of its 47 RIA partner firms have "ambitious inorganic growth plans" that could benefit from this development.
May 31, 2019
Deutsche Bank, UBS Briefly Explored MergerA combination of the two companies would have create a banking powerhouse with nearly $2.6 trillion of total assets, approaching the size of JPMorgan Chase.
May 30, 2019
Raymond James, Kestra Add Breakaway Teams: Recruiting RoundupMeanwhile, LPL Financial picks up a veteran advisor in Orlando with $275 million, and Bernstein Private Wealth recruits a new advisor in Nashville.
May 29, 2019
13 Best & Worst Broker-Dealers: Q1 Earnings, 2019Financial companies reported results that, generally speaking, were better than expected, thanks to strong recruiting and other activities.
May 29, 2019
Tibergien Talks M&As, Wells Fargo's RIA Move and Surprising Industry TrendsThe Pershing Advisor Solutions chief talks to ThinkAdvisor about recent developments in the industry.