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Schwab is nixing FDIC backing on brokerage sweep cash as soon as Sept. 8 by moving it all under SIPC -- with clear drawbacks for investors, say analysts

It's the latest move by the Westlake Texas RIA custodian and brokerage to bolster 'economics' of its key revenue source, but ...
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Schwab CEO said his company would be a 'premier destination' for private markets, on July 21 -- a day later, Andy Rachleff blogged why private investments are stacke…

Rick Wurster told analysts that Forge makes Schwab the private investments 'destination of choice,' but Rachleff retorts as a ...
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No-constraints Corient's $21-billion RIA buy -- right after three deals closed with $19 billion -- is more of a harbinger than a harvest, says CEO, as integration completions ...

Corient whets its appetite buying Seven Bridges' $5 billion and $8 billion business in Tulsa and $5 billion Vivaldi in in recent months; lightening integrations -- and 'permanent capital' -- make the ...
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Cerulli reveals giant leak in RIA assets, and Mark Tibergien explains why plugging a hole draining the Boomer 'Great Wealth Transfer' may be a harder than ever

The Boston firm says client withdrawals of around 4% are a giant drain, and the Moss Adams guru says hungry Boomers are ...
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Rick Wurster insists Schwab won't charge RIAs custody fees or roll out AI cash optimizers, but Compass Point analysts say a 'Costco'-style fee for agentic cash-sort…

The antidote to a problem that does not yet exist is still a hypothetical power that may be a deterrent to investor fears ...
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Orion and Goldman Sachs deepen their two-way custody and tech ties with a new AI onboarding tool, but shared large RIA clients may still prefer to build their own API …

The $6.6-trillion Omaha RIA outsourcer and the emerging RIA custodian have vast advantages over each other but also have a ...
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LPL shares soar after hours on earnings and good news about 'Commonwealth' unit -- projected $25-million 'run-rate' uptick, and details from CEO about why 85% rep …

The Fort Mill, S.C., broker-dealer is keeping its Commonwealth narrative intact -- it's both all economics and all ...
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JP Morgan, Fidelity, and Schwab (and the like) are set to rake in billion of dollars in fees, charging people to use their own data; that might sound bad, but experts say t…

With pro-enterprise arguments on both sides, the wrangling was strung out for six years, but incoming CFPB Director Brian ...
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Vanguard takes first step to democratize private investments with 'soft' launch of branded funds – so soft Merrill Lynch and BoA private bankers get exclusive rights t…

Vanguard-Blackstone funds at some future date, the release hints, but the exclusive arrangement will hold for indefinite ...
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LPL CEO Rich Steinmeier finally unveils AI-powered 'LPL Latitude' to show his firm's solidly in the artificial intelligence game and ready to counter Altruist's Hazel after ...

LPL shares rose $10.68 to $343 or 3.22% after Rich Steinmeier promised 'agentic' AI as part of $2-billion tech spend, but not ...
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Schwab CEO ties his firm's blowout RIA custody asset quarter to Fidelity's long/short fund rethink; a big household halo multiplied the effects of the popular and controversial ...

Rick Wurster: When we win the long/short business, not only do we win that business, we tend to win the business [of] the whole household. Key Points Fidelity's long/short fund strategy shift boosted ...
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Russell Investments' sale to CalPERS expands existing ties and paves way for Vanguard-like reputational boost -- not to mention a reprieve from debt albatross, tech upgrade, and new growth, if it ...