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Broadridge Financial Solutions today announced the closing of its acquisition of Bonaire Software Solutions, a provider of fee calculation, billing, and revenue and expense management solutions for institutional asset managers, wealth managers, mutual funds, bank trusts and hedge funds

Inflows to long-term mutual funds were $1.28 billion for the eight-day period ending Wednesday, July 10, according to the Investment Company Institute.

The division, created in 2001 and made up of affiliated RIA firms who custody their assets with Raymond James, now includes about 100 firms, approximately 250 advisors, and more than $8 billion in assets.

The need for advisors to tackle succession planning decisions now has garnered increasing attention and discussion in recent years. Yet, even as advisors tend to recognize the importance of taking action to prepare, many still have not gotten started.

Guggenheim Investments has launched two new BulletShares ETFs: Guggenheim BulletShares 2021 Corporate Bond ETF (BSCL) and Guggenheim BulletShares 2022 Corporate Bond ETF (BSCM).

Starting in January 2014, 51% of retirement plan sponsors will change their investment lineups, paving the way for more mutual funds to fill their needs, according to a Cogent Research study.

Smead Capital Management has announced that its Smead Value Fund (SMVLX, SMVMX) recently gathered $100 million on its way to $400 million in assets under management, as a result of partnerships with RIA’s and brokerage firms.

The Senate Banking Committee will meet Thursday to vote on whether to recommend the Senate confirm two nominees to the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Kenneth R. Lench, the chief of the structured and new products unit at the SEC’s division of enforcement, is leaving at the end of the month.

Wealth management is “significantly behind” other industries in adopting emerging mobile technology to interact with clients, according to Darrin Courtney, research director for Boston-based CEB TowerGroup. How can advisors change this trend?