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Financial wellness webinars can boost 401(k) contributions
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 14, 2022
Financial wellness webinars can boost 401(k) contributions

Attending sessions on such topics as budgeting and investing can encourage workers to increase the amount they save in their 401(k)s, an EBRI study shows.

By InvestmentNews
Asset managers request climate disclosure from 10,000 companies
NEWS ESG MAR 14, 2022
Asset managers request climate disclosure from 10,000 companies

More than 680 financial institutions are asking corporates to report data using the CDP's system.

By Natasha Turner
Fed to start rate hikes this week, with license to move aggressively
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS MAR 14, 2022
Fed to start rate hikes this week, with license to move aggressively

Businesses and households have become increasingly concerned about avoiding 1970-style price shocks that crimp their spending power, which gives Fed Chair Jerome Powell the leeway to take a hawkish approach.

By Bloomberg
Brokerages want remote office inspections to be part of new normal
NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAR 11, 2022
Brokerages want remote office inspections to be part of new normal

Firms say technological advances allow them to oversee reps no matter where they work. A compliance expert cautions that the best evidence of malfeasance is found on site.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Helping investors ‘weatherize’ their retirement dollars
NEWS OPINION MAR 11, 2022
Helping investors ‘weatherize’ their retirement dollars

As inflationary pressures mount, retirement savers are looking for solutions that offer growth opportunities while limiting downside risk.

By Philip E. Caminiti
How to improve fiduciary outcomes in a volatile world
NEWS PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAR 11, 2022
How to improve fiduciary outcomes in a volatile world

Financial advisers are going to need to assume an even greater leadership role amid the current volatility and uncertainty, because during a crisis, clients aren't looking for a fiduciary.

By Don Trone
Wealthtech startups look to compete with RIA aggregators
NEWS FINTECH MAR 11, 2022
Wealthtech startups look to compete with RIA aggregators

Fintechs are buying books of business and hoping in-house tech stacks are enough to entice financial advisers to come on board.

By Sean Allocca
Disney shareholders want pay gap reports
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS MAR 11, 2022
Disney shareholders want pay gap reports

That proposal, which asks the company to report data on median and adjusted pay gaps, was approved by 59% of shareholders that voted by proxy.

By Emile Hallez
Merrill looks to boost hiring of experienced advisers in 2022
NEWS PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAR 11, 2022
Merrill looks to boost hiring of experienced advisers in 2022

The hiring push comes after Merrill and Bank of America reported a 6.3% decline in financial adviser head count last year.

By Bruce Kelly
Stock market pullback puts spotlight on Roth conversions
NEWS EQUITIES MAR 11, 2022
Stock market pullback puts spotlight on Roth conversions

With most broad market indexes nestled into correction territory, financial advisers are steering clients toward Roth conversions in a tax management move.

By Jeff Benjamin
Goldman sees US recession risk as high as 35%, cuts forecast
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS MAR 11, 2022
Goldman sees US recession risk as high as 35%, cuts forecast

Recession odds in-line with 20%-35% implied by yield curve due to soaring oil prices and fallout from war in Ukraine.

By Bloomberg
ETFs find a crisis they can't trade through in Ukraine
NEWS MUTUAL FUNDS MAR 11, 2022
ETFs find a crisis they can't trade through in Ukraine

Every ETF focused on Russian stocks will soon be suspended, a kind of shutdown that never resulted from previous events like the Arab Spring or even Covid.

By Bloomberg
DOL warns 401(k) plan fiduciaries against offering crypto investments
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 10, 2022
DOL warns 401(k) plan fiduciaries against offering crypto investments

The agency 'has serious concerns about the prudence' of exposing plan participants' retirement savings to investments that carry 'significant risks of fraud, theft, and loss.'

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Ex-Merrill adviser who threw smoothie wants probation
NEWS PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAR 10, 2022
Ex-Merrill adviser who threw smoothie wants probation

James Iannazzo, who's facing three charges as a result of the incident in January, seeks to plead not guilty and be put on probation for up to two years.

By Bruce Kelly
Wealth Enhancement Group adds $287 million RIA
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS MAR 10, 2022
Wealth Enhancement Group adds $287 million RIA

The acquisition of Bradenton, Florida-based Integra Capital Advisors brings the Minneapolis-based hybrid's assets to more than $54.7 billion.

By InvestmentNews
ICapital tech platform acquires Stifel Financial's alts feeder funds
NEWS ALTERNATIVES MAR 10, 2022
ICapital tech platform acquires Stifel Financial's alts feeder funds

The deal, which will close later this month, pushes the assets on iCapital's platform to more than $118 billion.

By Jeff Benjamin
Pimco amassed billions of exposure to Russia debt facing default
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS MAR 10, 2022
Pimco amassed billions of exposure to Russia debt facing default

The majority of Pimco's swaps sit in its $140 billion Income fund, run by Chief Investment Officer Dan Ivascyn, alongside Alfred Murata and Joshua Anderson.

By Bloomberg
Raymond James lands $220 million team from RBC
NEWS BROKER DEALERS MAR 10, 2022
Raymond James lands $220 million team from RBC

Father-and-son team of James and Christopher Domgard operate as Capital Private Wealth in Lincoln, Nebraska.

By InvestmentNews
Retiring in an age of uncertainty
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 10, 2022
Retiring in an age of uncertainty

Both new and existing retirees face the challenge of generating steady income in the low-interest-rate environment, which calls into question the traditional 60/40 investment strategy.

By Mary Beth Franklin
T. Rowe Price, Calamos Advisors bring home overall fund company Lipper Awards
NEWS EQUITIES MAR 10, 2022
T. Rowe Price, Calamos Advisors bring home overall fund company Lipper Awards

Fidelity tops all fund companies with 35 individual fund trophies; Carillon Tower Advisers wins the small-company fixed-income award for the second straight year.

By Jeff Benjamin