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Several of Cure’s staff have allegedly resigned since the comments came to light.

Eileen Cure allegedly wrote in a Skype message that she is not prejudiced but she does not want to interview Black applicants.

Record-level asset management fees and investment banking revenues were credited with the increase in net revenue.

The report gathered data from 750 high net worth investors and 200 financial advisors.

The study, conducted between January and March 2021, contains self-reported data from firms that custody their assets with Schwab Advisor Services or TD Ameritrade.

O’Connell violated six state laws, according to a regulatory complaint.

Philadelphia-based Janney Montgomery Scott added three teams from Wells Fargo and Merrill Lynch across two states managing $1.4 billion in client assets.

Advisors should emphasize the role sector funds play in a diversified portfolio when it comes to specific sector holdings, an expert says.

Yet there is concern the Delta variant of the coronavirus may spread and spear policy actions that could slow economic growth.

Raymond James’ advisor employee headcount has remained relatively flat over the last five quarters, while its 1099 channel saw an increase of 3% over the same time period, according to the company’s latest earnings report.

David DeVoe, founder and CEO of DeVoe and Company, says Mariner's acquisition of Allegiant is likely the beginning of its next phase of momentum with RIA transactions, following the investment of its new PE partner earlier this year.

Sanctuary also failed to review outside business activities of certain representatives and did not terminate a securities offering that failed to meet the minimum contingency requirement, FINRA says.

The Colony Group and XML Financial Group are set to bring on an RIA and a wealth management practice, respectively, in the third quarter of 2021. Focus also announced that Sonora Investment Management will join as a partner firm.

Bradley Bruce, a 30-year veteran, brings the 8th Texas group the firm has added.

The SEC alleged the company did not disclose its conflicts of interests related to mutual fund share classes, cash sweep arrangements, and no-transaction fee revenues, according to a recent SEC filing.

The wealth management firm has about $240 million assets under management and 220 clients.

The California team wanted to keep serving international clients after the wirehouse elected to focus on domestic wealth management.

The advisors went independent in part because Wells Fargo halted its wealth management business outside the U.S. earlier this year.

For every dollar, the median white family saves about seven cents, while the median Black family saves a penny or less. But when compared to families with the same income, the racial gap disappears.

The vision is to democratize “high-quality, personalized advice at scale, just as the independent advisor has disrupted wealth management,” the companies said in a statement.