-  Private equity-backed consolidators need platform uniformity to grow — but without sacrificing acquired RIAs' unique strengths. May 8 Alpha FMC Alpha FMC
-  Morgan Stanley is among a long list of wealth managers facing questions about whether their handling of uninvested cash is really in clients' best interest. May 7
-  After joining Raymond James last year, Lynette Ancona contends she was virtually forced out of Schwab by a branch manager who tended to favor "younger, male" colleagues. May 7
-  Social Security beneficiaries may welcome the withholding rate reduction, but financial advisors say the back-and-forth policy changes threaten to erode public confidence in the agency. May 7
-  The May Financial Advisor Confidence Outlook survey shows that instability, especially around tariffs, continues to weigh heavily on the minds of advisors and their clients. May 7
-  The Internal Revenue Service announced the inflation-adjusted amounts for health savings accounts in 2026. May 7
-  The Internal Revenue Service has been conducting "sweeps" in recent years to uncover cases where high-income people have not been filing taxes. May 6
-  Four experts say that video training and giving the TLDR versions can go a long way to securing and keeping clients confident and engaged. May 6
-  A unit of the bank bought by UBS in 2023 pleaded guilty to conspiring to help its customers hide more than $4 billion from the Internal Revenue Service in at least 475 offshore accounts May 6
-  Check out a compliance expert's emoji-onally intelligent tips for decoding the omnipresent icons. (Hint: context is 🔑.) May 6 Mirrorweb Mirrorweb







