Added on February 2016 in Form an RIA
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Summary: A move by the Securities and Exchange Commission to beef up oversight of registered investment advisers probably will not stop the agency's effort to establish third-party examiners as well
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Summary: The affluent are certainly looking for the highest quality financial services. Investment management expertise is the reason they engage financial advisors. In many situations, the ability to obtain advanced planning services—wealth enhancement, estate planning, asset protection planning—is also a major draw.
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Summarry: Pulling in more female clients is a waste of time for advisors and “is not a legitimate segment” of clientele to go after, says famed planner Ric Edelman. “Fifty percent of the world’s population.
Added on February 2016 in M&A Issues
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Summary: Advisors surveyed predict that about 20% of total AUM will transfer to the next generation with 10 years. To capture that business, Fidelity is urging advisors to engage the adult children of their existing clients and focus business development activities on younger investors.
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Summary: New research from InvestmentNews and TD Ameritrade Institutional shows that an increasing number of firms are looking to add NextGen advisers in 2016 – and that there is a significant short-term impact when firms bring NextGen talent into their organizations. Most notably, firms that have NextGen advisers appear to be growing faster than firms that do not - and are ultimately more successful in increasing revenues and improving profitability.
