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401(k) lawsuit costs Fidelity $28.5 million
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING JUL 02, 2020
401(k) lawsuit costs Fidelity $28.5 million

The settlement resolves a class-action case that alleged the firm breached its fiduciary responsibility to plan participants

By Emile Hallez
Long-term care a big question in pandemic
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING JUL 02, 2020
Long-term care a big question in pandemic

COVID-19 has highlighted the necessity of planning for care in old age, and advisers are increasingly recommending 'hybrid' annuity or life insurance products

By Emile Hallez
Perpetual closes acquisition of $3.3 billion ESG investor Trillium
NEWS ESG JUL 02, 2020
Perpetual closes acquisition of $3.3 billion ESG investor Trillium

The finalized deal increases the firms' scale and distribution into the ESG market

By Nicole Casperson
COVID-19 tamps down pace of RIA consolidation
NEWS RIAS JUL 02, 2020
COVID-19 tamps down pace of RIA consolidation

Deal activity is expected to pick up steam in the second half of the year

By Jeff Benjamin
Second Wealth/Stack conference postponed a year
NEWS RIAS JUL 02, 2020
Second Wealth/Stack conference postponed a year

An online version of the event will be held in December

By InvestmentNews
Abandoning alts is shortsighted
NEWS OPINION JUL 01, 2020
Abandoning alts is shortsighted

The decision by some IBDs to move away from REITs amid the pandemic leaves their advisers with one less tool to use to help clients

By Amanda Teeple
Vanguard, State Street resist the new ETF craze
NEWS MUTUAL FUNDS JUL 01, 2020
Vanguard, State Street resist the new ETF craze

Two of the industry's biggest players are taking a wait-and-see attitude on active nontransparent ETFs

By Bloomberg
401(k) suits target Trader Joe's, Costco, others
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING JUL 01, 2020
401(k) suits target Trader Joe's, Costco, others

Litigation alleging that plan sponsors breached their fiduciary duty keeps coming

By Emile Hallez
Finra reports 10% rise in 2019 compensation
NEWS PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JUL 01, 2020
Finra reports 10% rise in 2019 compensation

The regulator warns broker-dealers of a gradual move to increase fees

By Bruce Kelly
Mercer acquires $554 million RIA
NEWS RIAS JUL 01, 2020
Mercer acquires $554 million RIA

ClearRock Capital marks the second acquisition for the advisory firm this week

By Nicole Casperson
TD Ameritrade says brokers are running out of reasons not to go independent
NEWS RIAS JUL 01, 2020
TD Ameritrade says brokers are running out of reasons not to go independent

The semiannual study shows the breakaway trend is increasingly gaining steam

By Jeff Benjamin
Court orders RIA firm and founder to pay more than $2 million
NEWS RIAS JUL 01, 2020
Court orders RIA firm and founder to pay more than $2 million

SEC case charged that Connecticut-based Temenos Advisory put investor money at risk and concealed high commissions

By InvestmentNews
Edward Jones files to create bank
NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION JUL 01, 2020
Edward Jones files to create bank

The broker-dealer's Utah-chartered industrial bank could open in 2021

By InvestmentNews
Vermont hybrid managing $210 million links to LPL
NEWS BROKER DEALERS JUL 01, 2020
Vermont hybrid managing $210 million links to LPL

Ridgeline Wealth Management had been affiliated with Wells Fargo's FiNet

By InvestmentNews
Gold market focuses on yield curve control
NEWS FIXED INCOME JUL 01, 2020
Gold market focuses on yield curve control

With futures topping $1,800, a Fed move to pin down U.S. yields could add to gold's allure

By Bloomberg
Stifel snags $935 million adviser team from Merrill Lynch
NEWS BROKER DEALERS JUN 30, 2020
Stifel snags $935 million adviser team from Merrill Lynch

The four-person adviser team marks the third to transition away from the wirehouse in favor of the independent platform this year

By Nicole Casperson
Firms, regulators, plaintiffs' bar set to determine whether Reg BI protects investors
NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION JUN 30, 2020
Firms, regulators, plaintiffs' bar set to determine whether Reg BI protects investors

The SEC's new broker advice standard must be implemented Tuesday

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
401(k) trading didn't hurt returns for participants in Q1: Report
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 30, 2020
401(k) trading didn't hurt returns for participants in Q1: Report

Most people who shifted allocations in their retirement plans were more sophisticated investors, according to research published by NBER

By Emile Hallez
More 'doubt' about this broker-dealer's future
NEWS BROKER DEALERS JUN 30, 2020
More 'doubt' about this broker-dealer's future

Newbridge Securities reported large deficits for 2019, according to its auditor

By Bruce Kelly
Timing a Social Security claim when you have children
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 30, 2020
Timing a Social Security claim when you have children

The Viagra college fund is alive and well, but the earnings test could reduce benefits

By Mary Beth Franklin