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Behind the CFP Board’s CE Requirement Increase

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The nonprofit has increased its hourly requirements and plans on building out its continuing education offering.

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UBS Sheds $14B in Wealth Assets in the Americas

However, the Zurich-based company’s global wealth unit attracted strong inflows from Asia, Europe and the Middle East.

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LPL Moves Closer to Commonwealth Retention Goals as Profit Climbs 11%

In the firm’s fourth quarter earnings call, executives discussed efforts to keep Commonwealth advisors on board post-acquisition.

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UBS May Be the Next Wall Street Bank to Let Clients Trade Crypto

The bank is reportedly opening up access to clients in Switzerland ahead of a global rollout.

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Goldman, BNY Shuffle Wealth Leadership Roles

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Two of Wall Street’s heavy hitters have done a bit of housekeeping in their wealth and asset management units.

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Why Wirehouses Are Losing Fewer Advisors

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The industry’s largest firms are working to keep their workforce happy and changing how advisors move.

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Caroline Crenshaw’s SEC Exit Leaves Behind an All-Republican Commission

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Why Schwab Raised Asset Minimums on ‘Fly Paper’ Referral Program

The brokerage doubled the minimum AUM requirement in its Schwab Advisor Network to $500 million recently.

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Schwab Scraps its Premium Robo Advisor Platform

Low profit margins and scalability likely contributed to Schwab’s decision to close its premium robo tier.

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Vanguard Warms Up to Crypto, Sort Of

The firm isn’t fully convinced of crypto’s place in portfolios, with one executive likening it to a ‘digital Labubu.’

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