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Bipartisan bill creating retirement ‘lost and found’ reintroduced
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 25, 2021
Bipartisan bill creating retirement ‘lost and found’ reintroduced

The measure proposed by Sens. Warren and Daines addresses the $8.5 billion sitting in lost retirement plan accounts.

By InvestmentNews
First Allied duo managing $275 million shifts to LPL
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS MAY 25, 2021
First Allied duo managing $275 million shifts to LPL

Craig Zaleck and Mark Hogan, who are based in Bayonne, New Jersey, will affiliate through super OSJ INC Advisors.

By InvestmentNews
The latest in financial #AdviserTech — May 2021
FINTECH MAY 25, 2021
The latest in financial #AdviserTech — May 2021

The big news, announcements and underlying trends emerging in the world of technology solutions for financial advisers.

By Michael Kitces
Square takes aim at big banks with checking, savings accounts
FINTECH MAY 25, 2021
Square takes aim at big banks with checking, savings accounts

The payments processor plans to offer both types of accounts to the small businesses that use its app, according to hidden code in a recent update to its app.

By Bloomberg
Merrill Lynch details adviser development program
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAY 24, 2021
Merrill Lynch details adviser development program

With a fresh take on adviser training, Merrill Lynch expects to increase diversity while graduating 1,000 new advisers per year. These advisers will be located in-office and report to their local market executives.

By Nicole Casperson
Rising inflation? Keep calm and invest in equities
OPINION MAY 24, 2021
Rising inflation? Keep calm and invest in equities

If price pressures are picking up, cash and fixed income will suffer, and stocks could offer investors the best return.

By Charles Lemonides
Merrill Lynch to launch new adviser training course, ends cold-calling
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAY 24, 2021
Merrill Lynch to launch new adviser training course, ends cold-calling

In keeping with the times, it appears that the practice of cold-calling is out and using social and business networking platforms like LinkedIn is in.

By Bruce Kelly
T. Rowe to cut target-date fees, add fund line
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 24, 2021
T. Rowe to cut target-date fees, add fund line

The firm is reducing fees and is adding a mutual fund version of its Retirement Blend series, which has existed since 2018 in CIT form.

By Emile Hallez
State-sponsored retirement plan proposed in Delaware
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 24, 2021
State-sponsored retirement plan proposed in Delaware

The bipartisan bill aims to help the 52% of employees in the state who don't have access to a retirement plan at work.

By InvestmentNews
How to earn contacts
OPINION MAY 24, 2021
How to earn contacts

If you take nothing else away from this article, hear this: People don’t care about your offer or your business — they care about themselves.

By Robert Sofia
Broker charged with churning to pay $160,000 penalty
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAY 24, 2021
Broker charged with churning to pay $160,000 penalty

SEC bars Emil Botvinnik, a former registered rep with Windsor Street Capital, as part of final judgment that includes $1.14 million disgorgement.

By InvestmentNews
Accelerating AI: Why advisers and automation need to collide
FINTECH MAY 24, 2021
Accelerating AI: Why advisers and automation need to collide

Advisory firms are moving to adopt AI tools to achieve their growth objectives, but it’s not easy, partly because firms lack the data connectivity that’s needed for AI to operate efficiently.

By Nicole Casperson
AI in 2021: RIA use cases
FINTECH MAY 24, 2021
AI in 2021: RIA use cases

With just a few clicks, an adviser can submit a task on behalf of a client, something that would otherwise require extensive knowledge and time-consuming coordination between various operational teams.

By Nicole Casperson
Senators reintroduce retirement bill
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 21, 2021
Senators reintroduce retirement bill

Bipartisan legislation proposed by Sens. Cardin and Portman aims to help boost savings.

By InvestmentNews
401(k) lawsuit claims Caesars gambled and lost
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 21, 2021
401(k) lawsuit claims Caesars gambled and lost

A class-action lawsuit alleges that the company breached its fiduciary duties in connection with a change in the investment menu. Most of the assets in the $1.4 billion plan went into Russell Investment target-date funds, according to the complaint.

By Emile Hallez
What the $50 million Altruist funding means for RIA custodians
FINTECH MAY 21, 2021
What the $50 million Altruist funding means for RIA custodians

With a new funding round and support from the asset management giant Vanguard, Altruist increases its potential to break up the RIA custodial oligopoly.

By Nicole Casperson
Debt over age 50 is on the rise
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 21, 2021
Debt over age 50 is on the rise

The median level of debt for people over age 50 has tripled over the past 30 years, according to a recent analysis by the Government Accountability Office.

By Emile Hallez
Wells Fargo team managing $468 million joins Raymond James
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS MAY 21, 2021
Wells Fargo team managing $468 million joins Raymond James

The four-adviser group is moving to the firm’s employee unit in Augusta, Georgia and will operate as the Cypress Wealth Group.

By InvestmentNews
Biden orders climate risk strategy for financial assets
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAY 21, 2021
Biden orders climate risk strategy for financial assets

The executive order mandates an assessment of how to reduce climate risks to financial stability; the assessment would also detail plans financial regulators have for bolstering disclosures.

By Bloomberg
Morgan Stanley defies bank diversity trend
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAY 20, 2021
Morgan Stanley defies bank diversity trend

The leadership changes announced May 20 position a slate of potential successors to CEO James Gorman who are mostly white and male.

By Bloomberg