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What a year for broker-dealers and their advisers
NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION DEC 10, 2021
What a year for broker-dealers and their advisers

Record highs for B-Ds in profits, revenues and assets give the industry much to be cheery about.

By Bruce Kelly
Big drop in retail broker-dealers since 2010: Cerulli
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS DEC 09, 2021
Big drop in retail broker-dealers since 2010: Cerulli

The tally is one more sign that there's increasingly little room in retail brokerage for small or midsize firms.

By Bruce Kelly
Regtech RIA in a Box acquired by ComplySci
NEWS FINTECH DEC 09, 2021
Regtech RIA in a Box acquired by ComplySci

The acquisition marks the third deal for ComplySci in the fourth quarter, in the wake of a strategic investment from K1 Investment Management, a private-equity firm focused on enterprise software companies.

By Sean Allocca
Raymond James adds Texas advisers managing $567 million
NEWS BROKER DEALERS DEC 09, 2021
Raymond James adds Texas advisers managing $567 million

A duo from LPL and two Wells Fargo reps are affiliating with the firm’s independent unit.

By InvestmentNews
Wells Fargo team managing $250 million goes indie with LPL
NEWS BROKER DEALERS DEC 09, 2021
Wells Fargo team managing $250 million goes indie with LPL

Humanity Wealth Advisors sets up shop in California’s Bay Area.

By InvestmentNews
2021: The year of the PEP
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING DEC 09, 2021
2021: The year of the PEP

It’s effectively a new market for the retirement plan industry, but it’s an incredibly big frontier.

By Emile Hallez
Goldman says young workers are plotting early retirements
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING DEC 08, 2021
Goldman says young workers are plotting early retirements

A full 25% of Gen Z respondents in a new survey say they plan to retire before the age of 55.

By Bloomberg
Wells Fargo fined $2.25 million for record-keeping violations
NEWS WIREHOUSES DEC 08, 2021
Wells Fargo fined $2.25 million for record-keeping violations

Finra found that for 17 years, the firm failed to store 13 million customer records in the required format.

By InvestmentNews
How different are retirement portfolios built by investors, advisers?
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING DEC 08, 2021
How different are retirement portfolios built by investors, advisers?

Except for a big investment in real estate, there wasn't that much divergence, a recent survey found.

By Emile Hallez
RPAs need a new name to reach the next level
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING DEC 08, 2021
RPAs need a new name to reach the next level

While 'retirement plan adviser' has been a good description of those who serve ERISA retirement plans, it's actually quite limiting to focus on the plan, rather than the participant.

By Fred Barstein
Some Social Security checks to decline in 2022 due to IRMAA
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING DEC 08, 2021
Some Social Security checks to decline in 2022 due to IRMAA

Medicare high-income surcharges combined with higher Medicare premiums will take a bigger chunk of retirement benefits in the new year.

By Mary Beth Franklin
Wells Fargo's credit-card revamp 'not rocket science,' Scharf says
NEWS WIREHOUSES DEC 08, 2021
Wells Fargo's credit-card revamp 'not rocket science,' Scharf says

The bank has launched a number of new credit cards this year, including a low-interest-rate card, and plans a rewards-card line next year.

By Bloomberg
Captrust buys $2.2 billion Rinet in 8th deal this year
NEWS RIAS DEC 08, 2021
Captrust buys $2.2 billion Rinet in 8th deal this year

Rinet executive says $2.2 billion in AUM is no longer enough to be competitive in the fast-consolidating RIA market.

By Jeff Benjamin
BlackRock to pull bulk of U.S. ETF assets from State Street
NEWS MUTUAL FUNDS DEC 08, 2021
BlackRock to pull bulk of U.S. ETF assets from State Street

In a move to reduce its reliance on State Street's custody services, BlackRock will shift 40% of the $2.2 trillion in assets to Citigroup, 30% to JPMorgan Chase and 15% to Bank of New York Mellon.

By Bloomberg
SEC can handle digital 'nudges' with Regulation Best Interest: SIFMA
NEWS FINTECH DEC 07, 2021
SEC can handle digital 'nudges' with Regulation Best Interest: SIFMA

The trade association said the regulator has all the tools and authority it needs through Reg BI. It's also pushing agencies to allow remote supervision permanently.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Amazon, AWS web outages affect Robinhood, Coinbase
NEWS FINTECH DEC 07, 2021
Amazon, AWS web outages affect Robinhood, Coinbase

Amazon Web Services says it has identified the cause of 'increased error rates' and is working to fix it.

By Bloomberg
Supreme Court ponders future of ERISA fee litigation
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING DEC 07, 2021
Supreme Court ponders future of ERISA fee litigation

The Supreme Court justices hinted at different positions on whether Northwestern did a disservice to participants by having too many options.

By Emile Hallez
Reps managing $1.7 billion at Wells Fargo join Alex. Brown
NEWS BROKER DEALERS DEC 07, 2021
Reps managing $1.7 billion at Wells Fargo join Alex. Brown

A group of advisers based in Miami are moving to the Raymond James unit.

By InvestmentNews
RBC rep managing $420 million goes indie with LPL
NEWS BROKER DEALERS DEC 07, 2021
RBC rep managing $420 million goes indie with LPL

Brian Nydegger’s Point 32 Investment Partners sets up shop in Westhampton, New York.

By InvestmentNews
2 Raymond James execs stepping down from top posts
NEWS BROKER DEALERS DEC 07, 2021
2 Raymond James execs stepping down from top posts

President John Carson is retiring at year-end, while Canadian head Paul Allison will become executive chairman.

By InvestmentNews