Industry

Critics worry that the latest rule changes will weaken investor protections by expanding the number of investors who could access the markets yet would be unable to sustain heavy losses.

The division will begin hosting online seminars on financial investment education and wealth literacy, and will bolster partnerships with historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs).

Based in Winter Park, Fla., WaterOak, now named Eaton Vance WaterOak Advisors, manages $2.3 billion in client assets.

Confluence Wealth Management, led by Kathleen Kee, gives Buckingham Strategic Wealth another foothold in the Pacific Northwest.

The rule, which would limit how fiduciaries use ESG screens in retirement plan investment recommendations, provoked intense criticism during its public comment period.

Steward Concepts, with $149 million in client assets, joins Ameriprise Financial in Rock Hill, S.C.

The new rule would demand that registered representatives would need written approval from their firm to act as a beneficiary, trustee or executor, or hold power of attorney for a client.

The importance of debunking this pervasive belief throughout the financial services industry.