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Three more states adopt annuity suitability rules
LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES JUN 29, 2021
Three more states adopt annuity suitability rules

Virginia, Maine and Alabama recently adopted rules tracking the model ‘best interest’ measure approved in 2020 by the National Association of Insurance Commissioners.

By InvestmentNews
SEC names N.J. Attorney General to head enforcement
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JUN 29, 2021
SEC names N.J. Attorney General to head enforcement

Before becoming New Jersey's attorney general in 2018, Gurbir Grewal served as a federal prosecutor leading a unit that investigated white-collar crime.

By Bloomberg
Newcomer Benetic promises 401(k) quotes for advisers in minutes
RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 29, 2021
Newcomer Benetic promises 401(k) quotes for advisers in minutes

So far, about 100 advisers, including those from 11 of the 15 biggest aggregator firms, have used the service, which recently began including quotes for pooled employer plans.

By Emile Hallez
Finra should review Form U4 to help industry diversity: Robinhood
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JUN 29, 2021
Finra should review Form U4 to help industry diversity: Robinhood

The registration application known as Form U4 asks an applicant for a variety of information, from employment history to whether he or she has been convicted of or charged with a felony.

By Bruce Kelly
SEC disclosure plan sets up clash with Amazon and others
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION JUN 29, 2021
SEC disclosure plan sets up clash with Amazon and others

Rules under consideration by the SEC that would require corporations to disclose climate risks will lead to shareholder lawsuits, according to Wall Street.

By Bloomberg
Principal to halt sales of retail fixed annuities, consumer life insurance
RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 28, 2021
Principal to halt sales of retail fixed annuities, consumer life insurance

The insurer will also pursue sales of blocks of those assets that are already in force. It said that it will continue selling variable annuities.

By Bloomberg
Biden wants to dismantle two tax strategies used by richest 0.1%
RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 28, 2021
Biden wants to dismantle two tax strategies used by richest 0.1%

Technical provisions in the administration's tax proposals could disrupt dynasty trusts and intentionally defective grantor trusts, two ways that super wealthy people have legally avoided taxes for decades.

By Bloomberg
Britney Spears' fight for financial freedom holds lessons for advisers
RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 28, 2021
Britney Spears' fight for financial freedom holds lessons for advisers

The controversy over the pop star's right to control her wealth and health has sparked the #FreeBritney movement, created by her fanbase to raise awareness of the fight to release Spears from a 13-year conservatorship.

By Nicole Casperson
Potential in PEPs helps Smart secure $228 million in new funding
RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 28, 2021
Potential in PEPs helps Smart secure $228 million in new funding

It’s unclear how much business PEPs have attracted in the first seven months they’ve been in existence, but some plan providers are banking on more demand on the 403(b) side, which could become eligible for the plan structure if Congress passes legislation.

By Emile Hallez
Digital record keepers are changing the micro 401(k) market
OPINION JUN 28, 2021
Digital record keepers are changing the micro 401(k) market

Many of these newer entrants are pure-play record keepers without an investment management arm. They employ lean, digitally focused operating models and distribute their services directlly to plan sponsors.

By Shawn O’Brien
Halo adds AIG annuities
RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 28, 2021
Halo adds AIG annuities

The fee-based products will be part of Halo's digital platform, which also offers structured notes, market-linked CDs and buffered ETFs.

By InvestmentNews
Larger RIA firms growing fastest, IAA finds
RIA NEWS JUN 28, 2021
Larger RIA firms growing fastest, IAA finds

There are now almost 14,000 RIAs registered with the SEC, and the number of clients they serve grew 17% in 2020, to 60.8 million

By InvestmentNews
Want to be a fiduciary financial planner?
OPINION JUN 28, 2021
Want to be a fiduciary financial planner?

There’s a lot of opportunities to get rich as a fiduciary planner. But is it a career worth pursuing?

By Ramon Berenguer
Advisers wary of bill putting timeframe on giving from donor-advised funds
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION JUN 28, 2021
Advisers wary of bill putting timeframe on giving from donor-advised funds

The measure in the Senate would create 15- and 50-year limits on amount of time money could remain in DAFs.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Wells Fargo duo managing $580 million joins LPL
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS JUN 28, 2021
Wells Fargo duo managing $580 million joins LPL

Steven Carlsen and Sathya Chey are forming a firm, Arise Private Wealth, in Rolling Hills Estates, California.

By InvestmentNews
UBS will let two-thirds of employees adopt permanent hybrid work
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JUN 28, 2021
UBS will let two-thirds of employees adopt permanent hybrid work

The bank hasn't set a date for returning to the office. Employees can start applying for hybrid work once local pandemic rules allow them to return full-time to the office.

By Bloomberg
Robinhood's IPO plans slowed by SEC review
FINTECH JUN 25, 2021
Robinhood's IPO plans slowed by SEC review

Robinhood's growing cryptocurrency business, which now allows customers to trade Bitcoin, Ethereum and even Dogecoin, has drawn questions from the Securities and Exchange Commission, a source says.

By Bloomberg
Covid highlights need for long-term care planning
RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 25, 2021
Covid highlights need for long-term care planning

While the pandemic undermined Americans' confidence in nursing homes and home care is preferred, its cost could exceed that of a nursing home.

By Mary Beth Franklin
Plaintiffs accept $5.4 million Transamerica 401(k) settlement
RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 25, 2021
Plaintiffs accept $5.4 million Transamerica 401(k) settlement

Participants had accused the plan's fiduciaries of using poorly performing investment options.

By InvestmentNews
Lori Hardwick steps down as Riskalyze chairman
FINTECH JUN 25, 2021
Lori Hardwick steps down as Riskalyze chairman

The veteran adviser tech executive held the post for two years.

By InvestmentNews