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Goldman Sachs to acquire retirement plan robo NextCapital
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 29, 2022
Goldman Sachs to acquire retirement plan robo NextCapital

The company's asset management unit already supervises a total of $350 billion in assets in defined-benefit and defined-contribution accounts and will utilize the acquisition to provide new digital tools to customers. 

By Sean Allocca
Advisers place little faith in Biden's 'billionaire tax'
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 29, 2022
Advisers place little faith in Biden's 'billionaire tax'

The proposal, which goes after households worth at least $100 million, enters unprecedented territory by trying to tax unrealized gains.

By Jeff Benjamin
Raymond James adds Merrill pair with $353 million in assets
NEWS BROKER DEALERS MAR 29, 2022
Raymond James adds Merrill pair with $353 million in assets

The father-and-son team of David and Mitch Vallie is based in Grand Blanc, Michigan.

By InvestmentNews
Training can make financial advisers indispensable to UHNW families
NEWS OPINION MAR 29, 2022
Training can make financial advisers indispensable to UHNW families

Advisers need to learn to help ultra-high-net-worth families achieve and maintain a sense of shared purpose and stewardship around legacies.

By Richard Orlando and Gordon Ross
Creative Planning acquires $1.8 billion RIA
NEWS RIAS MAR 29, 2022
Creative Planning acquires $1.8 billion RIA

Burlingame, California-based Emery Howard serves Silicon Valley

By InvestmentNews
AIG files for IPO of life and retirement business
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 29, 2022
AIG files for IPO of life and retirement business

The insurer's life and retirement arm, which has $411 billion in client assets, will be renamed Corebridge Financial once it goes public.

By Bloomberg
Federal Reserve pivots toward jumbo hikes after being slammed as too slow
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS MAR 29, 2022
Federal Reserve pivots toward jumbo hikes after being slammed as too slow

The Fed quickly became more concerned that the surge in food and energy prices caused by the war in Ukraine would entrench inflation — and expectations — at unacceptably high levels.

By Bloomberg
Exclusive: Morgan Stanley lays out plans to enter the ETF market
NEWS ETFS MAR 29, 2022
Exclusive: Morgan Stanley lays out plans to enter the ETF market

The $1.5 trillion investment manager is designing a full-scale ETF platform, and plans to launch its first ETFs this year.

By Jeff Benjamin
Team with $240 million in assets joins Arkadios from Securities America
NEWS ADVISOR MOVES MAR 28, 2022
Team with $240 million in assets joins Arkadios from Securities America

WhiteStone Wealth Management Management is based in San Antonio, Texas.

By InvestmentNews
Pennsylvania RIA loses to SEC in 12b-1 fee trial
NEWS RIAS MAR 28, 2022
Pennsylvania RIA loses to SEC in 12b-1 fee trial

According to the SEC, Ambassador Advisors generated at least $777,000 in fees by investing in 12b-1 share classes when other share classes were available for the same mutual fund.

By Bruce Kelly
Edward Jones rep managing $135 million goes indie with Raymond James
NEWS ADVISOR MOVES MAR 28, 2022
Edward Jones rep managing $135 million goes indie with Raymond James

Samuel Martin has set up his own firm, SJ Martin Wealth Management, in Beaufort, South Carolina.

By InvestmentNews
UBS duo managing $265 million goes indie with LPL
NEWS PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAR 28, 2022
UBS duo managing $265 million goes indie with LPL

Leslie Shenkler and Daryl Lipkin are setting up shop as Alcove Private Wealth in Princeton, New Jersey.

By InvestmentNews
BlackRock to manage up to $150 billion in AIG portfolios
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 28, 2022
BlackRock to manage up to $150 billion in AIG portfolios

The giant fund manager will oversee liquid fixed-income and private placement assets for the insurance company.

By InvestmentNews
'The Morgan Stanley fade': US probe dredges up years of animus
NEWS WIREHOUSES MAR 28, 2022
'The Morgan Stanley fade': US probe dredges up years of animus

Competitors, who couldn’t figure out how Morgan Stanley was bidding for block trades at such tight discounts, are now swapping 'I told you so’s.'

By Bloomberg
Vanguard stumbles as it shifts from cult of Jack Bogle
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS MAR 28, 2022
Vanguard stumbles as it shifts from cult of Jack Bogle

Bogle's figurative heirs are charting new paths for the company, the great popularizer of low-cost index funds, and some diehard fans are finding fault.

By Bloomberg
Allworth Financial acquires $991 million St. Louis RIA
NEWS RIAS MAR 25, 2022
Allworth Financial acquires $991 million St. Louis RIA

Horseman Group’s 13-member team works from three Missouri offices and serves more than 1,600 households.

By InvestmentNews
HSA assets hit $100 billion
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 25, 2022
HSA assets hit $100 billion

As of January, there were 33 million health savings accounts, according a Devenir study.

By InvestmentNews
Senators seek better spousal protections in DC plans
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 25, 2022
Senators seek better spousal protections in DC plans

The bipartisan letter asks the Government Accountability Office to examine current protections in defined-contribution plans.

By InvestmentNews
The new IRS 10-year RMD rule isn't what we thought it was
NEWS IRA ALERT MAR 24, 2022
The new IRS 10-year RMD rule isn't what we thought it was

The big surprise was the IRS' announcement that if an account holder dies after their required beginning date, required minimum distributions would be required for years one through nine.

By Ed Slott
Cetera adds team that managed $327 million at LPL
NEWS BROKER DEALERS MAR 24, 2022
Cetera adds team that managed $327 million at LPL

The Baton Rouge, Louisiana-based Hays Breard Financial Group is joining Cetera’s Summit Financial.

By InvestmentNews