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Research from the FPA found a sharp uptick in planners using and recommending digital assets.

Concurrent is catering to breakaway teams assessing their options after back-office frustrations during the coronavirus, co-founder Mike Hlavek says.

The private equity-backed wealth and 401(k) manager drew away an ex-Hightower team as part of its surging growth in the past year.

"The successful long-term players have the long-term tech driven trends right, and COVID just accelerated and magnified the trends," an expert says.

Four advisors launched a program for RIAs this summer with industry-changing potential.

With class actions up for appeal and a daunting process facing some ex-servicemembers, the Biden administration faces tests of its commitment to equality.

Cryptocurrency exchanges, many of which aren't based in the U.S., don't require any registration or account information, writes Alexis Leondis.

The London-based banking giant announced a plan this week to exit the mass-market U.S. retail business and focus on managing the wealth of affluent globe-trotters. But other international banks will provide stiff competition.

The firm grew its total assets under administration by 30% year-over-year, reaching $530 billion.

The bipartisan ire was a reminder that the biggest banks still have to win over legislators on both sides of the aisle.

The company didn’t look into the incident carefully before firing Amy Cooper the following day, the suit says.

The firm serves UHNW clients, and the advisors embarked on a search in order to enable clients to have more access to private investments.

Records obtained by Financial Planning detail dozens of worker safety complaints related to COVID. But the problem could be as much about employee relations as it is about the pandemic.

Lots of people bounce back, but Jeremy Barnum’s rise is an unlikely Wall Street tale.

The program has historically been high-stakes and cold-calling friendly. Novice advisors can expect something different now.

Advisors with disciplinary histories who keep other registrations after leaving FINRA BrokerCheck are much more likely to commit infractions, researchers say.

The bank has been working with tech companies to rewrite algorithms that can take advantage of forthcoming quantum machines sooner than originally thought, to price derivatives, calculate risk and use machine learning.

Most foreign financial institutions have identified wealth management as a prime focus with investable assets estimated to double over the next few years.

The Treasury Department estimates added enforcement could capture an additional $700 billion in tax dollars.

Plans sold through brokers cost nearly three times as much as those sold directly; time-stressed parents can find it's worth it.