Duran’s Rise Growth hires Terri Kallsen as managing partner

Rise Growth Partners, Joe Duran’s effort to build the next generation of national advisory firms, has hired Terri Kallsen as managing partner and senior operating advisor, the firm announced Monday. Kallsen most recently was chief operating officer at $70.5 billion Wealth Enhancement Group. Earlier, she was executive vice president of...

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SEC targets marketing rule, advisor compensation in 2024

The SEC will zero in on investment advisors’ compliance with the marketing rule, their compensation arrangements and their recommendations of illiquid or difficult-to-value assets in its examinations in 2024.  The Securities and Exchange Commission also will place “particular examination focus” on how advisors protect clients’ personal information and the accuracy...

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Wells Fargo advisors jumping internally — to FiNet

Wells Fargo Advisors, the broad marketing umbrella for close to 12,000 bank advisors, wealth management advisors and independent advisors, is betting big on its independent advisor business, in which an advisor works as either an independent contractor or registered investment advisor. With thousands of financial advisors leaving or retiring...

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Grayscale bitcoin discount narrows as ETF switch seen ‘inevitable’

The world’s largest bitcoin fund is surging faster than the cryptocurrency itself as investors anticipate that an exchange-traded fund centered on the token could soon launch.  The Grayscale Bitcoin Trust (GBTC) is trading about 14% below the value of its underlying holdings intraday, the narrowest such reading going back to...

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