Dan is a business journalist who previously worked for various local newspapers and industry publications. He also worked for two years in Beijing as an editor at China Daily. A graduate of the University of Missouri-Columbia, he has written about banking, local governments and the legal profession, among other subjects. He now covers how politics, policy and regulation affect the financial planning industry.
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A lawyer for an 80-year-old claimant whose retirement accounts were drained says he's trying to force firms to do more to prevent scams.
October 21 -
Financial Planning's annual awards honor advisor employees at both large and regional firms.
October 21 -
LPL Financial also pulls advisors from Raymond James, and Raymond James draws from Merrill. Osaic meanwhile appoints a chief financial officer.
October 18 -
In court response, LPL warns victory for Ameriprise would "chill" advisors' ability to move from one independent broker-dealer to another.
October 18 -
Even as the firm puts pressure on lower-end advisors, it's making it easier for its top wealth managers to earn growth rewards.
October 16 -
Jane Fraser and other Citi execs point to the wealth unit's 9% bump in revenue and 24% increase in investment assets as signs that the firm's recent overhaul is working.
October 15 -
Merrill and Bank of America Private Bank report starting 5,500 new client relationships in the third quarter, more than a third of which came through recent graduates of its training program.
October 15 -
The week also saw BlackRock, JPMorgan Asset Management and Charles Schwab take minority stakes in the advisory-support firm Dynasty.
October 11 -
Among the proposals the Biden-appointee still has to shepherd across the finish line are rules for eliminating conflicts from AI recommendations and cybersecurity requirements for advisors and broker-dealers.
October 10 -
The new offering, rolled out to 600 advisors this month, will let clients pay $3,600 a year for services that extend beyond asset management to include tax and trust planning.
October 9
