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On Our 15th Year
Our mission to help you—and us, too—better understand the issues you face, and give you strategies to help resolve them,...
CFP Board Partners With Two Firms to Establish Diversity-Focused Scholarship
The deadline to apply for a 2021 scholarship award is October 10, 2021, though plans for multiple years of scholarships sponsored by Ballentine Partners and Aspiriant are already...
Compliance News
Legislative and Judicial Actions
Financial assistance for multiemployer plans; faith-based entities may now benefit from the public student loan forgiveness program; FINRA project examines...
Trends
Career Mentor or Advocate?
Underrepresented groups are advancing in financial services, but what helps the most is having a workplace advocate—someone to champion their...
FINRA Project Examines How Regulators Can Support Diversity
Suggestions from the industry include eliminating the 180-day enforced waiting period triggered by a third failed ‘top off’ examination, involving community colleges in the licensing process and making...
IAA Endorses Adviser Diversity and Inclusion Data Act
The full title of House Resolution 2123 is the Diversity and Inclusion Data Accountability and Transparency Act; among other goals,...
Number of Women in Asset Management Roles Remains Stagnant
Morningstar and the CFA Institute have found the United States is among the nations with the lowest number of women...
More Retirement Plan Practices Are Seeking Out Diverse Advisers
Firms say adding diverse advisers will help their businesses grow and help them attract new customers.
Practice Management: Areas of Success
A look at what worked particularly well in 2020 and that could keep propelling growth in 2021.
Diversity of S&P 500 Boards Continues to Improve
All S&P 500 boards have at least one woman for the first time, according to a study by Spencer Stuart.
Nasdaq Aims to Require Listed Companies to Disclose Diversity on Their Boards
The exchange operator has submitted a proposal, which would also require boards to have two diverse directors, to the SEC.
How Firms Can Take Actionable Steps to Advance Diversity in the World of Finance
The CFP Board says financial planning professionals need to attract more women and people of color to the industry.
How to Diversify Retirement Plan Committees
With representation being top of mind in 2020, companies are reconsidering the makeup of their workforces and their retirement plan...
Mentorship, Diversity and Opportunity
Successful advisers say mentorship is a key to solving the industry’s clear and present diversity problem.
Lessons from the Edward Jones Women’s Conference
Speakers and attendees at the event, which drew some 200 leading female advisers from across Edward Jones, emphasized the importance of mentorship and providing a robust support structure...
Ladenburg Launches LIFT University Gender Diversity Program
The LIFT University program encourages women in college to learn about the financial adviser profession, connecting them with experienced mentors and recruiting opportunities.
PANC 2018: Future Faces of Advising
In order to remain relevant, speakers said, the retirement plan industry must become more diverse.