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GDPR Compliance Stalls EMEA Acquisition Activity

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A new survey shows that an increasing number of mergers and acquisitions (M&As) are not going through because of concerns over General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) compliance. As we track transactions, it will be very telling how these challenges will impact organizations’ due diligence processes.

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Weekend Reading For Financial Planners (Nov 5-6) 2022

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Pundits continue to expect “SECURE 2.0” Why the torrid pace of RIA mergers and acquisitions activity seen in recent years could slow down in the current market and interest rate environment. A survey showing how millionaires allocate their assets and the importance they place on the recommendations of their financial advisors.

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Finding Rollover Opportunities In Transitions After Layoffs

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Welcome back to the 313th episode of the Financial Advisor Success Podcast ! My guest on today’s podcast is John Stokes. John is the founder and CEO of John Stokes Financial, a hybrid advisory firm based in Irvine, California that oversees more than $400 million in assets under management*, for 1,800 client households.

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Weekend Reading For Financial Planners (Dec 10-11) 2022

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Recruitment has become the top concern for RIAs, according to a Charles Schwab survey, outpacing client acquisition through referrals and other priorities for the first time in the history of the study. The key questions aspiring partners can ask themselves to determine whether becoming a partner in their firm is the right course for them.

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Four Techniques Companies Use To Advance In Today’s New Economic Environment

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Earlier this year, Oracle identified four repeating techniques that the most ambitious and inventive organizations have used to obtain a competitive advantage and achieve significant development: business model innovation; mergers, acquisitions, and divestitures, accelerate the financial close, and developing a risk-aware culture.

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Uncovering Supply Chains’ Deepest Risks With Data Innovation

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Complex regulatory demands, for instance, are a major headache, leaving supply chains at risk for noncompliance when operating with suppliers and business partners in new markets — often with unfamiliar compliance requirements. ” Take the compliance risk, for example. The ongoing trade disputes between the U.S.

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Transcript: Rick Rieder

Barry Ritholtz

RITHOLTZ: Was this a distressed acquisition or — RIEDER: It was. And they took two of us, and I’m not sure how I made it through the strainer. He helps to oversee $2.5 trillion in various investments. I can keep babbling about how fascinating I found this discussion. You graduate Emory University with a degree in finance.