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Target Date Funds Get Active: A Look at the Innovation Behind BlackRock’s LifePath® Dynamic Strategy
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS NOV 22, 2021
Target Date Funds Get Active: A Look at the Innovation Behind BlackRock’s LifePath® Dynamic Strategy

BlackRock’s LifePath Dynamic Strategy is bringing the firm’s active and passive management expertise to bear in an innovative approach to target date fund investing.

By InvestmentNews Create
UBS nominates Colm Kelleher as next chairman
NEWS WIREHOUSES NOV 20, 2021
UBS nominates Colm Kelleher as next chairman

The former president of Morgan Stanley will stand for election to succeed Axel Weber at the Swiss bank's annual meeting in April.

By Bloomberg
Retirement plans can advance race and gender equity
NEWS OPINION NOV 19, 2021
Retirement plans can advance race and gender equity

Many retirement plan sponsors are on record in support of addressing racial inequity, especially for those with a millennial workforce.

By Timothy Flacke
Kestra, Cetera report solid recruiting in third quarter
NEWS PRACTICE MANAGEMENT NOV 19, 2021
Kestra, Cetera report solid recruiting in third quarter

Kestra Financial added advisers with $2.3 billion in assets under management during the third quarter, while Cetera Financial Group recruited advisers with $2.4 billion in assets.

By Bruce Kelly
Public opinion favors state auto IRAs, report finds
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING NOV 19, 2021
Public opinion favors state auto IRAs, report finds

State auto IRA programs, seen as a potential boon for small plan providers and PEPs, are supported by a majority of Democrats and Republicans, a recent survey found.

By Emile Hallez
Ultra-rich skip estate tax, sparking 50% drop in IRS revenue
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING NOV 19, 2021
Ultra-rich skip estate tax, sparking 50% drop in IRS revenue

Just 1,275 wealthy families paid $9.3 billion in estate tax last year, while as recently as 2018, the IRS had collected more than $20 billion from nearly 5,500 families.

By Bloomberg
Kentucky, Mississippi latest states to adopt annuity best interest rule
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING NOV 18, 2021
Kentucky, Mississippi latest states to adopt annuity best interest rule

In a recent speech, SEC Commissioner Allison Herren Lee pointed out how the annuity rule differs from Reg BI on mitigating conflicts of interest.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Bank group managing $235 million joins LPL
NEWS BROKER DEALERS NOV 18, 2021
Bank group managing $235 million joins LPL

Advisers at First Citizens Investment Center at Iowa-based First Citizens Bank were previously affiliated with Cetera.

By InvestmentNews
Mariner to acquire Bay Area firm with $770 million in AUA
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS NOV 18, 2021
Mariner to acquire Bay Area firm with $770 million in AUA

Savant Investment Group, based in Emeryville, California, is Mariner's ninth acquisition this year.

By InvestmentNews
Janus Henderson CEO to exit as Peltz's Trian seeks changes
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS NOV 18, 2021
Janus Henderson CEO to exit as Peltz's Trian seeks changes

Chief Executive Dick Weil, who was instrumental in the 2017 merger of Janus Capital and Henderson Group, will retire at the end of March.

By Bloomberg
Morgan Stanley wants more diverse young hires
NEWS PRACTICE MANAGEMENT NOV 18, 2021
Morgan Stanley wants more diverse young hires

The firm is announcing an initiative, the Equity Collective, in which wealth and asset management firms commit to working with career-focused community organizations to reach young people from more diverse backgrounds.

By Bloomberg
Firm winners named for InvestmentNews annual Innovation Awards
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS NOV 18, 2021
Firm winners named for InvestmentNews annual Innovation Awards

The fifth annual awards recognize five firms for their innovative ideologies and inventive initiatives: Orion, Vanilla, Ethic, Raymond James and Miracle Mile Advisors.

By InvestmentNews Staff
Fidelity rolls out product allowing 401(k) participants to buy annuities
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING NOV 18, 2021
Fidelity rolls out product allowing 401(k) participants to buy annuities

Guaranteed Income Direct is integrated into Fidelity’s employee benefits portal and offers workers immediate income annuities at institutional pricing from the insurance company of their choice.

By InvestmentNews
CFP Board elects four directors
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS NOV 17, 2021
CFP Board elects four directors

Louis Barajas, Terri Kallsen, Peter Rohr and Martin Seay are joining the 17-person board.

By InvestmentNews
Adviser managed accounts gaining more momentum
NEWS OPINION NOV 17, 2021
Adviser managed accounts gaining more momentum

The ambition is not to simply offer a growth portfolio that keeps pace with a growth benchmark. On a much grander scale, AMA seeks to add “account alpha” through various advice levers for a participant’s goals.

By Matthew Eickman
Colorado and New Mexico partner on auto retirement plans
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING NOV 17, 2021
Colorado and New Mexico partner on auto retirement plans

The partnership will be first multistate auto-IRA program in the country.

By InvestmentNews
Student loan payments will soon hit borrowers hard
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING NOV 17, 2021
Student loan payments will soon hit borrowers hard

As many as 89% of borrowers say they will have trouble making student loan payments when they resume on Feb. 1, according to a recent report.

By Emile Hallez
Robo-advisers brace portfolios for rising inflation
NEWS EQUITIES NOV 17, 2021
Robo-advisers brace portfolios for rising inflation

As the stock market slowed in the third quarter, investors continued to process multiple market influences underscored by supply chain disruptions and pent-up demand from reopening economies.

By Sean Allocca
Invesco offers sustainability version of its S&P 500 ETF
NEWS ESG NOV 17, 2021
Invesco offers sustainability version of its S&P 500 ETF

The Invesco ESG S&P 500 Equal Weight ETF will invest in companies considered leaders in ESG metrics; Apple, Facebook parent Meta and Tesla are among the companies that will be excluded from the fund initially.

By Bloomberg
Wealthfront explores potential sale
NEWS FINTECH NOV 17, 2021
Wealthfront explores potential sale

A transaction could value the robo-adviser, which has drawn interest from banks and special purpose acquisition companies, at as much as $1.5 billion.

By Bloomberg