Vetting fund managers on DEI

The financial services industry has a history of furthering inequality — both within the business and the wider public — and that’s something that consumers want it to address. That’s according to a report Thursday from Veris Wealth Partners that highlighted ways for advisors to evaluate asset managers on their...

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Two startups merge into $1.2 billion digital family office

Two digitally native wealth management firms are merging into a digital family office serving entrepreneurs, professionals and retirees. Compound, a financial and tax advisory service for technology executives, is joining Alternativ Wealth, a digital registered investment advisor, to form Compound Planning. The new entity manages $1.2 billion in assets and...

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Disney drops all but free speech claim in political retaliation suit against DeSantis

Disney on Thursday amended its federal lawsuit against Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis to focus solely on its First Amendment claim that the governor politically retaliated against the company.Disney last week had asked to drop its other claims in the case, which concern a dispute over Walt Disney World's development...

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Finra arbitrators order expelled brokerage to pay $3.2M for excessive trading

James Fayssoux Sr. is still working at 75 rather than enjoying retirement because he lost a substantial amount of money when a brokerage firm churned his portfolio. Fayssoux, a real estate lawyer in Greenville, South Carolina, may be on his way to financial recovery following a decision last week by...

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Osaic nabs veteran Wells Fargo group in Michigan with $600 million

The newly rebranded Osaic Inc. said Thursday that it nabbed a team of financial advisors formerly with Wells Fargo Advisors Financial Network that manages $600 million in client assets. Based in Birmingham in suburban Detroit, the Investment Consulting Group consists of managing partners and co-founders Christopher DeWolfe and Jason...

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