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DOL nominee Walsh raises concerns about Trump rule curbing ESG retirement investing
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING FEB 24, 2021
DOL nominee Walsh raises concerns about Trump rule curbing ESG retirement investing

Walsh says he will tell EBSA to reexamine the regulation, which an expert says has led to ESG products being taken off of retirement plan platforms.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
$1.8 billion mutual fund halts redemptions over alleged fraud
NEWS EQUITIES FEB 24, 2021
$1.8 billion mutual fund halts redemptions over alleged fraud

The manager of the Infinity Q liquid alt fund was fired after being accused of fudging asset values. The fund could not value its assets for purposes of calculating its net asset value.

By Jeff Benjamin
Covid’s financial pinch worse than the Great Recession’s, survey finds
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING FEB 24, 2021
Covid’s financial pinch worse than the Great Recession’s, survey finds

Annual Allianz retirement study found earlier retirement, more strained personal finances

By InvestmentNews
2 new ESG ETFs bring small- and mid-cap stocks into focus
NEWS EQUITIES FEB 24, 2021
2 new ESG ETFs bring small- and mid-cap stocks into focus

The funds are the first ETFs to track the environmental, social and governance versions of the indexes. The DWS suite of ESG ETFs come with a tracking error of about one percentage point.

By Jeff Benjamin
RIA managing $172 million joins Carson Partners
NEWS RIAS FEB 24, 2021
RIA managing $172 million joins Carson Partners

Oregon’s Price Financial Group will use Carson's resources, including infrastructure and technology.

By InvestmentNews
Who is your 401(k) client?
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING FEB 24, 2021
Who is your 401(k) client?

Retirement plan advisers have to choose one client over the interest of others – and that affects the services they provide, their fiduciary responsibilities and profitability.

By Fred Barstein
Principal, MetLife assume a $1.2 billion pension obligation
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING FEB 23, 2021
Principal, MetLife assume a $1.2 billion pension obligation

Retirees in the pension plan of Philips North America will receive the same monthly benefit.

By InvestmentNews
Social Security adds new guidance to online statements
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING FEB 23, 2021
Social Security adds new guidance to online statements

The agency includes new fact sheets that target different age groups and special situations, such as eligibility for benefits.

By Mary Beth Franklin
Navigating the blurring lines between M&A and recruiting
NEWS OPINION FEB 23, 2021
Navigating the blurring lines between M&A and recruiting

The competition for high-quality advisers and advisory firms, combined with an insatiable thirst for growth, is creating more choices for advisers as to both whom they partner with and how they choose to structure that relationship.

By Larry Roth and Jeff Nash
State regulators probe whether investors get money’s worth from subscription fees
NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION FEB 23, 2021
State regulators probe whether investors get money’s worth from subscription fees

State regulators have been expressing concern that new fee structures sometimes don’t align with services provided. The issue will continue to be a priority this year.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Paychex has 1,000 clients for its PEP, company says
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING FEB 23, 2021
Paychex has 1,000 clients for its PEP, company says

Most of the new PEPs clients have not previously offered a retirement plan to their employees, often because of the administrative burden of setting up a 401(k).

By Emile Hallez
How the pandemic highlights diversity challenges in financial services
NEWS PRACTICE MANAGEMENT FEB 23, 2021
How the pandemic highlights diversity challenges in financial services

Speakers at Women in Asset Management summit say diversity and inclusion efforts can begin anywhere.

By Jeff Benjamin
Morgan Stanley deal beefs up workplace offering
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING FEB 23, 2021
Morgan Stanley deal beefs up workplace offering

Privately held companies using law firm Wilson Sonsini's capitalization software will migrate to Morgan Stanley's Shareworks.

By InvestmentNews
Principal launches strategic review after settlement with Elliott
NEWS LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES FEB 23, 2021
Principal launches strategic review after settlement with Elliott

The activist investor reportedly is pushing Principal to focus more on its wealth management operations and less on the life insurance business.

By Bloomberg
Wells Fargo Asset Management sold to private equity for $2.1 billion
NEWS ALTERNATIVES FEB 23, 2021
Wells Fargo Asset Management sold to private equity for $2.1 billion

Nico Marais will stay on as CEO of the $603 billion business after the sale to GTCR and Reverence Capital Partners, while there will be fresh faces on the board.

By Jeff Benjamin
Rockefeller nabs $450 million Merrill Lynch team
NEWS RIAS FEB 22, 2021
Rockefeller nabs $450 million Merrill Lynch team

The pair of advisers in Denver marks the registered investment advisory firm’s first foray into Colorado.

By InvestmentNews
Mixing target-dates with other funds linked with higher savings
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING FEB 22, 2021
Mixing target-dates with other funds linked with higher savings

Savers who invest in individual funds outside of their target-dates are generally better off not because of superior investment acumens – they’re just better at putting money into their accounts.

By Emile Hallez
What the Biden administration might do on financial regulation
NEWS RIAS FEB 22, 2021
What the Biden administration might do on financial regulation

InvestmentNews webcast discusses SEC Chair nominee Gary Gensler’s potential agenda and other regulation the Biden administration will push to benefit investors and consumers.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Apex Clearing to go public via SPAC in $4.7 billion deal
NEWS FINTECH FEB 22, 2021
Apex Clearing to go public via SPAC in $4.7 billion deal

Apex Clearing is the latest wealthtech company to go public via blank-check merger, following in the footsteps of SoFi and MoneyLion

By Nicole Casperson
Where financial advisers sit on the $15 minimum wage divide
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS FEB 22, 2021
Where financial advisers sit on the $15 minimum wage divide

Ther debate over doubling the federal minimum wage pits economic principles against politics. From a payroll perspective, financial services is generally not expected to be impacted by a minimum wage hike, but the economy at large could be.

By Jeff Benjamin