New carbon rules may wipe out investor value, warns $220B firm

New standards for the global carbon offsets market threaten to wipe out “a lot” of value for investors, according to Lombard Odier. In an attempt to improve the quality of the $1.3 billion market for offsets, the Integrity Council for the Voluntary Carbon Market’s new guidelines require projects to include 40 years of emissions...

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Last week to nominate the best advisors for top advisors list

Entries for InvestmentNews’ Top Advisors 2024 will close this Friday, Oct. 27. Send your self-nomination or recommend a colleague with outstanding achievements and contributions over the past year. The ranking of Top Advisors 2024 will be published in InvestmentNews’ January issue.  Learn more about reprints and licensing for this article.

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How advisor’s ‘trial by fire’ taught him about deeper relationships 

Looking back to when he started out, Sam Huszczo, founder of registered independent advisor SGH Wealth Management, said his ignorance was something of a superpower.   His first job as a naïve 24-year-old two decades ago was at a commission-based firm where he was thrown, headfirst, into the race for clients....

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Mother-son team of advisors joins Equitable from Cetera

A mother-son pair of financial advisors that managed $175 million in client assets at Cetera Advisor Networks has joined Equitable Holdings Inc., the firm announced Wednesday. Tamara Kukainis and Daniel Kukainis operate Schwartz Financial Services in Marlton, New Jersey, a firm founded by Tamara’s father, Julian Schwartz, in 1958, and...

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Emotions will rule client decisions. Here’s what advisors can do

We’ve all seen the heart-stopping headlines flooding our newsfeeds during recent years as we navigate a digital environment of constant information overload. The financial industry is not immune to the effects, but financial advisors can help ease client worries by deploying smart tactics that manage risk while decreasing volatility,...

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LPL’s employee channel gains $200M Stifel advisor to launch new office

LPL Financial’s employee advisor channel Linsco is opening a new office in Santa Barbara, California, after attracting a $200 million AUM advisor from Stifel. Financial advisor Tyler B. Powell has more than 15 years of industry experience and built his practice through networking and referrals, leading him to search for...

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