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SEI acquires defunct adviser fintech platform Oranj
NEWS FINTECH MAR 31, 2021
SEI acquires defunct adviser fintech platform Oranj

Oranj founder David Lyon is joining SEI along with 13 engineers, developers, cloud specialists and client service personnel. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

By Nicole Casperson
Goldman close to offering Bitcoin to wealth management clients
NEWS ALTERNATIVES MAR 31, 2021
Goldman close to offering Bitcoin to wealth management clients

The firm plans to begin rolling out digital assets to clients in the second quarter.

By Bloomberg
Demographics, Covid speed looming retirement crisis
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 31, 2021
Demographics, Covid speed looming retirement crisis

A report from the Alliance for Lifetime Income calls for new retirement income model that includes annuities.

By Mary Beth Franklin
The changing preferences of next-gen clients: Asset allocation
NEWS OPINION MAR 31, 2021
The changing preferences of next-gen clients: Asset allocation

In the second of a three-part series, the authors examine the importance of asset allocation in the changing preferences of next-gen clients.

By Alvina Lo and Stephanie Luedke
Adapting to the changing preferences of next-gen clients
NEWS OPINION MAR 30, 2021
Adapting to the changing preferences of next-gen clients

The first of a three-part series breaks down important preferences of next-gen clients as wealth managers manage the transfer of wealth.

By Alvina Lo and Stephanie Luedke
Merrill Lynch advisers can now send video account summaries
NEWS FINTECH MAR 30, 2021
Merrill Lynch advisers can now send video account summaries

Say goodbye to PDF documents and hello to narrated and personalized videos for client accounts.

By Nicole Casperson
CARES Act distributions unlikely to be paid back, report finds
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 30, 2021
CARES Act distributions unlikely to be paid back, report finds

That will likely have a lasting effect on retirement savings for those workers, nearly 70% of whom said they will not pay back any portion of the distributions they took under the CARES Act, according to data from Principal Financial Services.

By Emile Hallez
Retirement plan aggregator Captrust shores up wealth management business
NEWS RIAS MAR 30, 2021
Retirement plan aggregator Captrust shores up wealth management business

With $600 billion in assets under advisement, Captrust has appointed a head of wealth management to lead the growing $24 billion under management business.

By Jeff Benjamin
Wall Street banks summoned by regulators over Hwang’s blowup
NEWS ALTERNATIVES MAR 30, 2021
Wall Street banks summoned by regulators over Hwang’s blowup

The Securities and Exchange Commission summoned the banks for hasty meetings on what triggered the forced sale of more than $20 billion of stocks linked to Hwang’s Archegos Capital Management.

By Bloomberg
Former rep sentenced to more than 17 years for defrauding clients
NEWS RIAS MAR 29, 2021
Former rep sentenced to more than 17 years for defrauding clients

He was suspended by the Certified Financial Planners Board of Standards in 2013, and was barred by the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority and the Pennsylvania Department of Banking in 2015.

By InvestmentNews
CFP's spring advertising campaign focuses on retirement planning
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 29, 2021
CFP's spring advertising campaign focuses on retirement planning

The CFP Board has spent $10 million each year on the campaign since its launch in 2011. The campaign is funded by an additional $12 per month that is added to the annual CFP certification fee.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Hub launches 401(k) service for small businesses
NEWS RIAS MAR 29, 2021
Hub launches 401(k) service for small businesses

The company's new Retirement Select service is competing against state-sponsored auto IRAs, and it comes as other firms are exploring the pooled-employer plan market.

By Emile Hallez
Vanguard 529 change in Nevada overallocated some in equities
NEWS MUTUAL FUNDS MAR 26, 2021
Vanguard 529 change in Nevada overallocated some in equities

The error occurred in October, when the Vanguard 529 Plan switched from age-based portfolios to target-enrollment portfolios, the company said in an email.

By Emile Hallez
BlackRock settles 401(k) lawsuit for nearly $10 million
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 26, 2021
BlackRock settles 401(k) lawsuit for nearly $10 million

Plaintiffs sued BlackRock Institutional Trust Co. in 2017, alleging that the firm engaged in self-dealing and breached its fiduciary duty by including numerous in-house products on the plan menu.

By Emile Hallez
Edward Jones settles $34 million racial discrimination claim
NEWS PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAR 26, 2021
Edward Jones settles $34 million racial discrimination claim

As part of the settlement, Edward Jones will create a new financial adviser council to address diversity issues and senior management will be kept informed of those initiatives.

By Bruce Kelly
Bipartisan group proposes savings plan for low-income workers
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 26, 2021
Bipartisan group proposes savings plan for low-income workers

The program would be modeled after the government’s Thrift Savings Plan for federal employees.

By InvestmentNews
Schwab puts political activity in deeper freeze by leaving Chamber
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS MAR 25, 2021
Schwab puts political activity in deeper freeze by leaving Chamber

The move follows Schwab’s decision to shut down its corporate political action committee following the Jan. 6 violence at the Capitol.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
TD's 401(k) business for RIAs soft closing April 1
NEWS RIAS MAR 25, 2021
TD's 401(k) business for RIAs soft closing April 1

The TDA Retirement Plan will be closed to new clients at the start of next month, with business instead going to Schwab’s Retirement Network for Advisors, a company spokesperson said in a statement.

By Emile Hallez
Colorado chooses Empower as DC record keeper
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 25, 2021
Colorado chooses Empower as DC record keeper

The state's defined-contribution retirement plans have $5 billion in assets for 95,000 public employees.

By InvestmentNews
UBS considers workplace changes in U.S.
NEWS PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAR 25, 2021
UBS considers workplace changes in U.S.

In response to employee feedback, the bank is seeking to improve engagement in underrepresented communities and considering allowing employees greater flexibility to work remotely.

By Bloomberg