From Financial Plannning
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Summary: Many RIA owners look to their employees to take over the business when they retire. Yet some advisers are overlooking critical aspects of what an internal succession plan actually entails.
From Think Advisor
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Summary: Advisors hopefully have communicated with their clients about how they should address concerns if the client is beginning to show signs of dementia, but what happens if advisors’ own cognitive decline prevents them from fulfilling their fiduciary duties?
From WealthManagement.com
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Summary: Few people think about what will happen to their business after they die and therefore rarely put together a plan. Fewer may even think that a family or closely held business should be considered a part of their estate plan. However, for many small business owners, their financial interest in their business may be the largest asset that they have and represent most of the wealth that they will transfer at the time of their death. When transferring a family or closely held business, a well-funded life insurance policy can play a very large role in a smooth transition.
From InvestmentNews
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Summary: Last year, the North American Securities Administrators Association — the organization representing state securities regulators — adopted a model rule to require state-registered investment advisers to establish business continuity and succession plans in the event of a natural disaster, cyberattack or other business disruption such as the death of the owner of a sole proprietorship. State regulators are in the process of approving the model rule, which could take several years or longer to take effect across the country.
From Financial Advisor IQ
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Summary: Recruiting the ideal candidate to join a financial advice practice now requires serious investment to search for individuals with traits impossible to put on resumes, such as the ability to work on a team, one wealth management executive tells the Wall Street Journal.
