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Federal government’s retirement plan to add ESG funds
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 30, 2021
Federal government’s retirement plan to add ESG funds

Starting in 2022, the Thrift Savings Plan will offer a new mutual fund window that will include ESG funds.

By InvestmentNews
Cetera fined $125,000 over privacy issues
NEWS BROKER DEALERS JUN 30, 2021
Cetera fined $125,000 over privacy issues

Finra also censured the firm in connection with privacy breaches that occurred during transfers of new clients.

By InvestmentNews
How the 401(k) world will adapt as it wakes up after long pandemic
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 30, 2021
How the 401(k) world will adapt as it wakes up after long pandemic

There will be vast differences, but the fundamentals of the business will be the same, as will the importance of strong relationships and brands.

By Fred Barstein
Covid raises awareness, concerns about Social Security
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 30, 2021
Covid raises awareness, concerns about Social Security

71% of American adults worry that the program will run out of money during their lifetime and 19% say the pandemic has affected their plans to file for Social Security benefits, according to a Nationwide survey.

By Mary Beth Franklin
Three more states adopt annuity suitability rules
NEWS LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES JUN 29, 2021
Three more states adopt annuity suitability rules

Virginia, Maine and Alabama recently adopted rules tracking the model ‘best interest’ measure approved in 2020 by the National Association of Insurance Commissioners.

By InvestmentNews
Newcomer Benetic promises 401(k) quotes for advisers in minutes
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 29, 2021
Newcomer Benetic promises 401(k) quotes for advisers in minutes

So far, about 100 advisers, including those from 11 of the 15 biggest aggregator firms, have used the service, which recently began including quotes for pooled employer plans.

By Emile Hallez
J.P. Morgan acquisition of OpenInvest gives wealth managers another ESG tool
NEWS EQUITIES JUN 29, 2021
J.P. Morgan acquisition of OpenInvest gives wealth managers another ESG tool

The bank is expected to pair OpenInvest with 55ip to enhance its private banking technology platform.

By Jeff Benjamin
7 ways crises changed our understanding of fiduciary
NEWS PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JUN 29, 2021
7 ways crises changed our understanding of fiduciary

During a crisis, the critical fiduciary success factor is connecting with the client's heart.

By Don Trone
Principal to halt sales of retail fixed annuities, consumer life insurance
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 28, 2021
Principal to halt sales of retail fixed annuities, consumer life insurance

The insurer will also pursue sales of blocks of those assets that are already in force. It said that it will continue selling variable annuities.

By Bloomberg
Biden wants to dismantle two tax strategies used by richest 0.1%
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 28, 2021
Biden wants to dismantle two tax strategies used by richest 0.1%

Technical provisions in the administration's tax proposals could disrupt dynasty trusts and intentionally defective grantor trusts, two ways that super wealthy people have legally avoided taxes for decades.

By Bloomberg
Britney Spears' fight for financial freedom holds lessons for advisers
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 28, 2021
Britney Spears' fight for financial freedom holds lessons for advisers

The controversy over the pop star's right to control her wealth and health has sparked the #FreeBritney movement, created by her fanbase to raise awareness of the fight to release Spears from a 13-year conservatorship.

By Nicole Casperson
Potential in PEPs helps Smart secure $228 million in new funding
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 28, 2021
Potential in PEPs helps Smart secure $228 million in new funding

It’s unclear how much business PEPs have attracted in the first seven months they’ve been in existence, but some plan providers are banking on more demand on the 403(b) side, which could become eligible for the plan structure if Congress passes legislation.

By Emile Hallez
Liz Windisch targets the financial needs of Gen X women
NEWS RIAS JUN 28, 2021
Liz Windisch targets the financial needs of Gen X women

Seeing an opportunity to cater to an often-overlooked segment of potential clients, one adviser has made Generation X women her true calling.

By Jeff Benjamin
Digital record keepers are changing the micro 401(k) market
NEWS OPINION JUN 28, 2021
Digital record keepers are changing the micro 401(k) market

Many of these newer entrants are pure-play record keepers without an investment management arm. They employ lean, digitally focused operating models and distribute their services directlly to plan sponsors.

By Shawn O’Brien
Halo adds AIG annuities
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 28, 2021
Halo adds AIG annuities

The fee-based products will be part of Halo's digital platform, which also offers structured notes, market-linked CDs and buffered ETFs.

By InvestmentNews
Larger RIA firms growing fastest, IAA finds
NEWS RIAS JUN 28, 2021
Larger RIA firms growing fastest, IAA finds

There are now almost 14,000 RIAs registered with the SEC, and the number of clients they serve grew 17% in 2020, to 60.8 million

By InvestmentNews
Want to be a fiduciary financial planner?
NEWS OPINION JUN 28, 2021
Want to be a fiduciary financial planner?

There’s a lot of opportunities to get rich as a fiduciary planner. But is it a career worth pursuing?

By Ramon Berenguer
Advisers wary of bill putting timeframe on giving from donor-advised funds
NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION JUN 28, 2021
Advisers wary of bill putting timeframe on giving from donor-advised funds

The measure in the Senate would create 15- and 50-year limits on amount of time money could remain in DAFs.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Wells Fargo duo managing $580 million joins LPL
NEWS BROKER DEALERS JUN 28, 2021
Wells Fargo duo managing $580 million joins LPL

Steven Carlsen and Sathya Chey are forming a firm, Arise Private Wealth, in Rolling Hills Estates, California.

By InvestmentNews
CI Financial buys 19th U.S. RIA in 18 months
NEWS RIAS JUN 28, 2021
CI Financial buys 19th U.S. RIA in 18 months

The Toronto-based aggregator's acquisition of $2.6 billion Radnor Financial Advisors keeps CI on pace for a deal a month in 2021.

By Jeff Benjamin