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Bear markets chip away at firm valuations
NEWS OPINION MAY 25, 2022
Bear markets chip away at firm valuations

Just about every asset class has been whacked in this year's sell-off, which has pushed firms' AUM values lower, resulting in lower fees and revenues.

By Scott Hanson
Empower teams with Rockefeller to create turnkey retirement plan
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 24, 2022
Empower teams with Rockefeller to create turnkey retirement plan

Rockefeller will serve as a plan’s ERISA section (3(38)) investment manager.

By InvestmentNews
Cetera adds teams managing almost $400 million
NEWS BROKER DEALERS MAY 24, 2022
Cetera adds teams managing almost $400 million

Sonnenfeld Financial Group is based in Minnesota and Lincoln Capital Inc. in San Diego.

By InvestmentNews
Barred adviser pleads guilty to fraud involving private stock
NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAY 24, 2022
Barred adviser pleads guilty to fraud involving private stock

Wisconsin-based Michael F. Shillin, who worked as a broker for nine years, has 46 disclosures on his BrokerCheck report.

By Bruce Kelly
Richard Skae, vice chairman of Morgan Stanley Wealth Management, dies at 65
NEWS WIREHOUSES MAY 24, 2022
Richard Skae, vice chairman of Morgan Stanley Wealth Management, dies at 65

The industry veteran formerly held posts at PaineWebber and Merrill Lynch.

By InvestmentNews
How Janus Henderson lost two CEOs and billions of client assets
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS MAY 24, 2022
How Janus Henderson lost two CEOs and billions of client assets

The 'merger of equals’ was meant to boost both fund managers but the firm has struggled since, losing AUM, executives and value.

By Bloomberg
JPMorgan to hire 1,300 more advisers over next three years
NEWS PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAY 23, 2022
JPMorgan to hire 1,300 more advisers over next three years

The additions, which would boost head count to 6,000 from about 4,700, are part of a strategy to boosts the firm's wealth management assets to $1 trillion.

By Bloomberg
Fiduciary-only advice rule would harm investors, ACLI warns
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 23, 2022
Fiduciary-only advice rule would harm investors, ACLI warns

As the DOL prepares another rule related to fiduciaries, an insurance trade association says access to commission-based advisers is at stake, while an investor advocate criticizes the trade group's poll.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
A 'purple' retirement issue everyone can agree on
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 23, 2022
A 'purple' retirement issue everyone can agree on

Auto-IRAs are the perfect solution for states to help private sector workers save for retirement. Even better, they're bipartisan.

By Gregg Greenberg
Recession threat takes center stage
NEWS RIAS MAY 23, 2022
Recession threat takes center stage

Financial advisers scramble to keep clients on track as markets drive lower, inflation climbs and an economic slowdown seems unavoidable.

By Jeff Benjamin
$5 trillion 'wealth shock' is cracking Americans' nest eggs
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS MAY 23, 2022
$5 trillion 'wealth shock' is cracking Americans' nest eggs

Households had piled up an extra $38.5 trillion in wealth over the last two years, but since the start of this year, wealth has plunged at least $5 trillion, JPMorgan Chase estimates.

By Bloomberg
Stock sell-off to intensify as fresh 10% plunge looms, survey finds
NEWS FIXED INCOME MAY 23, 2022
Stock sell-off to intensify as fresh 10% plunge looms, survey finds

The Fed’s hawkish-at-all-costs posture, the chaos in supply chains and intensifying threats to the business cycle are all undermining confidence.

By Bloomberg
SEC orders Wells Fargo to pay $7 million for anti-money-laundering failures
NEWS WIREHOUSES MAY 20, 2022
SEC orders Wells Fargo to pay $7 million for anti-money-laundering failures

The firm was more than five months late on average in filing suspicious activity reports involving wire transfers to and from foreign countries suspected of terrorism financing and other illegal money movements.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Wells Fargo used fake job interviews to promote diversity: Report
NEWS PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAY 20, 2022
Wells Fargo used fake job interviews to promote diversity: Report

The job interviews seemed designed to bolster Wells Fargo's record of its diversity efforts rather than actually hiring women or people of color, the New York Times reported.

By Bruce Kelly
Strategic Retirement Partners picks Securian for its PEP
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 20, 2022
Strategic Retirement Partners picks Securian for its PEP

Securian will serve as the pooled plan provider and ERISA 3(16) fiduciary, while Strategic Retirement will provide ERISA 3(38) investment management and consulting services.

By InvestmentNews
IMA Wealth offers small-plan retirement program
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 20, 2022
IMA Wealth offers small-plan retirement program

Alerus serves as the designated 3(16) plan administrator and T. Rowe Price serves as record keeper.

By InvestmentNews
Morgan Stanley's Parametric moves the wirehouse into ETF management
NEWS RIAS MAY 20, 2022
Morgan Stanley's Parametric moves the wirehouse into ETF management

Two filings show that Parametric is moving beyond its current focus on separate accounts and direct indexing to subadvise strategies for Innovator ETFs.

By Jeff Benjamin
No longer 'annuicide': How insurance products are reaching the fee-based channel
NEWS RIAS MAY 20, 2022
No longer 'annuicide': How insurance products are reaching the fee-based channel

RIA Lab session looks at the insurance industry's evolution toward providing custodial-like relationships with advisers.

By Jeff Benjamin
T. Rowe nabs ESG exec from BlackRock
NEWS PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAY 20, 2022
T. Rowe nabs ESG exec from BlackRock

Poppy Allonby, who will work out of T. Rowe’s London office, will oversee the company's ESG strategy at a high level.

By ESG Clarity
Mass outflows hit every asset class as recession fears climb
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS MAY 20, 2022
Mass outflows hit every asset class as recession fears climb

Global equity funds had $5.2 billion of outflows in the week to May 18, led by redemptions from mutual funds.

By Bloomberg