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LPL enhances model portfolio tool
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JUL 01, 2021
LPL enhances model portfolio tool

The new feature on the IBD's platform lets advisers use a variety of models within a client's portfolio,

Morningstar creates new tools to assess risk tolerance
FINTECH JUL 01, 2021
Morningstar creates new tools to assess risk tolerance

The company says the tools that are currently available don't focus enough on clients' needs.

$300 million Waddell & Reed team joins Raymond James
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS JUN 30, 2021
$300 million Waddell & Reed team joins Raymond James

Eight Kansas reps will affiliate with the independent unit of Raymond James through Beyond Wealth Advisors.

Federal government’s retirement plan to add ESG funds
RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 30, 2021
Federal government’s retirement plan to add ESG funds

Starting in 2022, the Thrift Savings Plan will offer a new mutual fund window that will include ESG funds.

Cetera fined $125,000 over privacy issues
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS JUN 30, 2021
Cetera fined $125,000 over privacy issues

Finra also censured the firm in connection with privacy breaches that occurred during transfers of new clients.

Kestra hires Kara Murphy as CIO
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JUN 30, 2021
Kestra hires Kara Murphy as CIO

The former executive at Goldman Sachs and AIG will head the firm's new investment effort, Kestra Investment Management.

Private equity fights to keep tax break
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION JUN 30, 2021
Private equity fights to keep tax break

A lobbying group for PE firms is rolling out ads targeting 25 members of Congress to try to protect the carried interest tax break.

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.

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.

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