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Hub builds out digital platform with Insureon deal
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 02, 2022
Hub builds out digital platform with Insureon deal

Chicago-based Hub will buy Insureon’s digital insurance agency and its brand, while Bold Penguin will take control of its technology platform.

By Sean Allocca
Advisor Group B-Ds face slew of GPB claims
NEWS ALTERNATIVES MAR 02, 2022
Advisor Group B-Ds face slew of GPB claims

Four Advisor Group broker-dealers recently reported facing 58 investor suits totaling $19.4 million related to the private placement investments.

By Bruce Kelly
Nationwide creates fee-based variable universal life policy
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS MAR 02, 2022
Nationwide creates fee-based variable universal life policy

RIAs don’t need insurance license to manage funds within product.

By InvestmentNews
Transamerica acquires TAG Resources
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 02, 2022
Transamerica acquires TAG Resources

Adding the retirement services company will help Transamerica expand its pooled retirement plan offerings.

By InvestmentNews
Bluespring Wealth acquires $850 million hybrid
NEWS BROKER DEALERS MAR 02, 2022
Bluespring Wealth acquires $850 million hybrid

Dallas-based CD Wealth Management is joining the Kestra subsidiary to gain scale.

By InvestmentNews
DOL sues employee benefit plan fiduciaries for over $2.8 million
NEWS LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES MAR 02, 2022
DOL sues employee benefit plan fiduciaries for over $2.8 million

The Labor Department charges a Chicago fund's fiduciaries and counsel with committing multiple ERISA violations.

By InvestmentNews
Women Adviser Summit - Virtual
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS MAR 02, 2022
Women Adviser Summit - Virtual

The InvestmentNews Women Adviser Summit is uniquely designed for the sophisticated female adviser who wants to take her personal and professional self to the next level. Next event is March 23.

By InvestmentNews
Firms overseeing $721 million join AmeriFlex
NEWS RIAS MAR 01, 2022
Firms overseeing $721 million join AmeriFlex

The addition of Pilkington Financial and Planning Resources in Colorado and Summit Financial in California brings AmeriFlex's total assets under administration to more than $5.6 billion.

By InvestmentNews
Next iteration of DOL fiduciary rule catalyzes lobbying blitz on Capitol Hill
NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAR 01, 2022
Next iteration of DOL fiduciary rule catalyzes lobbying blitz on Capitol Hill

Industry opponents fear a reprise of the Obama administration measure. Advocates say expanded protections are needed for retirement savers.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Mercer Global acquires $230 million RIA
NEWS RIAS MAR 01, 2022
Mercer Global acquires $230 million RIA

Acquisition of Benemark expands Mercer’s presence in Northeast.

By InvestmentNews
US warns of potential Russian cyberattacks on wealth managers
NEWS FINTECH MAR 01, 2022
US warns of potential Russian cyberattacks on wealth managers

The Department of Homeland Security has set up a page warning of cyberattacks emanating from Russia, and both the SEC and Finra echoed those concerns in notices to the public.

By Sean Allocca
Morningstar’s initial retirement report shows ‘alarming’ DC plan shrinkage
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 01, 2022
Morningstar’s initial retirement report shows ‘alarming’ DC plan shrinkage

Jack VanDerhei, formerly director of research at EBRI, joins the firm’s new unit.

By InvestmentNews
Janney adds team from Wells Fargo managing $300 million
NEWS BROKER DEALERS MAR 01, 2022
Janney adds team from Wells Fargo managing $300 million

The three advisers operate as RCC Wealth Management in Spartanburg, South Carolina.

By InvestmentNews
Tyrone Ross resigns as CEO of Onramp Invest
NEWS RIAS MAR 01, 2022
Tyrone Ross resigns as CEO of Onramp Invest

Co-founder Eric Ervin, who's taking over as CEO, alludes to the 'stresses of dual leadership' in an email to investors.

By Jeff Benjamin
Bitcoin advances in tentative comeback as haven asset
NEWS ALTERNATIVES MAR 01, 2022
Bitcoin advances in tentative comeback as haven asset

The largest cryptocurrency rose 4.3% to $43,453 at 10:50 a.m. in London, gaining along with other major digital tokens.

By Bloomberg
Creative Planning adds $400 million New York City-based RIA
NEWS RIAS MAR 01, 2022
Creative Planning adds $400 million New York City-based RIA

The Doman Group, which works with athletes and entertainers, marks Creative Planning's first office in Manhattan.

By Jeff Benjamin
UBS revamps unit for wealthiest clients
NEWS PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAR 01, 2022
UBS revamps unit for wealthiest clients

The business group formerly known as the Global Family Office is being folded into a larger unit in an effort to link the bank's work serving billionaires more closely to its investment banking business.

By Bloomberg
Supreme Court refuses to hear challenge to CalSavers
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING FEB 28, 2022
Supreme Court refuses to hear challenge to CalSavers

California prevailed in a legal battle over its auto-IRA program.

By InvestmentNews
Envestnet is reportedly up for sale — again
NEWS FINTECH FEB 28, 2022
Envestnet is reportedly up for sale — again

The fintech is reportedly being shopped around to private equity firms in what could potentially become one of the largest wealthtech deals to date.

By Sean Allocca
More intense SEC scrutiny of private equity not likely to dull appetite for RIA acquisition
NEWS ALTERNATIVES FEB 28, 2022
More intense SEC scrutiny of private equity not likely to dull appetite for RIA acquisition

Experts say an SEC proposal would significantly raise regulatory costs but the robust PE sector should maintain its transactional pace.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.