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Oil ETF faces U.S. probes over disclosures
NEWS MUTUAL FUNDS MAY 29, 2020
Oil ETF faces U.S. probes over disclosures

Both the SEC and the CFTC are looking at whether USO properly disclosed its risks to investors

By Bloomberg
Schadle steps down as FPA CEO
NEWS RIAS MAY 29, 2020
Schadle steps down as FPA CEO

Before becoming chief executive, Schadle served various leadership roles at the association for more than 20 years

By Nicole Casperson
4 unusual IRA issues related to deaths in 2020
NEWS IRA ALERT MAY 29, 2020
4 unusual IRA issues related to deaths in 2020

New tax rules for this year may change the results that you expected

By Ed Slott
BlackRock attracts asset managers, wealth funds as PNC exits
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS MAY 29, 2020
BlackRock attracts asset managers, wealth funds as PNC exits

Eight strategic investors accounted for 80% of the orders for PNC's stake in the giant fund company

By Bloomberg
Crisis can be a catalyst to clarify goals, create sustainable impact
NEWS OPINION MAY 28, 2020
Crisis can be a catalyst to clarify goals, create sustainable impact

While charitable giving will remain an ongoing need, now is also the time for more robust legacy and generational wealth transfer planning

By Kristen P. Bauer
Finra orders Stifel to pay $3.6 million for violations in sales of unit investment trusts
NEWS BROKER DEALERS MAY 28, 2020
Finra orders Stifel to pay $3.6 million for violations in sales of unit investment trusts

About $1.9 million goes to harmed customers, an emphasis for the new Finra enforcement director

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Goldman Sachs delays robo-adviser launch until 2021
NEWS FINTECH MAY 28, 2020
Goldman Sachs delays robo-adviser launch until 2021

The investment bank originally announced a digital wealth offering last year, which it hoped would attract mass-affluent investors

By Sean Allocca
Medicare enrollment complicated by the pandemic
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 28, 2020
Medicare enrollment complicated by the pandemic

Newly eligible individuals can apply online, but some older workers who lose their jobs can’t

By Mary Beth Franklin
New York gold traders stuck with glut
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS MAY 28, 2020
New York gold traders stuck with glut

After the pandemic sparked worries about New York's gold supply earlier this year, futures traded at a premium that attracted a flood of metal to the U.S.

By Bloomberg
The lockdown has been good for automated advice
NEWS FINTECH MAY 28, 2020
The lockdown has been good for automated advice

Technology has played a vital role during the pandemic and will become instrumental for the advice industry moving forward

By Sean Allocca
Emigrant takes stake in Pure Financial Partners
NEWS RIAS MAY 27, 2020
Emigrant takes stake in Pure Financial Partners

The $2.4 billion RIA will use the funds for growth and acquisitions

By InvestmentNews
LPL picking up another small broker-dealer
NEWS BROKER DEALERS MAY 27, 2020
LPL picking up another small broker-dealer

The IBD intends to buy E.K. Riley Investments, its second announced acquisition in a month

By Bruce Kelly
COVID-19 amplifies winners and losers in private real estate
NEWS ALTERNATIVES MAY 27, 2020
COVID-19 amplifies winners and losers in private real estate

Retail takes a big hit, but the outlook for office space is more nuanced

By Jeff Benjamin
BlackRock to mix target-dates and annuities
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 27, 2020
BlackRock to mix target-dates and annuities

The product is designed to be fully liquid and includes contracts from two insurers

By Emile Hallez
Pandemic recovery offers opportunity to press deregulation
NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAY 27, 2020
Pandemic recovery offers opportunity to press deregulation

State regulators have asked Congress to halt SEC efforts to ease private-market rules

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Assets in 529 plans hit record, then shrink
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS MAY 27, 2020
Assets in 529 plans hit record, then shrink

Morningstar says college savings accounts went from $328 billion in assets in December to $293 billion in March

By InvestmentNews
Two firms post boffo adviser gains in first quarter
NEWS RIAS MAY 27, 2020
Two firms post boffo adviser gains in first quarter

Acquisitions pay off for Rockefeller and Allworth

By Bruce Kelly
Valuations are going to get a lot cheaper
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS MAY 27, 2020
Valuations are going to get a lot cheaper

Wealth manager Michelle Connell of Portia Capital talks real estate, financial firms and where she sees opportunities

By Liz Skinner
401(k) data-sharing one step closer, thanks to Spark and DCIIA
NEWS OPINION MAY 27, 2020
401(k) data-sharing one step closer, thanks to Spark and DCIIA

Data may be the new currency for the defined-contribution plan industry, but a common format to share information about plans and participants has faced hurdles

By Fred Barstein
Marital lockdown: Divorce, finances and COVID-19
NEWS OPINION MAY 27, 2020
Marital lockdown: Divorce, finances and COVID-19

Proper financial planning is vital during divorce

By Brian Karpf